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Hal Sutton

HalSutton

USA

United States

Age66
Turned Pro1981
BirthplaceShreveport, LA
CollegeCentenary College
Career Wins0
Schwab Cup rank-
OWGR-
USA

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.