William Lee Glasson, Jr. (born April 29, 1960) is an American

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who won several tournaments on the

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. Glasson was born in

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. He attended

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where he was a member of the

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team – a two-time All-American. He turned pro in 1983 and led the PGA Tour for driving distance in 1984. Glasson has enjoyed nine victories as a professional golfer: seven official PGA Tour events and two non-official events. His first win came at the 1985

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. Trailing seven strokes behind the leader

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with 14 holes to play, Glasson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a round of 66 to finish one stroke ahead of Mize and

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. Glasson won a second Kemper Open in 1992 fending off a playoff challenge from John Daly. His best finish in a

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is a tie for 4th place at the 1995 U.S. Open. Glasson has over 60 top-10 PGA Tour finishes and has earned more than $6.7 million in career earnings. He was featured in the top 50 of the

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. His last win on the Tour was in 1997 at the

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. Glasson experienced difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges in his 40s, due in large part to medical problems. He needed to play some on the Nationwide Tour, where his best finish was 2nd place at the 2003

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. Glasson has undergone at least 19 surgeries on various parts of his body including elbow, sinus, knee, lip, forearm and lower back. In 1994 Glasson said, "For me, breakfast is a bowl of Advil." He began playing on the

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after his 50th birthday on April 29, 2010. Glasson lives in

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Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (7)

Other wins (2)

*1984

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*1989

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(with Pat Bradley)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 U.S. Open – 1986 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glasson, Bill American male golfers Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from California Golfers from Oklahoma Sportspeople from Fresno, California People from Stillwater, Oklahoma 1960 births Living people