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David Knapp Stockton (born November 2, 1941) is an American retiredprofessional golfer who has won tournaments on both thePGA Tour and theChampions Tour.

Early life and amateur career

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In 1941, Stockton was born inSan Bernardino, California.^[1]^[2] He attended theUniversity of Southern California.

Professional career

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In 1964, Stockton turned professional. His firstPGA Tour win came at the 1967Colonial National Invitation. Stockton was selected by former Colonial champions as one of twoChampion's Choice invitations; he is the only Champion's Choice invitee to win the Colonial in the year of the invitation.

Stockton's best year was 1974, when he won three times, but his twomajors, both of which werePGA Championships, came in 1970 and 1976. In1970 he played the final round withArnold Palmer, shooting a seventy-three which included an eagle and a double-bogey on the seventh and the eighth holes, respectively, and making a bogey on the thirteenth despite putting a ball in the water. In the end, this effort was good enough for a two stroke victory over Palmer andBob Murphy.^[3] Due to rain at the1976 PGA Championship, which was held at theCongressional Country Club, the final round had to be delayed until Monday. Stockton sank a fifteen-foot par putt at the seventy-second hole to avoid a three-man playoff withRaymond Floyd andDon January.^[4]

Stockton played for the U.S. team in theRyder Cup in1971 and1977. He was the Americans' victorious non-playing captain in the1991 Ryder Cup atKiawah Island.

Senior career

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In 1991, Stockton joined theSenior PGA Tour and enjoyed continued success, topping the Senior Tour money list in 1993 and 1994. His fourteen senior titles include threesenior majors, the 1992 and 1994Senior Players Championships and the 1996U.S. Senior Open. He remained competitive in his sixties, finishing in the top 50 on the Champions Tour money list for a thirteenth consecutive season in 2004.

When he was an active PGA Tour player, Stockton had the reputation of being one of the best putters. In 2009, Stockton was credited with aiding the world's second-ranked golfer,Phil Mickelson with his putting, which helped him win the 2009Tour Championship. He wrote a guide to putting called "Unconscious Putting," which was released in 2011.^[5]

Personal life

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Stockton is married to former Orange Show beauty queen Catherine Hales. They have two children,Dave Jr. and Ron, who both play professional golf.

Professional wins (25)

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PGA Tour wins (10)

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Legend
Major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 21,1967	Colonial National Invitation	−2 (65-66-74-73=278)	2 strokes	Charles Coody
2	Jun 30,1968	Cleveland Open Invitational	−8 (69-68-67-72=276)	2 strokes	Bob Dickson
3	Jul 14, 1968	Greater Milwaukee Open	−13 (68-67-71-69=275)	4 strokes	Sam Snead
4	Aug 16,1970	PGA Championship	−1 (70-70-66-73=279)	2 strokes	Bob Murphy,Arnold Palmer
5	Aug 15,1971	Massachusetts Classic	−13 (71-69-69-66=275)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd
6	Jul 8,1973	Greater Milwaukee Open (2)	−12 (69-63-71-73=276)	1 stroke	Homero Blancas,Hubert Green
7	Feb 17,1974	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	−8 (68-68-71-69=276)	2 strokes	John Mahaffey,Sam Snead
8	Jul 14, 1974	Quad Cities Open	−13 (68-68-71-64=271)	1 stroke	Bruce Fleisher
9	Aug 18, 1974	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	−16 (65-65-69-69=268)	4 strokes	Raymond Floyd
10	Aug 15,1976	PGA Championship (2)	+1 (70-72-69-70=281)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd,Don January

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1977	Phoenix Open	Jerry Pate	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

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1967Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (withLaurie Hammer)

Senior PGA Tour wins (14)

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Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (3)
Other Senior PGA Tour (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 6,1992	The Senior Players Championship	−11 (71-67-70-69=277)	1 stroke	J. C. Snead,Lee Trevino
2	Apr 25,1993	Muratec Reunion Pro-Am	−5 (73-72-66=211)	4 strokes	Harold Henning
3	Jun 13, 1993	Southwestern Bell Classic	−6 (65-68-71=204)	1 stroke	Larry Mowry,Walt Zembriski
4	Aug 15, 1993	Franklin Quest Championship	−19 (68-66-63=197)	9 strokes	Al Geiberger
5	Aug 22, 1993	GTE Northwest Classic	−16 (65-68-67=200)	4 strokes	Dale Douglass
6	Oct 10, 1993	The Transamerica	−13 (68-71-64=203)	1 stroke	Simon Hobday,Lee Trevino
7	Jun 12,1994	Nationwide Championship	−18 (67-66-65=198)	1 stroke	Bob Murphy
8	Jun 26, 1994	Ford Senior Players Championship (2)	−17 (66-66-71-68=271)	6 strokes	Jim Albus
9	Aug 21, 1994	Burnet Senior Classic	−13 (68-66-69=203)	1 stroke	Jim Albus
10	Feb 19,1995	GTE Suncoast Classic	−9 (70-66-68=204)	2 strokes	Bob Charles,Jim Colbert, J. C. Snead
11	May 28, 1995	Quicksilver Classic	−10 (72-69-67=206)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki
12	Jul 7,1996	U.S. Senior Open	−11 (70-67-67-73=277)	2 strokes	Hale Irwin
13	Aug 11, 1996	First of America Classic	−10 (68-69-69=206)	1 stroke	Bob Murphy
14	Jul 27,1997	Franklin Quest Championship (2)	−15 (69-64-68=201)	2 strokes	Kermit Zarley

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–6)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1993	Ping Kaanapali Classic	George Archer,Lee Trevino	Archer won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1994	Franklin Quest Championship	Tom Weiskopf	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1995	Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic	Bob Charles	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1996	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Bob Charles,Jim Colbert	Colbert won with par on fourth extra hole Charles eliminated by par on first hole
5	1996	Emerald Coast Classic	Bob Eastwood,David Graham, Mike Hill,Lee Trevino	Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole
6	1998	Royal Caribbean Classic	David Graham	Lost to birdie on tenth extra hole

Major championships

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Wins (2)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1970	PGA Championship	3 shot lead	−1 (70-70-66-73=279)	2 strokes	Bob Murphy,Arnold Palmer
1976	PGA Championship(2)	4 shot deficit	+1 (70-72-69-70=281)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd,Don January

Results timeline

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Tournament	1968	1969
Masters Tournament		18
U.S. Open	T9	T25
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T17	T35

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	T5	T9	T10	T14	T2	T26		T39	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open		CUT	CUT	T39	T40	T43	CUT	CUT	T2	T36
The Open Championship		T11	T31
PGA Championship	1	T40	T40	T12	T26	CUT	1	T31	T19	T35

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T26	T31
U.S. Open	T51	CUT	T45						CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	T43	CUT	CUT	T39	T59	T53	CUT	T48	T68

Tournament	1990	1991	1997
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	2	4	6	12	10
U.S. Open	0	1	1	2	3	16	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
PGA Championship	2	0	2	2	5	24	17
Totals	2	2	5	8	15	54	38

Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1972 Open Championship – 1975 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1970 Masters – 1971 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
The Players Championship	T30	2	T17	CUT	CUT	T35	T45	T19	T77		CUT	CUT	T48	70

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

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Wins (3)

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Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1992	Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship	−11 (71-67-70-69-277)	1 stroke	J. C. SneadLee Trevino
1994	Ford Senior Players Championship(2)	−17 (66-66-71-68=271)	6 strokes	Jim Albus
1996	U.S. Senior Open	−11 (70-67-67-73=277)	2 strokes	DeWitt Weaver

U.S. national team appearances

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Professional

Ryder Cup:1971 (winners),1977 (winners),1991 (winners, non-playing captain)
World Cup:1970,1976
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1994

References

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^Brewster, Louis (March 29, 2014)."Dave Stockton tops impressive list of San Bernardino County pro athletes".Daily Bulletin. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025.
^Bohannan, Larry."Ex-PGA star Dave Stockton uses love of golf, hunting at his job".The Desert Sun. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025.
^"Stockton prevails over Arnie – and his army".Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 17, 1970. p. 3B. RetrievedAugust 16, 2012 – via Google News Archive.
^"Stockton snatches PGA".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. 12 – via Google News Archive.
^Stockton, Dave; Rudy, Matthew (September 15, 2011).Unconscious Putting: Dave Stockton's Guide to Unlocking Your Signature Stroke. Avery.ISBN 978-1592406609.

External links

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Official website
Dave Stockton at thePGA Tour official site

v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916Jim Barnes 1919Jim Barnes 1920Jock Hutchison 1921Walter Hagen 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Gene Sarazen 1924Walter Hagen 1925Walter Hagen 1926Walter Hagen 1927Walter Hagen 1928Leo Diegel 1929Leo Diegel 1930Tommy Armour 1931Tom Creavy 1932Olin Dutra 1933Gene Sarazen 1934Paul Runyan 1935Johnny Revolta 1936Denny Shute 1937Denny Shute 1938Paul Runyan 1939Henry Picard 1940Byron Nelson 1941Vic Ghezzi 1942Sam Snead 1944Bob Hamilton 1945Byron Nelson 1946Ben Hogan 1947Jim Ferrier 1948Ben Hogan 1949Sam Snead 1950Chandler Harper 1951Sam Snead 1952Jim Turnesa 1953Walter Burkemo 1954Chick Harbert 1955Doug Ford 1956Jack Burke Jr. 1957Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958Dow Finsterwald 1959Bob Rosburg 1960Jay Hebert 1961Jerry Barber† 1962Gary Player 1963Jack Nicklaus 1964‡Bobby Nichols 1965Dave Marr 1966Al Geiberger 1967Don January† 1968Julius Boros 1969‡Raymond Floyd 1970Dave Stockton 1971Jack Nicklaus 1972Gary Player 1973Jack Nicklaus 1974Lee Trevino 1975Jack Nicklaus 1976Dave Stockton 1977Lanny Wadkins† 1978John Mahaffey† 1979David Graham† 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981Larry Nelson 1982‡Raymond Floyd 1983‡Hal Sutton 1984Lee Trevino 1985Hubert Green 1986Bob Tway 1987Larry Nelson† 1988Jeff Sluman 1989Payne Stewart 1990Wayne Grady 1991John Daly 1992Nick Price 1993Paul Azinger† 1994Nick Price 1995Steve Elkington† 1996Mark Brooks† 1997Davis Love III 1998Vijay Singh 1999Tiger Woods 2000‡Tiger Woods† 2001David Toms 2002Rich Beem 2003Shaun Micheel 2004Vijay Singh† 2005Phil Mickelson 2006Tiger Woods 2007Tiger Woods 2008Pádraig Harrington 2009Y. E. Yang 2010Martin Kaymer† 2011Keegan Bradley† 2012Rory McIlroy 2013Jason Dufner 2014Rory McIlroy 2015Jason Day 2016Jimmy Walker 2017Justin Thomas 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Brooks Koepka 2020Collin Morikawa 2021Phil Mickelson 2022Justin Thomas† 2023Brooks Koepka 2024‡Xander Schauffele 2025Scottie Scheffler
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943cancelled due toWorld War II

Dave Stockton in thesenior major championships

U.S. Senior Open champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Dave Stockton in theRyder Cup

AmericanRyder Cup captains

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1971
Miller Barber Frank Beard Billy Casper Charles Coody Gardner Dickinson Gene Littler Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Mason Rudolph J. C. Snead Dave Stockton Lee Trevino Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)
Won: 18.5 – 13.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1977
Raymond Floyd Lou Graham Hubert Green Dave Hill Hale Irwin Don January Jerry McGee Jack Nicklaus Ed Sneed Dave Stockton Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson Dow Finsterwald (non-playing captain)
Won: 12.5 – 7.5

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1991
Paul Azinger Chip Beck Mark Calcavecchia Fred Couples Raymond Floyd Hale Irwin Wayne Levi Mark O'Meara Steve Pate Corey Pavin Payne Stewart Lanny Wadkins Dave Stockton (non-playing captain)
Won: 14.5 – 13.5