Tommy Aaron
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Dean Aaron
Born	February 22, 1937 (1937-02-22) (age 72) Gainesville, Georgia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	1960
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Champions Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
The Masters	Won: 1973
U.S. Open	T29: 1975
Open Championship	T50: 1970
PGA Championship	T2: 1972

Thomas Dean Aaron (born February 22, 1937) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1973.

[edit] Background

Aaron was born in Gainesville, Georgia. He began playing golf at age 12 and won two Georgia Amateur titles, two Southeastern Amateur events and two Georgia Open crowns in the late 1950s despite not having a golf course in his hometown. He attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Beta Zeta Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He lost the U.S. Amateur to Charles Coe in 1958. He was a member of the 1959 U.S. Walker Cup team. He won the Western Amateur in 1960.

Aaron turned professional in 1960. His first professional victory came at the 1969 Canadian Open, which was not a PGA Tour event at that time. The following year he gained his first PGA Tour victory at the Atlanta Classic. In 1972, he won the Trophée Lancôme in France. Aaron's best year on tour in monetary terms was 1972 when he finished in ninth place on the PGA Tour money list.

Aaron won the Masters Tournament in 1973, which was his one major championship. He also finished in the top ten at the Masters in 1967–1970. His only other top ten major championship finishes came at the PGA Championship in 1965 and 1972. In 2000 he made the cut at the Masters at the age of 63, breaking a record previously held by Gary Player.

Aaron played for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup in 1969, 1973 and had a record of one win, one tie and four losses.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Aaron played on the Senior PGA Tour, winning $3,646,302. The 1992 Kaanapali Classic on that tour was his last professional win.

Aaron was a student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre.

[edit] Amateur wins (8)

• 1957 SEC Championship (individual), Georgia Amateur
• 1958 SEC Championship (individual), Southeastern Amateur
• 1959 Sunnehanna Amateur
• 1960 Western Amateur, Georgia Amateur, Southeastern Amateur

[edit] Professional wins (8)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 27, 1969	Canadian Open	-13 (71-70-70-64=275)	Playoff	Sam Snead
2	May 24, 1970	Atlanta Classic	-13 (68-68-70-69=275)	3 strokes	Dan Sikes
3	Apr 8, 1973	The Masters	-5 (68-73-74-68=283)	1 stroke	J. C. Snead

[edit] Other wins (4)

• 1957 Georgia Open (as an amateur)
• 1960 Georgia Open
• 1975 Georgia Open
• 1972 Trophée Lancôme

[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

• 1992 Kaanapali Classic

[edit] Major championships

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1973	The Masters	4 shot deficit	-5 (68-73-74-68=283)	1 stroke	J. C. Snead

[edit] Results timeline

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

[edit] External links

• Profile on PGA Tour's official site