Rod Funseth
The main tournament wins for Rod Funseth are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Unionmutual
Played as the inaugural Unionmutual Seniors Golf Classic (Oct 5-7; unofficial seniors event for 16 invitees). Funseth (USA) beat Bob Toski (USA) by 2 holes in the 18-hole final. At the time Funseth was already suffering from an untreatable cancer that claimed his life in September 1985. [Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, Maine].
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Played as the inaugural (and only) Hall of Fame Seniors Championship (May 20-22). Second-placed Charlie Sifford (USA) finished 9 shots behind Funseth (USA). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
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Liberty Mutual
Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Jack Burke (USA) & Paul Harney (USA) finished 2 shots behind Rod Funseth (USA) & Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Played as the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (Jul 27-30). Second-placed Lee Elder (USA), Dale Douglass (USA) and defending champion Billy Kratzert (USA) finished 6 shots behind Rod Funseth (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
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Glen Campbell
Played as the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open (Jan 4-7; PGA Tour season-opener). Second-placed Don Bies (USA), David Graham (Aus), Dave Hill (USA) and Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 3 shots behind Funseth (USA). [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
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Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Feb 11-14). Second-placed Bert Yancey (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Funseth (USA). [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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