Tom Shaw (golfer)

Thomas G. "Tom" Shaw (born December 13, 1938) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Shaw was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended the University of Oregon in Eugene from 1959–1962, and was an All-American member of the golf team. He helped Oregon win the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1959. Shaw graduated and turned pro in 1962. He joined the PGA Tour in 1963.

Shaw won four PGA Tour events and had over two dozen top-10 finishes. In 1966, he was seriously injured in a car accident on the way to the Bob Hope Classic. In 1971, he won twice, earned $96,220, and finished 15th on the money list. [ [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/20/83/ Bio from PGA Tour's official site] ] His best finish in a major was a T-21 at the 1969 PGA Championship.

Shaw began play on the Senior PGA Tour in 1989, and was one of five rookies to win on tour that year. [ [http://www.golfspan.com/instructors/jmclean/staff.asp Biographical information from golfspan.com] ] He won twice at that level including a win at The Tradition in 1993 when he defeated Mike Hill by one stroke. He has over two dozen top-10 finishes at this level also.

Shaw was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997. He lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

PGA Tour wins (4)

*1969 (2) Doral Open Invitational, AVCO Golf Classic
*1971 (2) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Hawaiian Open

enior PGA Tour wins (2)

*1989 (1) Showdown Classic
*1993 (1) The Tradition

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

Other senior wins

*1989 (1) Senior Slam of Golf at Queretaro

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/20/83/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.vulcanhammer.org/palmbeach/golf.php Photo of Tom Shaw at Delray Dunes Pro-Am, 1974]