Real Name | Thomas Charles Pernice, Jr. |
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Net Worth 2024 | $16.5 million USD |
Birthday (Year-Month-Day) | 1959-9-5 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professional Golf Player |
Height | 1.78 m or 5 ft 10 inches |
Weight | 79 kg or 174 pounds |
Marital Status | Married (Sydney) |
Ethnicity | |
Education | University of California-Los Angeles |
Kids | 1 |
Kids Names | Brooke |
Tom Pernice Jr. | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Thomas Charles Pernice Jr. |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri | September 5, 1959
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Nashville, Tennessee |
Career | |
College | UCLA |
Turned professional | 1983 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Asia Golf Circuit |
Professional wins | 13 |
Highest ranking | 53 (July 2, 2006)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 2 |
PGA Tour Champions | 6 |
Other | 5 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T17: 2007 |
PGA Championship | T23: 2005 |
U.S. Open | T13: 1989 |
The Open Championship | T60: 2010 |
Thomas Charles Pernice Jr. (born September 5, 1959) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA Tour, where he won two tournaments.
Early life
Pernice was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]
Amateur career
He attended UCLA, where his teammates on the golf team included Jay Delsing, Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf. Pernice was a two-time All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1981.[3] He majored in Economics and graduated in 1982.[2]
Professional career
Pernice won two PGA Tour events, his first coming in his 213th event.[3] His best finish in a major is T13 at the 1989 U.S. Open.[4] He is an advocate of the Jim Hardy one plane swing.[5][6]
He turned 50 in September 2009 and played in his first Champions Tour event at the SAS Championship. He became the 15th player to win a Champions Tour event in his debut,[7] defeating Nick Price and David Frost by a stroke.[3] In 2009 and 2010, Pernice played sporadically on the PGA Tour, earning conditional status in 2010 and 2011 while concurrently competing on the Champions Tour.
Pernice rejoined the PGA Tour for 2012 after a third place tie at the Children's Miracle Network Classic moved him to 121st on the 2011 money list, after beginning the week as the fifth alternate and ranked 143rd. In his limited time, Pernice also finished 29th on the Champions Tour, earning him full status on both tours for 2012. Pernice earned over $14.9 million on the PGA Tour.
Personal life
Married to Raquel Pernice January 14, 2023.
Professional wins (13)
PGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 8, 1999 | Buick Open | −18 (66-66-72-66=270) | 1 stroke | Tom Lehman, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway |
2 | Aug 5, 2001 | The International | 34 pts (12-12-9-1=34) | 1 point | Chris Riley |
Other wins (5)
- 1994 Midwest PGA Championship
- 1995 Midwest PGA Championship
- 1996 Midwest PGA Championship
- 2004 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Ed Cuff Jr.)
- 2018 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational
PGA Tour Champions wins (6)
Legend |
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Tour C'ships/Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (5) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 27, 2009 | SAS Championship | −13 (67-67-69=203) | 1 stroke | David Frost, Nick Price |
2 | Aug 4, 2013 | 3M Championship | −17 (66-65-68=199) | 1 stroke | Jeff Sluman, Corey Pavin |
3 | Jun 1, 2014 | Principal Charity Classic | −12 (68-67-69=204) | Playoff | Doug Garwood |
4 | Nov 2, 2014 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −11 (65-67-70-67=269) | Playoff | Jay Haas |
5 | Oct 30, 2016 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | −13 (69-64-70=203) | 1 stroke | Colin Montgomerie |
6 | Apr 28, 2019 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Scott Hoch) |
−23 (62-48-46=156) | 5 strokes | Paul Broadhurst and Kirk Triplett, Carlos Franco and Vijay Singh |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Principal Charity Classic | Doug Garwood | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2014 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Jay Haas | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T13 | ||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T94 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | T66 | |||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | T24 | T17 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T42 | T21 | T36 | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
PGA Championship | T27 | T51 | T45 | CUT | T23 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 |
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Masters Tournament | |
U.S. Open | |
The Open Championship | T60 |
PGA Championship |
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 | 3 | 2 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 13 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (four times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T69 | CUT | T72 | CUT | T27 | T28 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 |
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Match Play | ||
Championship | T48 | T11 |
Invitational |
"T" = Tied
See also
- 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Week 26 2006 Ending 2 Jul 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tom Pernice Jr". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
- ^ "Tom Pernice profile". The Plane Truth. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Tom Pernice tutorial from swingjacket.com". Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Pernice wins in Champions Tour debut Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Tom Pernice Jr. at the PGA Tour official site
- Tom Pernice Jr. at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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- Tom Pernice, Jr's real name is Thomas Charles Pernice, Jr.
- Tom Pernice, Jr is American
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