Tommy Aaron
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- This article is about the golfer. For the baseball player who was the brother of Hank Aaron, see Tommie Aaron.
Aaron started playing golf at age 12 and won two Georgia State Amateur titles, two Southeastern Amateur events and two Georgia Open crowns in the late 1950s despite not having a golf course in his hometown. He attended the University of Florida and was a member of the 1959 U.S. Walker Cup team.
Aaron turned professional in 1960. His first professional victory came at the 1969 Canadian Open, which was not a PGA Tour at that time. The following year he gained his first PGA Tour victory at the Atlanta Classic. In 1972, he won the Trophée Lancôme in France. Aaron's best year on tour in monetary terms was 1972 when he finished in ninth place on the PGA Tour money list.
Aaron won The Masters Tournament in 1973, which was his one major championship. He also finished in the top ten at The Masters in 1967–1970. His only other top ten major championship finishes came at the PGA Championship in 1965 and 1972. In 2000 he made the cut at The Masters at the age of 63, breaking a record previously held by Gary Player.
Aaron played for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup in 1969, 1973 and had a record of one win, one tie and four losses.
In the 1980s and 1990s Aaron played on the Senior PGA Tour, winning $3,646,302. The 1992 Kaanapali Classic on that tour completed his career tally of five professional tournament victories.
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T25 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 | T13 | T8 | T7 | T8
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| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 | DNP | DNP | T40
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| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 | T8 | T22 | T20 | T26 | T57
|
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T5 | T22 | CUT | 1 | CUT | T38 | 42 | T35 | 36 | T28
|
| U.S. Open | T46 | DNP | T55 | T45 | CUT | T29 | T47 | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| The Open Championship | T50 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | T45 | CUT | T2 | T44 | T55 | CUT | T38 | CUT | DNP | T46
|
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | 48 | T36 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T50 | CUT | T38
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| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T49 | T54 | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT
|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 57 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT
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| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
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