John Cook
Name:
John Neuman CookCountry:
USABorn:
Oct 2, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf commentator; golf course designer.Turned Pro:
1979America
Nature Valley
Played as the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (Sept 26-28). Second-placed Tom Byrum (USA) finished 1 shot behind John Cook (USA), who claimed his tenth Champions Tour title. [Pebble Beach Golf Links & Poppy Hills GC, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Final round at Pebble Beach].
America
Mitsubishi
Played as the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan 18-20; Champions Tour season opener). John Cook (USA) beat David Frost (RSA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to win this event for the second time in three years. [Hualālai course, Hualālai Resort, Big Island, Hawaii].
America
Mitsubishi
Played as the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan 21-23; Champions Tour season opener). Second-placed Tom Lehman (USA) finished 2 shots behind John Cook (USA), who recorded five straight birdies at the start of his final nine holes. [Hualālai course, Hualālai Resort, Big Island, Hawaii].
America
Desjardins
Played as the Montreal Championship presented by Desjardins (July 1-3). Second-placed Chien-soon Lu (Taiw) finished 3 shots behind Cook (USA), who recorded his third Champions Tour win in 2011. [Le Fontainebleau GC, Blainville, Quebec].
America
Outback Steakhouse
Played as the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (April 15-17). Cook (USA) beat Jay Don Blake (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to record his second win in 2011. [TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, nr Tampa, FL].
America
Charles Schwab
Played as the Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Nov 4-7; Champions Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Michael Allen (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion John Cook (USA), who recorded his fifth win on the Tour. [TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, CA].
America
Administaff
Played as the Administaff Small Business Classic (Oct 16-18). Second-placed Jay Haas (USA) and Bob Tway (USA) finished 2 shots behind John Cook (USA). [Tournament course, The Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
America
Charles Schwab
Played as the Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Oct 29-Nov 1; Champions Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Russ Cochran (USA) finished 5 shots behind John Cook (USA). [Sonoma GC, Sonoma, California].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Championship (Oct 24-26). Second-placed Keith Fergus (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Cook (USA), who claimed his second Champions Tr win. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Championship (Oct 19-21). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time Champions Tour winner Cook (USA), playing in only his second start on the Tour. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
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Played as the Reno-Tahoe Open (Aug 23-26). Second-placed Jerry Kelly (USA) finished 1 shot behind Cook (USA), who recorded the last of his 11 PGA Tour wins. [Montreux G&CC, Reno, NV].
America
GTE
Played as the GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 14-17). Second-placed Fred Couples (USA), Harrison Frazar (USA) and Hal Sutton (USA) finished 3 shots behind Cook (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [TPC course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX. Early rounds also on the Cottonwood Valley course].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Jan 15-19). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 1 shot behind Cook (USA), who recorded his second win in this event. [Indian Wells CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Bermuda Dunes CC; La Quinta CC; Indian Ridge CC].
America
CVS
Played as the CVS Charity Classic (July 25-28). Second-placed Russ Cochran (USA) finished 3 shots behind John Cook (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
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FedEx
Played as the FedEx St Jude Classic (June 20-23). Second-placed John Adams (USA) finished 8 shots behind Cook (USA). [TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN].
Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Scott Verplank (USA) finished in second place behind Cook (USA). [Club de Golf Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Jan 15-19). Cook (USA) beat Gene Sauers (USA) with an eagle at the fourth playoff hole. Rick Fehr (USA) was eliminated at the second playoff hole; Mark O'Meara (USA) and Tom Kite (USA) at the first playoff hole. [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; La Quinta CC; PGA West (Palmer Private)].
America
United Airlines
Played as the United Airlines Hawaiian Open (Feb 3-6). Second-placed Paul Azinger (USA) finished 2 shots behind John Cook (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
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Played as the Las Vegas Invitational (Oct 7-11). Second-placed David Frost (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Cook (USA). [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Las Vegas CC and Desert Inn CC (now Wynn G&CC)].
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Played as The International (Aug 13-16; modified stableford format). Second-placed and defending champion Ken Green (USA) finished 2 points behind Cook (USA). [Castle Pines GC, Castle Rock, nr Denver, Colorado].
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 28-31). John Cook (USA) beat Johnny Miller (USA) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole, to record his second PGA Tour win. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 29-Feb 1). First-time PGA Tour winner Cook (USA) beat Hale Irwin (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole. Barney Thompson (USA), Bobby Clampett (USA) and Ben Crenshaw (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (78th) (Aug 29-Sept 3). John Cook (USA) beat Scott Hoch (USA) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Plainfield CC, Edison, NJ].
Tournaments:
PGA Championship: the year’s second men’s major championship is hosted by Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, amidst doubt as to whether reigning champion Phil Mickelson will defend his title (May 19-22).
Soudal Open: Belgium’s return to European Tour golf sees 36-hole Rinkven International GC host the Soudal Open, the country’s national open championship (May 12-15).
Who's Who:
Scottie Scheffler: bags the 2022 Masters Tournament title, and with it a fourth win in six starts on the PGA Tour and his first major championship victory.
Stephen Dodd: took the European Senior Tour’s 2021 Order of Merit honours following the abandonment due to rain of the season’s final event, the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius (April 1-3, 2022).
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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