Bruce Vaughan
Bruce Vaughan | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Full name | Bruce Lloyd Vaughan |
Born | (1956-09-10) September 10, 1956 (age 67) Kankakee, Illinois |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Hutchinson, Kansas |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1990 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Sunshine Tour Pro Golf Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1990, 1993, 1995 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1994, 2006, 2009 |
Bruce Lloyd Vaughan (born September 10, 1956) is an American professional golfer.
Early life
Vaughan was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He didn't start playing golf until he was 20 while working as a firefighter in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Professional career
In 1990, Vaughan turned professional. Early in his career, he played on the Southern African Tour. He had much success during the 1993-94 season. Vaughn finished joint second at the ICL International with David Frost, only behind Nick Price.[1] Later in the year he won the Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy.[2] He finished second during the season's Order of Merit.[3]
Vaughn also played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour early in his career. He played on the Nike Tour from 1992 to 1994, winning twice in 1994. He finished sixth on the money list in 1994 earning him his PGA Tour card for 1995. He struggled on the PGA Tour in 1995, making only 15 cuts in 30 events. He finished 173rd on the money list and lost his card. He re-joined the Nike Tour and played on the tour from 1996 to 1998.
After turning 50, Vaughan qualified for the 2007 Champions Tour by finishing T3 in the qualifying school. He won his first Champions Tour event in 2008 at the Senior British Open, a senior major.
Personal life
Vaughan resides in Hutchinson, Kansas.[4]
Professional wins (6)
Southern Africa Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Feb 13, 1994 | Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy | −13 (72-70-70-63=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1994 | Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy | ![]() | Won with par on second extra hole |
Nike Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Apr 3, 1994 | Nike Pensacola Classic | −13 (68-66-66-71=271) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | Aug 28, 1994 | Nike Permian Basin Open | −19 (68-67-67-67=269) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Pro Golf Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Apr 24, 1988 | Texas Riviera Invitational | −7 (70-71-67-73=281) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | Jul 24, 1988 | West Texas Classic | −17 (67-61-68-70=266) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Champions Tour wins (1)
Legend |
---|
Senior major championships (1) |
Other Champions Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jul 27, 2008 | The Senior Open Championship | −6 (68-71-69-70=278) | Playoff | ![]() |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2008 | The Senior Open Championship | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Vaughan never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Senior British Open Championship | −6 (68-71-69-70=278) | Playoff | ![]() |
Senior results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2017.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Tradition | T56 | T41 | T31 | 45 | T25 | T38 | T31 | |||||
Senior PGA Championship | T24 | T30 | CUT | T50 | T50 | T61 | T42 | |||||
U.S. Senior Open | T16 | T16 | T53 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T55 | |||||
Senior Players Championship | T17 | 76 | T34 | T38 | T32 | T14 | T27 | T54 | ||||
Senior British Open Championship | T34 | 1 | T8 | T20 | CUT | CUT | T55 | T13 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
References
- ^ "The News and Observer 24 Jan 1994, page 35". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Detroit Free Press 14 Feb 1994, page Page 21". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ 1993/94 Order of Merit - South African Tour
- ^ "Bruce Vaughan profile". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
External links
- Bruce Vaughan at the PGA Tour official site
- Bruce Vaughan at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Bruce Vaughan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- v
- t
- e
- 1987 Neil Coles
- 1988 Gary Player
- 1989 Bob Charles
- 1990 Gary Player
- 1991 Bobby Verwey
- 1992 John Fourie
- 1993 Bob Charles
- 1994 Tom Wargo
- 1995 Brian Barnes†
- 1996 Brian Barnes
- 1997 Gary Player†
- 1998 Brian Huggett†
- 1999 Christy O'Connor Jnr
- 2000 Christy O'Connor Jnr
- 2001 Ian Stanley†
- 2002 Noboru Sugai
- 2003 Tom Watson†
- 2004 Pete Oakley
- 2005 Tom Watson†
- 2006 Loren Roberts†
- 2007 Tom Watson
- 2008 Bruce Vaughan†
- 2009 Loren Roberts†
- 2010 Bernhard Langer
- 2011 Russ Cochran
- 2012 Fred Couples
- 2013 Mark Wiebe†
- 2014 Bernhard Langer
- 2015 Marco Dawson
- 2016 Paul Broadhurst
- 2017 Bernhard Langer
- 2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- 2019 Bernhard Langer
- 2020 Not held
- 2021 Stephen Dodd
- 2022 Darren Clarke
- 2023 Alex Čejka†
- 2024 K. J. Choi