Marco Dawson (born November 17, 1963) is an American

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who now plays on the

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, having previously played on the

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. He won the 2015 Senior Open Championship. Dawson was born on a United States military base in

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. He attended

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, graduating in 1985, when turned professional. Dawson has enjoyed a long career playing both the PGA and

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s. 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

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. His best finish on the PGA Tour is 2nd at the 1995

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, when he finished three strokes behind

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. He secured a return to the

for 2012 via

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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

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in March, he was playing with

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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. In a similar incident in October, Dawson was playing with

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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
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Professional wins (3)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Champions Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Dawson never played in the

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.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Marco American male golfers Florida Southern Moccasins men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Florida People from Freising Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida People from Merritt Island, Florida 1963 births Living people