Marco Dawson (born November 17, 1963) is an American professional golfer who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously played on the PGA Tour. He won the 2015 Senior Open Championship.
Dawson was born on a United States military base in Freising, Germany. He attended Florida Southern College, graduating in 1985, when turned professional. Dawson has enjoyed a long career playing both the PGA and Web.com Tours. He played on the PGA Tour in 1991–1997, 2000–2001, 2003–2008 and 2012 and played on the Web.com Tour in 1990, 1999, 2002, 2009–11, and 2013.
Dawson has won once on the Web.com Tour, a three stroke victory at the 2002 LaSalle Bank Open. His best finish on the PGA Tour is 2nd at the 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open, when he finished three strokes behind Scott Hoch.
He secured a return to the PGA Tour for 2012 via qualifying school in December 2011.
Dawson lives in Suntree, Florida.
Playing partner disqualifications In 2003, Dawson became involved in two separate incidents involving rules breaches. At the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in March, he was playing with Brandel Chamblee when Chamblee took an incorrect drop. Dawson was criticized for only notifying rules officials shortly after he had signed Chamblee's card, meaning disqualification rather than a two-stroke penalty.Encouraged Kelly runs on his matchplay platform In a similar incident in October, Dawson was playing with Esteban Toledo when he called Toledo on an incorrect drop, resulting in Toledo's disqualification. The latter incident resulted in a feud in which Toledo sacked the agent both players shared, and Dawson was eventually fined $10,000 for not informing officials of an infringement promptly.When two rights make a wrong
Professional wins (5) Buy.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 11, 2002LaSalle Bank Open71-69-67-69=276−123 strokes Darron Stiles
Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11999Nike Tour Championship Bob HeintzLost to birdie on first extra hole
Golden Bear Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 18, 1998Hammock Creek and Piper's Landing69-65-67=201−151 stroke Brett Boner2Jul 31, 1998Bear Lakes and Loxahatchee69-67-69=205−11Playoff Tim Petrovic
Champions Tour wins (2) LegendSenior major championships (1)Other Champions Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 22, 2015Tucson Conquistadores Classic67-67-69=203−132 strokes Bart Bryant2Jul 26, 2015The Senior Open Championship65-67-68-64=264−161 stroke Bernhard Langer
Results in major championships Tournament19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009U.S. Open83T48The Open ChampionshipPGA Championship75 Tournament2010201120122013201420152016U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT68PGA Championship Note: Dawson never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up2015 The Senior Open Championship Tied for lead −16 (65-67-68-64=264) 1 stroke Bernhard Langer
Results timeline Results not in chronological order before 2022. Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 201920202021202220232024The TraditionT9T38T23T4T46T30NTT46T13T5T18Senior PGA ChampionshipT9T9CUTT33T19T35NTT63CUTT8T32U.S. Senior OpenT5T33T32T23T12T47NT20T57CUTSenior Players ChampionshipT15T7T69T54T24T30T28T4210T27T44The Senior Open ChampionshipT391T60T45T6NTT36
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1999 Nike Tour graduates 2002 Buy.com Tour graduates 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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