DAVID TOMS

'David Toms'
'Personal Information'
'Birth'
Monroe, Louisiana USA
'Height' 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
'Nationality'
'Residence' Shreveport, Louisiana
'College' Louisiana State University
Career
'Turned Pro' 1989
'Current tour' PGA Tour (joined 1992)
'Professional wins' 14 (PGA Tour: 12, Nationwide Tour: 2)
Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 1
Masters T6: 1998
U.S. Open T5: 2003, 2007
British Open T4: 2004
PGA Championship 'Won' 2001

'David Wayne Toms' (born January 4, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings and ranked as high as 5th in 2002 and 2003.
Toms was born in Monroe, the seat of Ouachita Parish, in northeastern Louisiana, and resides in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish, in northwestern Louisiana. He is the son of Thomas E. "Buster" Toms (born 1946) of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, in northwestern Louisiana.
He won the 15-17 Boys' event at the 1984 Junior World Golf Championships. He then attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge before he joined the PGA Tour in 1992. He has won one major championship, the 2001 PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club, and a total of twelve events on the PGA Tour.
His winning score of 265 in the 2001 PGA Championship is the lowest absolute 72-hole score ever recorded in a major championship.

Contents
Professional wins (14)
PGA Tour wins (12)
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
Team appearances
See also
External links

Professional wins (14)


PGA Tour wins (12)


★ 1997 (1) Quad City Classic

★ 1999 (2) Sprint International, Buick Challenge

★ 2000 (1) Michelob Championship at Kingsmill

★ 2001 (3) Compaq Classic of New Orleans, 'PGA Championship', Michelob Championship at Kingsmill

★ 2003 (2) Wachovia Championship, FedEx St. Jude Classic

★ 2004 (1) FedEx St. Jude Classic

★ 2005 (1) WGC-Accenture World Matchplay Championship

2006 (1) Sony Open in Hawaii
Major championship is shown in 'bold'.
Nationwide Tour wins (2)


★ 1995 NIKE Greater Greenville Classic, NIKE Wichita Open

Major championships


Wins (1)

'Year'Championship'54 Holes'Winning Score'Margin'Runners Up
2001 PGA Championship 1 shot lead-15 (66-65-65-69=265) 1 stroke Phil Mickelson

Results timeline

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Masters TournamentDNPDNPT6CUTT49
U.S. OpenCUTWDDNPCUTT16
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPT4
PGA ChampionshipDNPCUTCUTCUTT41

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Masters TournamentT31T36T8CUTCUTCUT9
U.S. OpenT66T45T5T20T15WDT5
The Open ChampionshipCUT83CUTT30DQDNPCUT
PGA Championship'1'CUTT29T17T10T16T42

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

DQ = disqualified

"T" = tied for place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances



Ryder Cup: 2002, 2004, 2006

Presidents Cup: 2003, 2005

WGC-World Cup: 2002

See also



Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links



Profile on the PGA Tour's official site

Results for the last two years from the Official World Golf Rankings site

David Toms Foundation Official Site

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