I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.

His successes kept him ranked high among his peers - he was ranked among the top five in McCormack's World Golf Rankings in every year from 1975 to 1979 inclusive. Amateur wins (1)
1967 NCAA Division I Championship


Professional wins (87)


PGA Tour wins (20)
PGA Tour playoff record (4–5)


Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
1981 Bridgestone Open


Other wins (9)
1974 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
1975 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
1978 Australian PGA Championship South African PGA Championship
1979 World Cup (team - with John Mahaffey and individual)
1982 Brazil Open
1986 Bahamas Classic
1987 Fila Classic


Champions Tour wins (45)
Champions Tour playoff record (2–6)
Senior majors are shown in bold. I thought it would be great to win 10 years later at the same venue and more than anything else my father was dying of cancer then and I thought it would be wonderful to give him a victory.

S. S.