John Cook (golfer)
John Cook | ||
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PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year 1992 | |
John Neuman Cook (born October 2, 1957) is an American professional golfer, who won eleven times on the PGA Tour and was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1993. He was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for 45 weeks in 1992 and 1993.[2] Cook currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and is a studio analyst on Golf Channel.
Early years
Born in
Amateur career
Cook was offered a scholarship to
Cook won the
PGA Tour
Cook played his first
Cook's first PGA Tour victory came in the
Cook's second PGA Tour win came in 1983 at the Canadian Open. He won with a birdie putt on the sixth extra hole of a playoff against Johnny Miller, after both players parred the first five extra holes.[16]
At the 1990
In
Cook has had seven top-10 finishes in major championships. The closest he came to winning a major during his career was when he led The Open Championship at Muirfield in 1992 by two shots late in the final round. Cook missed a two-foot (0.6 m) birdie putt on the 17th that would have given him a three-shot lead. He bogeyed the 18th and lost the Open by one stroke to Nick Faldo, who birdied two of the last four holes to overtake Cook. Afterward, Cook said, "I definitely let one slip away. I had a chance to win a major championship and I didn't."[18]
Cook had at least one PGA Tour win from
He was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1986.
Champions Tour
In October 2007, Cook became eligible to play on the
Cook won his third career title on the Champions Tour in 2009 at the
Cook has had some near-misses in
Personal life
Cook currently resides in Windermere, Florida, with his wife Jan. He has three children.[22] His son, Jason, played golf for Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He is a Republican, and was unwilling to meet Bill Clinton at the White House before the 1993 Ryder Cup due to Clinton's tax hikes.[23]
Cook has helped design a golf course in Ashville, Ohio, with help from his sister Cathy Cook, also a former standout player at nearby Ohio State.
Amateur wins
- 1975 California State Amateur
- 1977 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1978 U.S. Amateur, Northeast Amateur, Ohio Amateur
- 1979 Sunnehanna Amateur, Northeast Amateur, Porter Cup, Ohio Amateur
Professional wins (28)
PGA Tour wins (11)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Feb 2, 1981 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
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66-71-72=209* | −7 | Playoff | Bobby Clampett, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Barney Thompson |
2 | Jul 31, 1983 | Canadian Open | 68-71-70-68=277 | −7 | Playoff | Johnny Miller |
3 | Aug 16, 1987 | The International | 11 pts (5-0-4-11=11) | 2 points | Ken Green | |
4 | Jan 19, 1992 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
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65-73-63-69-66=336 | −24 | Playoff | Rick Fehr, Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara, Gene Sauers |
5 | Feb 9, 1992 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open
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67-68-65-65=265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Paul Azinger |
6 | Oct 11, 1992 | Las Vegas Invitational
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68-66-62-70-68=334 | −26 | 2 strokes | David Frost |
7 | Jun 23, 1996 | FedEx St. Jude Classic
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64-62-63-69=258 | −26 | 7 strokes | John Adams |
8 | Jul 28, 1996 | CVS Charity Classic
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65-67-67-69=268 | −16 | 3 strokes | Russ Cochran |
9 | Jan 19, 1997 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (2)
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66-69-67-62-63=327 | −33 | 1 stroke | Mark Calcavecchia |
10 | May 17, 1998 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
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66-68-66-65=265 | −15 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples, Harrison Frazar, Hal Sutton |
11 | Aug 26, 2001 | Reno–Tahoe Open | 69-64-74-64=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Jerry Kelly |
*Note: The 1981 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1981 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
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Bobby Clampett, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Barney Thompson |
Won with par on third extra hole Clampett, Crenshaw and Thompson eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 1983 | Canadian Open | Johnny Miller | Won with birdie on sixth extra hole |
3 | 1986 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
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Donnie Hammond | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1990 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic
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Tom Kite | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 1990 | Las Vegas Invitational
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Bob Tway | Lost to par on first extra hole |
6 | 1992 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
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Rick Fehr, Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara, Gene Sauers |
Won with eagle on fourth extra hole Fehr eliminated by birdie on second hole Kite and O'Meara eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Latin American wins (2)
- 1982 Smirnoff Open (Brazil)
- 1995 Mexican Open
Other wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Dec 11, 1983 | World Cup (with Rex Caldwell) |
140-140-145-140=565 | −11 | 7 strokes | Australia − Terry Gale and Wayne Grady, Canada − Jerry Anderson and Dave Barr |
2 | Aug 23, 1994 | Fred Meyer Challenge (with Mark O'Meara) |
63-62=125 | −17 | Playoff | Ben Crenshaw and Phil Mickelson |
3 | Aug 15, 1995 | Ernst Championship | 71-63=134 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jeff Gove |
4 | Aug 8, 2000 | Fred Meyer Challenge (2) (with Mark O'Meara) |
64-61=125 | −19 | Playoff | David Frost and Jim Furyk |
5 | Nov 20, 2010 | ) | 66-66=132 | −14 | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt and Bertus Smit |
Other playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1994 | Fred Meyer Challenge (with Mark O'Meara) |
Ben Crenshaw and Phil Mickelson | Won with par on second extra hole |
2 | 1998 | ) | Steve Elkington and Greg Norman | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
3 | 2000 | Fred Meyer Challenge (with Mark O'Meara) |
David Frost and Jim Furyk | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Champions Tour wins (10)
Legend |
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Tour Championships (2) |
Other Champions Tour (8) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 21, 2007 | AT&T Championship
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65-68-65=198 | −15 | 2 strokes | Mark O'Meara |
2 | Oct 26, 2008 | AT&T Championship (2)
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69-63-65=197 | −16 | 3 strokes | Keith Fergus |
3 | Oct 18, 2009 | Administaff Small Business Classic
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65-72-68=205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Jay Haas, Bob Tway |
4 | Nov 1, 2009 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | 68-62-67-69=266 | −22 | 5 strokes | Russ Cochran |
5 | Nov 8, 2010 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2) | 64-69-67-67=267 | −17 | 2 strokes | Michael Allen |
6 | Jan 23, 2011 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | 66-64-64=194 | −22 | 2 strokes | Tom Lehman |
7 | Apr 17, 2011 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
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66-65-73=204 | −9 | Playoff | Jay Don Blake |
8 | Jul 3, 2011 | Montreal Championship
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63-66-66=195 | −21 | 3 strokes | Lu Chien-soon |
9 | Jan 20, 2013 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (2) | 66-66-67=199 | −17 | Playoff | David Frost |
10 | Sep 28, 2014 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
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67-68-69=204 | −11 | 1 stroke | Tom Byrum |
Champions Tour playoff record (2–6)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2008 | The Senior Open Championship | Bruce Vaughan | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2009 | JELD-WEN Tradition
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Mike Reid | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2010 | Allianz Championship
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Bernhard Langer | Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
4 | 2010 | ) | Mark O'Meara and Nick Price | Lost to par on second extra hole |
5 | 2011 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
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Jay Don Blake | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 2011 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
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Fred Couples | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
7 | 2011 | Songdo IBD Championship | Jay Don Blake, Mark O'Meara, Peter Senior |
Blake won with birdie on fifth extra hole O'Meara and Senior eliminated by par on third hole |
8 | 2013 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | David Frost | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | 39 | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | T53 | |
The Open Championship | |||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | T21 | CUT | CUT | T24 | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | T53 | T4 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T35 | T36 | T50 | ||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
PGA Championship | T19 | T34 | T20 | CUT | T53 | T28 | T48 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T54 | T39 | T46 | CUT | CUT | 43 | CUT | ||
U.S. Open | T19 | T13 | T25 | 5 | T62 | T16 | T36 | CUT | T60 | |
The Open Championship | 2 | CUT | T55 | T40 | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T2 | T6 | T4 | CUT | T47 | T23 | 9 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T15 | T40 | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 12 |
Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 38 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1992 Masters – 1993 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1992 Open Championship – 1992 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T41 | T3 | T44 | CUT | T7 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T3 | CUT | CUT | T23 | WD | CUT | T22 | T13 | T58 | CUT | T55 | CUT | WD |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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Match Play
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R64 | R16 | R64 | ||
Championship
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NT1 | T49 | |||
Invitational
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T28 |
1Cancelled due to
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Results in senior major championships
Results are not in chronological order prior to 2017.
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Tradition | T14 | 2 | T6 | T25 | T38 | T6 | T29 | |||||
Senior PGA Championship | T16 | T17 | T36 | T13 | 2 | T21 | T66 | |||||
U.S. Senior Open | 5 | T19 | T3 | CUT | T6 | T35 | T24 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T44 | CUT |
Senior Players Championship | T7 | T5 | 65 | 2 | T20 | T36 | T12 | T47 | T54 | T54 | ||
Senior British Open Championship
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2 | CUT | T11 | 11 | T6 | T61 | T64 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1978 (winners)
Professional
See also
- Fall 1979 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins
References
- OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "Cook follows Nicklaus pattern". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). June 9, 1979. p. 40.
- ^ 1976 Miraleste High School Yearbook Rancho Palos Verdes, California
- ^ Hanson, Scott (August 24, 2008). "Ben Crenshaw shoots a 67 to move up". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ Golf Channel television broadcast of 2010 Charles Schwab Cup final round, November 7, 2010
- ^ "Deacons' Hallberg, Buckeyes triumph". Sunday Star News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. May 27, 1979. p. 3C.
- ^ "NCAA team scores, leaders". Sunday Star News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). May 27, 1979. p. 4C.
- ^ "Cook wins title over Scott Hoch". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. September 4, 1978. p. 3C.
- ^ "Ohio State's Cook makes Am finals". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. September 2, 1979. p. 5C.
- ^ "O'Meara dethrones Cook, easily wins U.S. Amateur". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. September 3, 1979. p. 32.
- ^ "U.S. Amateur Results: 1895 to Present". USGA. February 15, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Pro Debut For Cook At Napa". Carlsbad Current-Argus. September 20, 1979. p. B6. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 3, 1981. p. 1, part 2. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ Green, Bob (February 3, 1981). "Crosby winner Cook tops his example, Hale Irwin". Portsmouth Daily Times. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 14.
- ^ "So many stories didn't spoil John Cook's pot". Evening Independent. (St. Petersburg, Florida). Associated Press. August 1, 1983. p. 3C.
- Milwaukee Sentinel. AP. October 15, 1990. p. 8, part 2. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ Florence, Mal (July 20, 1992). "Cook's leftovers are Faldo feast: American folds late, gives Brit third Open". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Cook 24 Under After 3 Rounds, Setting Record". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 23, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "In only second start, Cook wins his first Champions Tour title". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- Daily News. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "US Open PGA Golf Tour Sunday, Character Profile: John Cook". USA Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Golfers Don't Go Gaga Over White House Trip". Orlando Sentinel. June 19, 1993.
External links
- John Cook at the PGA Tour official site
- John Cook at the Official World Golf Ranking official site