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David Toms

David Wayne Toms (born January 4, 1967 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Toms won the 15-17 Boys' event at the 1984 Junior World Golf Championships. He then attended Louisiana State University before joining the PGA Tour in 1992. He has won one major championship, the 2001 PGA Championship, and a total of twelve events on the PGA Tour.

His winning score of 265 (15 under par) in the 2001 PGA Championship is the lowest absolute 72-hole score ever recorded in a major championship (although not the lowest in relation to par; Tiger Woods holds that record).

At the 2005 Memorial Tournament, during the 9th hole of the 4th round, Toms missed a putt. Upon seeing this a fan yelled out "Good Job Freddy", referring to Fred Couples and how missing that putt had helped Couples. Upon hearing this Toms made a gesture which was apparently him scratching his cheek, but it was caught on camera and was really giving the man who had yelled out a middle finger. Toms later denied this, but it was confirmed later with a photo. Although it was thought that Toms would have to pay a fine, the PGA never took action.

PGA TOUR wins

  • 1997 Quad City Classic
  • 1999 Sprint International, Buick Challenge
  • 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
  • 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans, PGA Championship, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
  • 2003 Wachovia Championship, FedEx St. Jude Classic
  • 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic
  • 2005 WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship
  • 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii

Results in major championships

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T6 CUT T49 T31 T36 T8 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT WD DNP CUT T16 T66 T45 T5 T20 T15
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T4 CUT 83 CUT T30 DQ
PGA Championship DNP CUT CUT CUT T41 1 CUT T29 T17 T10

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

United States team appearances

  • Ryder Cup: 2002, 2004
  • Presidents Cup: 2003, 2005
  • WGC-World Cup: 2002
 

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