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 Doug
Sanders was born on July 24, 1933 in Cedartown,
Georgia. A
poor boy from the backwoods in Georgia, he picked cotton as a
youngster. He attended the University
of Florida on a golf
scholarship by winning the National Junior Chamber of Commerce Tournament and
was the subject of a film called, "The Boy Next Door". After
attending the University
of Florida, Sanders
became the first amateur to win the Canadian open.
Doug joined the tour in 1957 and has won 20 PGA Pro Tournaments. There
have been only 6 golfers in the world who turned pro since 1957, who have won
more than 20 PGA Tour Championships on the regular tour. He's had winnings of
over $1 million. Doug counts himself fortunate for turning pro at a time when
television gave such excellent coverage to the tournaments and the purses
made it worthwhile to play.
Sanders was one of the first to promote the Seniors Tour with his own
Celebrity Classic and joined the Seniors Tour in 1983. Later that year he won
the World Seniors Invitational.
He has always been known as a stylish, flamboyant dresser on the golf
course, thus earning his name "Peacock of the Fairways".
ESQUIRE named him as one of America's
" Ten best dressed Jocks" in 1973.
It is said that the two most frequently asked questions on the Senior
PGA Tour were "What did Arnold
Palmer shoot?" and "What is Doug Sander's wearing?"
For nearly twenty years, Doug has sponsored the Doug Sanders International
Junior Golf Championship. The Championship brings together young players from
six continents for an annual competition in
Aberdeen, Scotland.
Sanders contributions have benefited a number of organizations including:
Texas Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Sunshine Kids, Depelchin
Children's Home, Ronald McDonald House, Camp
Periwinkle, Easter Seals and an
amazing $100,000 contribution to the
Betty Ford
Center, as well as
$176,000 to the UMCF.
Sanders often states, "I'm as rich as any man or woman in the world
because I weigh and measure my wealth by friends, and golf has given me that
opportunity."
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A character known for his flamboyant style of dress and reputation
for endearing himself to celebrities and entertainers, Sanders has often
used his charm to help raise money for charities and sponsor organizations
such as the Doug Sanders International Junior Golf Championship.
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Stats:
PGA Tour wins
- 1956 (1) Canadian Open (as an amateur)
- 1958 (1) Western Open
- 1959 (1) Coral Gables Open Invitational
- 1961 (5) Greater New Orleans Open
Invitational, Colonial National Invitation,
Hot Springs Open Invitational, Eastern
Open Invitational, Cajun Classic Open Invitational
- 1962 (3) Pensacola Open Invitational,
St. Paul Open Invitational, Oklahoma City Open
Invitational
- 1963 (1) Greater
Greensboro
Open
- 1965 (2)
Pensacola
Open Invitational, Doral Open Invitational
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1966 (3) Bob
Hope Desert
Classic, Jacksonville Open, Greater Greensboro Open
- 1967 (1) Doral Open Invitational
- 1970 (1) Bahama Islands Open
- 1972 (1) Kemper Open
Results in Major Championships
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Tournament
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1957
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1958
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1959
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The Masters
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T31
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DNP
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DNP
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U.S. Open
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DNP
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CUT
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DNP
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The Open Championship
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP
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PGA Championship
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DNP
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DNP
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T2
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Tournament
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1960
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1961
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1962
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1963
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1964
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1965
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1966
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1967
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1968
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1969
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The Masters
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T29
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T11
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T33
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T28
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DNP
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T11
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T4
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T16
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T12
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T36
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U.S. Open
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T46
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T2
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T11
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T21
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T32
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T11
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T8
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T34
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T37
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DNP
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The Open Championship
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP
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CUT
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11
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CUT
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T2
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T18
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34
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DNP
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PGA Championship
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T3
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3
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T15
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T17
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T28
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T20
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T6
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T28
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T8
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CUT
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Tournament
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1970
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1971
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1972
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1973
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1974
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1975
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1976
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The Masters
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP
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CUT
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP
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U.S. Open
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DNP
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T37
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CUT
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DNP
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DNP
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T45
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DNP
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The Open Championship
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2
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T9
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4
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T28
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DNP
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DNP
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T28
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PGA Championship
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T41
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CUT
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T7
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP
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DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Senior PGA Tour Victories:
1983 -- World Senior Invitational
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