HalSutton
United States
United States
Hal Sutton
United States
Profile
Height
6'1"
Weight
240lbs
Age
66
Birthday
Apr 28, 1958
Birthplace
Shreveport, LA
Turned Pro
1981
Career Earnings
$1,894,440
College
Centenary College
Residence
Shreveport, LA
Plays From
Houston, TX
Family
Samantha, Sara and Sadie, Holt
Exempt Status
PGA TOUR Points List (20), All-Time Money List (51st)
Personal
Did some commentary work for ABC Sports in 2004.
As side business and hobby, rides and sells cutting horses.
Family owns an oil company in hometown of Shreveport, La.
Has started a golf course design business.
Was awarded the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award, which he accepted at the Independence Ball on New Year's Day 2004.
Opened Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital in Shreveport, La., a five-story wing with 80 beds, in May 2006. He came up with the idea after his agent's 7-year-old daughter died of spinal meningitis. Hosts a charity golf tournament each spring to benefit the hospital. Event has raised $6 million.
Shared the Golf Writers Association of America's 2006 Charlie Bartlett Award with Louisianans Kelly Gibson and David Toms for their combined $2 million-plus in aid to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita victims.
Lists Firestone CC as his favorite course.
Favorite book is The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews.
Best friend is Jack Burke, Jr.
Finished inside the top 10 on the money list six times and collected multiple victories in five different seasons.
A 14-time PGA TOUR winner over a career that went from 1982-2006.
Inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in June 2009.
Played on the United States Walker Cup team in both 1979 and 1981 and represented the United States in the World Amateur Team Championship in 1980.
Twice earned All-America honors while at Centenary and was the 1979 and 1980 Trans-America Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
His greatest season on TOUR came the year after being named Rookie of the Year (1982).
Winner of the 1980 U.S. Amateur at CC of North Carolina and was the 1980 College Player of the Year.