Don January
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Donald Ray January (born November 20, 1929) is an American professional golfer. He was born in Plainview, Texas.
Don January won 10 PGA Tour titles in his career (though never more than one in a year), with his most notable victory coming at the 1967 PGA Championship. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1976. He was chosen to play on the U.S. Ryder Cup team in both 1965 and 1977.
January is perhaps better known for his success on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour), winning 22 events including two Senior PGA Championships.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (10)
- 1956 (1) Dallas Centennial Open
- 1960 (1) Tucson Open Invitational
- 1961 (1) St. Paul Open Invitational
- 1963 (1) Tucson Open Invitational
- 1966 (1) Philadelphia Golf Classic
- 1967 (1) PGA Championship
- 1968 (1) Tournament of Champions
- 1970 (1) Greater Jacksonville Open
- 1975 (1) San Antonio Texas Open
- 1976 (1) MONY Tournament of Champions
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins (22)
- 1980 (1) Atlantic City Senior International
- 1981 (2) Michelob-Egypt Temple Senior Classic, Eureka Federal Savings Classic
- 1982 (2) Michelob Senior Classic, PGA Seniors' Championship
- 1983 (6) Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic, Peter Jackson Champions, Marlboro Classic, Denver Post Champions of Golf, Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic, Suntree Classic
- 1984 (3) The Vintage Invitational, du Maurier Champions, Digital Middlesex Classic
- 1985 (4) SENIOR PGA TOUR Roundup, The Dominion Seniors, United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship, The Greenbrier American Express Championship
- 1986 (3) Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am, The Greenbrier American Express Championship, Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship
- 1987 (1) MONY Senior Tournament of Champions
Senior major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 36 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T7 | T19 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T20 | T4 | T20 | T9 | T18 | CUT | T6 | T26 | T14 | T5 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | CUT | 11 | T11 | CUT | T17 | 3 | T24 | WD |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 5 | 2 | T27 | T40 | CUT | DNP | T12 | 1 | T51 | T15 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T12 | T4 | CUT | T10 | DNP | DNP | T33 | T8 | T11 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T27 | T11 | DNP | DNP | T29 | T14 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T12 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T10 | T2 | T6 | T19 | T7 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T19 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
