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Past Diamondback Charity Classic Senior Professionals

Tommy Aaron of Gainesville, Georgia, won twice on the PGA Tour, but one of those wins was the 1973 Masters. He is also the oldest player to make the cut at the Masters at age 63 in 2000.

George Archer of Incline Village, Nevada, won his first tournament on the Champions Tour, capturing the 1989 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Classic in Abilene in his first tournament after turning 50. Archer owns 19 career victories on the Champions Tour. He also won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1969 Masters.

Andy Bean of Lakeland, Florida, joined the Champions Tour in 2003. He was an eleven-time winner on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1977.

Bob Charles of Oxford, New Zealand, is considered perhaps the most successful left hander to play professional golfer with 75 victories worldwide on five continents. He won six times on the PGA Tour, including the 1963 British Open. Since joining the Champions Tour in 1986, he has been one of the most successful senior golfers, claiming 23 Tour victories.

Tournament host Charles Coody of Abilene was the 1971 Masters champion. He owns five career wins on the Champions Tour. Coody is the owner of Diamondback Golf Club and was the founder of the Diamondback Charity Classic.

Dale Douglass of Castle Rock, Colorado, has 11 career wins the Champions Tour. He and Coody have also won the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf championship three times as partners.

David Edwards, a two-time all-American at Oklahoma State in 1978 and 1979, won four times on the PGA Tour from 1979 to 2005. He became eligible this year for the Champions Tour and already has two top-five finishes. Edwards played in the Diamondback Charity Classic for the first time in 2006.

Lou Graham , who no longer plays regularly on the Champions Tour, won the 1975 U.S. Open. Graham lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tony Jacklin, of Seunthorpe, England, won the 1969 British Open at Royal Lytham to become the first-home-grown champion of golf’s oldest tournament since 1951. Eleven months later, Jacklin won the 1970 U.S. Open at Hazeltine Golf Club, making him the first Briton in 50 years to capture the U.S. Open. Jacklin owns four PGA Tour victories and two wins on the Champions Tour in his career. He was a British Ryder Cup team member 8 times 1967 through 1979 and Captain four times l983 through 1989 leading the European team to victory in 1985 -- their first in 28 years and in 1987, their first win ever on American soil.  He was also elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.

Bill Kratzert , a commentator for ABC, Turner Sports and ESPN, won four times as a player on the PGA Tour. He now lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Gene Littler of Rancho Santa Fe, California, who has eight victories on the Champions Tour, won 29 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1961 U.S. Open. Littler, a cancer survivor, is known for his smooth swing.

Gil Morgan of Edmond, Oklahoma, has been one of the most successful players during his eight years on the Champions Tour. Morgan, who has 23 career victories on the Champions Tour and won seven times on the PGA Tour, has played in four of the first five Diamondback Charity Classics.

Tom Purtzer of Green Valley, Arizona, won the Toshiba Senior Classic in 2004. One of his five career wins on the regular PGA Tour came in Abilene at the 1988 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Classic.

Chi Chi Rodriguez , one of the most popular players on the Champions Tour, has won 22 times on the Champions Tour. He also claimed eight victories during his career on the PGA Tour, including the 1967 Texas Open and the 1972 Byron Nelson Classic. Rodriguez lives in Dorado, Puerto Rico.

Jay Sigel of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, was one of the most decorated amateur golfers in the nation before turning professional in 1994. He won back-to-back U.S. Amateur titles and a British Amateur title. Sigel, who owns eight career wins on the Champions Tour, also served twice as a playing captain of the U.S. Walker Cup team.

Doug Tewell, who now lives in Edmond, Okla., has four career victories on the regular PAGA Tour and eight career wins on the Champions Tour. He has surpassed the $1 million mark in earnings for six straight years since joining the Champions Tour and currently ranks 62nd on the money list. He leads the Champions Tour in driving accuracy.

Leonard Thompson of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, has three career victories each on the Champions Tour and the PGA Tour.

Howard Twitty , who won three times on the PGA Tour, is still looking for his first win since joining the Champions Tour in 1999. He had a second-place finish in the Toshiba Classic in 2000.Twitty lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

 

 

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