Tom Wargo

Tom Wargo
Tom Wargo
Personal information
Full name	Amos Tom Wargo
Born	September 16, 1942 (age 82); Marlette, Michigan
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Centralia, Illinois
Career
Turned professional	1976
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions	5
European Senior Tour	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T28: 1992
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1995

Amos Tom Wargo (born September 16, 1942) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1993 PGA Seniors' Championship–one of the major championships on the men's Senior PGA Tour and the 1994 Senior British Open, later also recognized as a senior major championship.

Early life

Wargo was born in Marlette in the heart of "The Thumb" of Michigan, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He attended Mayville High School. He did not play golf until he taught himself to play at age 25. Prior to his career as a professional golfer, he had worked as an iron worker, assembly-line autoworker, bartender and fisherman in Alaska.

Professional career

Wargo turned pro in 1976. He spent most of his regular PGA career years as the head club pro at the Greenview GC that he owned until 2009 in Centralia, Illinois. In 1992, he received the PGA Club Professional-of-the-Year award. Wargo played in only a handful of PGA Tour events. His best finish in a PGA Tour event, which was a major championship, was a T-28 at the 1992 PGA Championship.

After reaching the age of 50, Wargo joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1993. He has four victories including two senior major championships and over 100 top-10 finishes in this venue. He lives in Centralia, Illinois.

Professional wins (10)

Other wins (5)

1988 Illinois PGA Section Championship
1990 Gateway PGA Sectional Championship, Irvin Cobb Championship
1991 PGA Club Professional Winter Stroke Play Championship, Gateway PGA Sectional Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other Senior PGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 18, 1993	PGA Seniors' Championship	−13 (69-69-67-70=275)	Playoff	Bruce Crampton
2	Mar 27, 1994	Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic	−7 (71-66-72=209)	1 stroke	Bob Murphy
3	Jul 23, 1994	Senior British Open	−8 (73-68-68-71=280)	2 strokes	Bob Charles, Doug Dalziel
4	Jun 22, 1995	Dallas Reunion Pro-Am	−13 (64-64-69=197)	7 strokes	Dave Eichelberger, Dave Stockton
5	Feb 27, 2000	LiquidGolf.com Invitational	−14 (65-69-68=202)	Playoff	Gary McCord, J. C. Snead

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1993	PGA Seniors' Championship	Bruce Crampton	Won with par on second extra hole
2	1995	Emerald Coast Classic	Raymond Floyd	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
3	1996	Bell Atlantic Classic	Dale Douglass, John Schroeder	Douglass won with birdie on third extra hole
4	2000	LiquidGolf.com Invitational	Gary McCord, J. C. Snead	Won with birdie on third extra hole Snead eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
The Open Championship									CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT			CUT	T28	T31

Note: Wargo only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1993	PGA Seniors' Championship	−13 (69-69-67-70=275)	Playoff¹	Bruce Crampton
1994	Senior British Open	−8 (73-68-68-71=280)	2 strokes	Bob Charles, Doug Dalziel

¹Defeated Crampton with par on second extra hole.

U.S. national team appearances

PGA Cup: 1988 (winners), 1992 (winners)

External links

Tom Wargo at the PGA Tour official site
Tom Wargo at the European Tour official site