Bruce Lloyd Vaughan (born September 10, 1956) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Vaughan was born in

Kankakee, Illinois Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an ...

. He didn't start playing golf until he was 20 and working as a

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Hutchinson, Kansas Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat in Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located on the Arkansas River. It has been home to salt mines since 1887, thus its nickname of "Salt City", but locals call it "Hutch". As of the 2020 cen ...

. Vaughan turned professional in 1990. He played on the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

from 1992 to 1994, winning twice in 1994. He finished sixth on the money list in 1994 earning him his

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card for 1995. He struggled on the PGA Tour in 1995, making only 15 cuts in 30 events. He finished 173rd on the money list and lost his card. He played the Nationwide Tour again from 1996 to 1998. He also played the

South African Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vo ...

for several seasons, winning the Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy in 1994 and finishing second on the 1993/94 Order of Merit. After turning 50, Vaughan qualified for the 2007

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by finishing T3 in the

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. He won his first Champions Tour event in 2008 at the

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, a senior major. Vaughan resides in

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Nike Tour wins (2)

Champions Tour wins (1)

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
''Note: Vaughan never played in the

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or the

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Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Senior results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2017.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan, Bruce American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Sunshine Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Illinois Golfers from Kansas Sportspeople from Kankakee, Illinois Sportspeople from Hutchinson, Kansas 1956 births Living people