More Information About David Toms
David Wayne Toms (born January 4, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings (over 175 weeks between 2001 and 2006[1]) and ranked as high as 5th in 2002 and 2003.
Toms was born in Monroe, the seat of Ouachita Parish, in northeastern Louisiana, and resides in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish, in northwestern Louisiana. He is the son of Thomas E. "Buster" Toms (born 1946) of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, in northwestern Louisiana. Toms also played little league baseball with former Major League Baseball All-Star Albert Belle.
He won the 15-17 Boys' event at the 1984 Junior World Golf Championships. After graduating from Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge before he joined the PGA Tour in 1992. He has won one major championship, the 2001 PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club, and a total of twelve events on the PGA Tour.
His winning score of 265 in the 2001 PGA Championship is the lowest absolute 72-hole score ever recorded in a major championship.
Professional wins (16)
PGA Tour wins (12)
| Legend |
| Major Championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (10) |
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| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of
Victory |
Runner(s) up |
| 1 |
Jul 13, 1997 |
Quad City Classic |
-23 (67-66-67-65=265) |
3 strokes |
 Brandel Chamblee |
| 2 |
Aug 22, 1999 |
Sprint International |
47 Points (16-13-10-8=47) |
3 points |
David Duval |
| 3 |
Oct 3, 1999 |
Buick Challenge |
-17 (68-66-66-71=271) |
3 strokes |
 Stuart Appleby |
| 4 |
Oct 8, 2000 |
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill |
-13 (68-70-67-66=271) |
Playoff |
 Mike Weir |
| 5 |
May 6, 2001 |
Compaq Classic of New Orleans |
-22 (66-63-64=266) |
2 strokes |
Phil Mickelson |
| 6 |
Aug 19, 2001 |
PGA Championship |
-15 (66-65-65-69=265) |
1 stroke |
Phil Mickelson |
| 7 |
Oct 7, 2001 |
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill |
-15 (64-70-67-68=269) |
1 stroke |
Kirk Triplett |
| 8 |
May 11, 2003 |
Wachovia Championship |
-10 (70-69-66-73=278) |
2 strokes |
Robert Gamez |
| 9 |
Jul 29, 2003 |
FedEx St. Jude Classic |
-20 (68-67-65-64) |
3 strokes |
 Nick Price |
| 10 |
May 30, 2004 |
FedEx St. Jude Classic |
-16 (67-63-65-73) |
6 strokes |
Bob Estes |
| 11 |
Feb 27, 2005 |
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship |
6 & 5 |
Chris DiMarco |
| 12 |
Jan 15, 2006 |
Sony Open in Hawaii |
-19 (66-69-61-69=261) |
5 strokes |
Chad Campbell,  Rory Sabbatini |
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
Other wins (2)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" = tied for place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Results in World Golf Championship events
1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
United States national team appearances
Professional
See also
References
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