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Tom Weiskopf (b Nov 9 1942 Massillon, Ohio) is an
American golfer whose best years came in the mid
1970s.

==Career summary==

Weiskopf attended Ohio State University and turned
professional in 1964. His first win on the PGA
Tour came at the Andy-Williams-San Diego Open in
1968, and fifteen more followed by 1982. His
career season was 1973 when he won seven
tournaments around the world, including The Open
Championship|British Open at Royal Troon. This was
to remain his only major championship victory, but
he was a four time runner up at Masters
Tournament|The Masters and also came second at the
1976 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open. He was a member
of the United States team in the 1973 and 1975
Ryder Cups.

Weiskopf joined the Senior PGA Tour (now the
Champions Tour) in 1992 and won several senior
tournaments, including one senior major, the 1995
U.S. Senior Open.  

Weiskopf has established a golf course design
practice, with at least forty courses to his
credit in many parts of the world, including Loch
Lomond, the current venue of the Scottish Open
(golf)| Scottish Open. Many of the courses have
received considerable praise. He has also worked
as a golf analyst for CBS Sports.

==PGA Tour victories==
 
*1968 Andy Williams-San Diego Open, Buick Open 
*1971 Kemper Open, IVB-Philadelphia Classic 
*1972 Jackie Gleason Iverrary Classic 
*1973 Colonial National Invitation, Kemper Open,
IVB-Philadelphia Classic, The Open
Championship|British Open, Canadian Open 
*1975 Greater Greensboro Open, Canadian Open
*1977 Kemper Open
*1978 Doral-Eastern Open
*1981 LaJet Classic 
*1982 Western Open 

Major championship shown in bold. Weiskopf's
British Open did not count as a PGA Tour win at
the time, but all British Open's have now been
retrospectively classified as PGA Tour events.

==PGA Senior Tour victories==

*1993 Chrysler Cup 
*1994 Franklin Quest Championship 
*1995 U.S. Senior Open 
*1996 SBC Dominion Classic, Pittsburgh Senior
Classic 

Senior major shown in bold.

==Other victories==

*1963 Western Amateur 
*1972 Piccadilly World Match Play (England,
unofficial event)
*1973 World Series of Golf (not yet a PGA Tour
event)
*1973 South African PGA 
*1979 Argentine Open 
*1981 Benson & Hedges International (England) 
*1982 Jerry Ford Invitational 

==External links==
*http://www.sporting-heroes.net/golf-heroes/displa
yhero.asp?HeroID=602 Profile on
sporting-heroes.net

*http://services.golfweb.com/library/weiskopf/weis
bio.htm Profile on golfweb.com

*http://www.worldgolf.com/course-design/tom-weisko
pf.htm An article about Weiskopf's golf course
design work
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/W/Tom_Weiskopf/
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