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Bill Glasson
Professional golfer

Bill Glasson

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Professional golfer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Fresno
Age
64 years
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Biography

William Lee Glasson, Jr. (born April 29, 1960) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments on the PGA Tour.
Glasson was born in Fresno, California. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was a distinguished member of the golf team – a two-time All-American. He turned pro in 1983 and led the PGA Tour for driving distance in 1984.
Glasson has enjoyed eight victories as a professional golfer: seven official PGA Tour events and one non-official event. His first win came at the 1985 Kemper Open. Trailing seven strokes behind the leader Larry Mize with 14 holes to play, Glasson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a round of 66 to finish one stroke ahead of Mize and Corey Pavin.
Glasson won a second Kemper Open in 1992. His best finish in a major is a tie for 4th place at the 1995 U.S. Open. Glasson has had more than 60 top-10 PGA Tour finishes, and has greater than 6.7 million dollars in career earnings. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His most recent win on the Tour was in 1997 at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Glasson has had difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges in his 40s, due in large part to medical problems. He has had to play some on the Nationwide Tour, where his best finish is a 2nd at the 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Glasson has had at least 19 surgeries on various parts of his body including his elbow, sinus, knee, lip, forearm and lower back. In 1994, with a deadpan delivery, Glasson said: "For me, breakfast is a bowl of Advil."
He began playing on the Champions Tour after his 50th birthday on April 29, 2010.
Glasson lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1Jun 2, 1985Kemper Open−10 (72-70-70-66=278)1 strokeUnited States Larry Mize, United States Corey Pavin
2Sep 25, 1988B.C. Open−16 (66-68-65-69=268)2 strokesUnited States Wayne Levi, United States Bruce Lietzke
3Nov 13, 1988Centel Classic−16 (67-69-68-68=272)2 strokesUnited States Tommy Armour III
4Feb 26, 1989Doral-Ryder Open−13 (71-65-67-72=275)1 strokeUnited States Fred Couples
5May 31, 1992Kemper Open−8 (69-68-71-68=276)1 strokeUnited States John Daly, United States Ken Green,
United States Mike Springer, United States Howard Twitty
6Jan 30, 1994Phoenix Open−16 (68-68-68-64=268)3 strokesUnited States Bob Estes
7Oct 26, 1997Las Vegas Invitational−20 (63-65-75-71-66=340)4 strokesUnited States David Edwards, United States Billy Mayfair

Other wins (2)

  • 1984 Northern California Open
  • 1989 JCPenney Classic (with Pat Bradley)

Results in major championships

Tournament198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentDNPDNPT25DNPDNPCUT
U.S. OpenT25T39T53CUTDNPT21
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPT54CUTDNPWDDNP
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT33DNPDNPCUTT18CUTCUTDNPCUTT18
U.S. OpenT51DNPDNPCUTDNPT4DNPDNPDNPCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTDNPDNPDNPDNPT25DNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipWDDNPDNPDNPT19CUTDNPDNPT13DNP
Tournament200020012002200320042005
Masters TournamentDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPT67
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipT64DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000394
U.S. Open000113107
The Open Championship00000121
PGA Championship00000284
Totals0001192916
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 U.S. Open – 1986 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

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