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 and amateur career Pernice was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
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. He majored in Economics and graduated in 1982.
Professional career Pernice won two PGA Tour events, his first coming in his 213th event. His best finish in a major is T13 at the 1989 U.S. Open. He is an advocate of the Jim Hardy one plane swing.
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,Pernice wins in Champions Tour debut defeating Nick Price and David Frost by a stroke. 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 8, 1999 Buick Open−18 (66-66-72-66=270)1 stroke Tom Lehman, Ted Tryba, Bob Tway2Aug 5, 2001 The International34 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 Tour C'ships/Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1) Other PGA Tour Champions (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 27, 2009SAS Championship−13 (67-67-69=203)1 stroke David Frost, Nick Price2Aug 4, 20133M Championship−17 (66-65-68=199)1 stroke Jeff Sluman, Corey Pavin3Jun 1, 2014Principal Charity Classic−12 (68-67-69=204)Playoff Doug Garwood4Nov 2, 2014Charles Schwab Cup Championship−11 (65-67-70-67=269) Playoff Jay Haas5Oct 30, 2016PowerShares QQQ Championship−13 (69-64-70=203) 1 stroke Colin Montgomerie6Apr 28, 2019Bass 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Principal Charity Classic Doug GarwoodWon with birdie on second extra hole22014Charles Schwab Cup Championship Jay HaasWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament1986198719881989Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT13The Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTT94The Open ChampionshipT66PGA ChampionshipCUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentT24T17U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTT42T21T36The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT27T51T45CUTT23CUTCUTCUT
Tournament2010Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT60PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 4Totals 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 Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT69CUTT72CUTT27T28CUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20062007Match PlayChampionshipT48T11Invitational
"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
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