Tom Wargo

Tom Wargo

Born: September 16, 1942
Age: 82
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Biography

Amos Tom Wargo (born September 16, 1942) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1993 PGA Seniors' Championship-one of the major championships on the men's Senior PGA Tour.

Wargo was born in Marlette in the heart of "The Thumb" of Michigan, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He attended Mayville High School. He did not play golf until he taught himself to play at age 25. Prior to his career as a professional golfer, he had worked as an iron worker, assembly-line autoworker, bartender and fisherman in Alaska. He turned pro in 1976.

Wargo spent most of his regular PGA career years as the head club pro at the Greenview GC that he co-owns in Centralia, Illinois. In 1992, he received the PGA Club Professional-of-the-Year award. Wargo played in only a handful of PGA Tour events. His best finish in a PGA Tour event, which happened to be a major championship, was a T-28 at the 1992 PGA Championship.

After reaching the age of 50, Wargo joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1993. He has four victories including a senior major championship and over 100 top-10 finishes in this venue. He lives in Centralia, Illinois.

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Professional wins (10)

Regular career wins (5)

  • 1988 Illinois PGA Section Championship
  • 1990 Gateway PGA Sectional Championship, Irvin Cobb Championship
  • 1991 PGA Club Professional Winter Stroke Play Championship, Gateway PGA Sectional Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 18, 1993 PGA Seniors' Championship −13 (69-69-67-70=275) Playoff Bruce Crampton
2 Mar 27, 1994 Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic −7 (71-66-72=209) 1 stroke Bob Murphy
3 Jun 22, 1995 Dallas Reunion Pro-Am −13 (64-64-69=197) 7 strokes Dave Eichelberger, Dave Stockton
4 Feb 27, 2000 LiquidGolf.com Invitational −14 (65-69-68=202) Playoff Gary McCord, J. C. Snead

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2-2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 PGA Seniors' Championship Bruce Crampton Won with par on second extra hole
2 1995 Emerald Coast Classic Raymond Floyd Lost to birdie on third extra hole
3 1996 Bell Atlantic Classic Dale Douglass, John Schroeder Douglass won with birdie on third extra hole
4 2000 LiquidGolf.com Invitational Gary McCord, J. C. Snead Won with birdie on third extra hole
Snead eliminated with par on first hole

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

  • 1994 Senior British Open

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1993 PGA Seniors' Championship −13 (69-69-67-70=275) Playoff1 Bruce Crampton

1 Won it on the second playoff hole.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]

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