Gil Morgan

Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD (born September 25, 1946) is an American professionalgolfer.

Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College inAda, Oklahoma in 1968. In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning professional later that year. He is a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. Although he won only seven events on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1990 and didn't win a major until the Senior Tour, he was one of the most consistent top 5 finishers on the Tour during this period. The most prestigious tournament he won on the PGA Tour was the 1978 World Series of Golf. He played on the 1979 and 1983 Ryder Cup teams.

In the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Morgan was the first man to reach 10 under par in the championships history when he made birdie on the third hole of the third round. He added a further two birdies to go to 12 under par by the seventh hole, seven strokes clear of the field, before he began to struggle. He finished the day on 4 under, still leading, but the following day a final round 81 left him at 5 over, eight behind eventual winner Tom Kite, and in a tie for 13th place.^[1][2] Morgan also led the 1976 PGA Championship after 36 holes but finished T8.

He became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 1996, and has enjoyed considerably more success at that level than he did on the regular tour, with 25 wins to his credit. Three of his wins have come in senior majors, namely The Tradition in 1997 and 1998 and theSenior Players Championship, also in 1998.

Professional wins (40)

[edit]PGA Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 11,1977	B.C. Open	-14 (67-65-69-69=270)	5 strokes	Lee Elder
2	Feb 19,1978	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	-6 (66-69-73-70=278)	2 strokes	Jack Nicklaus
3	Jan 9,1978	World Series of Golf	-2 (71-72-67-68=278)	Playoff	Hubert Green
4	Jul 1,1979	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	-10 (72-71-69-66=278)	Playoff	Larry Nelson
5	Jan 9,1983	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	-9 (65-71-68-67=271)	Playoff	Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins
6	Jan 16,1983	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	-14 (71-68-63-68=270)	2 strokes	Lanny Wadkins
7	Jun 3,1990	Kemper Open	-13 (68-67-70-69=274)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch

[edit]Other wins (3)

• 1978 Taiheiyo Masters (Japan Golf Tour)
• 1981 Oklahoma Open (U.S. - not a PGA Tour event)
• 1997 Oklahoma Open (U.S. - not a PGA Tour event)

[edit]Champions Tour wins (25)

• 1996 (1) Ralphs Senior Classic
• 1997 (6) The Tradition, Ameritech Senior Open, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, First of America Classic, Ralphs Senior Classic,Energizer Senior Tour Championship
• 1998 (6) MasterCard Championship, LG Championship, The Tradition, Ford Senior Players Championship, Utah Showdown, Vantage Championship
• 1999 (2) Comfort Classic, Kroger Senior Classic
• 2000 (3) Emerald Coast Classic, The Instinet Classic, Comfort Classic
• 2001 (2) ACE Group Classic, The Instinet Classic
• 2002 (1) BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
• 2003 (1) Kroger Classic
• 2004 (1) SBC Classic
• 2006 (1) Allianz Championship
• 2007 (1) Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

Senior majors are shown in bold.

[edit]Other senior wins (5)

• 1997 Diners Club Matches (with Jay Sigel)
• 1998 Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Hale Irwin and Larry Nelson)
• 1999 Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Hubert Green)

[edit]Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	DNP	DNP	CUT	T18	T31
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T41	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T17	T8	T15	T4	T28

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	T19	T21	CUT	T8	T3	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T16	CUT	T22	3	T21	T23	DNP	T51	CUT	WD
The Open Championship	T10	DNP	CUT	DNP	T22	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T3	T19	T22	T55	CUT	T28	CUT	T21	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
The Masters	DNP	CUT	DNP	T50	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T56	CUT	T13	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	T64	DNP	T14	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	3	T16	T21	CUT	T39	T31	T41

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

[edit]Champions Tour major championships

[edit]Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1997	The Tradition	−22 (66−66−67−67=266)	6 strokes	Isao Aoki
1998	The Tradition (2)	−12 (71−66−69−70=276)	2 strokes	Tom Wargo
1998	Ford Senior Players Championship	−21 (69−64−68−66=267)	3 strokes	Hale Irwin

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