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Career summary

Irwin graduated from the University of Colorado in 1967, where he was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back, as well as an academic All-American in football. He won the individual NCAA Division I Championship in golf in 1967 and turned professional the following year. It has been suggested that multiple sections of Boulder, Colorado be merged into this article or section. ... The NCAA Division I Mens Golf Championships, which is played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. mens collegiate golf. ...

Irwin had 20 victories on the PGA Tour beginning with the 1971 Sea Pines Heritage Classic and finishing with the 1994 MCI Heritage Golf Classic, and won prize money of just under six million dollars. His three major championship titles were the 1974, 1979, and 1990 US Opens. His 1998 win at the U.S. Senior Open came at the Riviera Country Club. The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The U.S. Senior Open is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. ...

Irwin qualified to play on the over 50s Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour) in 1995 and has enjoyed even greater success at this level than he did on the PGA Tour. As of October 3, 2005 he had won 44 Champions Tour titles and topped the all-time Champions Tour money list with earnings of over USD 21 million. The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... The PGA Tour is an organization that is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ... This article is about general United States currency. ...

PGA Tour wins

• 1971 Sea Pines Heritage Classic
• 1973 Sea Pines Heritage Classic
• 1974 U.S. Open
• 1975 Atlanta Classic, Western Open
• 1976 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, Florida Citrus Open
• 1977 Atlanta Classic, Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic, San Antonio Texas Open
• 1979 U.S. Open
• 1981 Hawaiian Open, Buick Open
• 1982 Honda Inverrary Classic
• 1983 Memorial Tournament
• 1984 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
• 1985 Memorial Tournament
• 1990 U.S. Open, Buick Classic
• 1994 MCI Heritage Golf Classic

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Other regular career wins

• 1974 Piccadilly World Match Play
• 1975 Piccadilly World Match Play
• 1978 Australian PGA
• 1979 South African PGA, World Cup (individual), World Cup (team - with John Mahaffey)
• 1981 Bridgestone Classic
• 1982 Brazilian Open
• 1986 Bahamas Classic
• 1987 Fila Classic

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Champions Tour wins

• 1995 Ameritech Senior Open, Vantage Championship
• 1996 American Express Invitational, PGA Seniors' Championship
• 1997 MasterCard Championship, LG Championship, PGA Seniors' Championship, Las Vegas Senior Classic, Burnet Senior Classic, BankBoston Classic, Boone Valley Classic, Vantage Championship, Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic
• 1998 Toshiba Senior Classic, PGA Seniors' Championship, Las Vegas Senior Classic, Ameritech Senior Open, U.S. Senior Open, BankBoston Classic, Energizer Senior Tour Championship
• 1999 Nationwide Championship, Boone Valley Classic, Ford Senior Players Championship, Ameritech Senior Open, Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic
• 2000 Nationwide Championship, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, U.S. Senior Open, EMC Kaanapali Classic
• 2001 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley, Bruno's Memorial Classic, Turtle Bay Championship
• 2002 ACE Group Classic, Toshiba Senior Classic, 3M Championship, Turtle Bay Championship
• 2003 Kinko's Classic of Austin, Turtle Bay Championship
• 2004 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, Senior PGA Championship
• 2005 Turtle Bay Championship, Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, SAS Championship

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Other senior career wins

• 1996 Lexus Challenge (with Sean Connery)
• 1997 Senior Slam at Los Cabos
• 1998 Senior Match Play Challenge
• 1999 Senior Skins Game, Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge (with Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson)
• 2000 Our Lucaya Senior Slam
• 2001 Senior Skins Game
• 2002 Senior Skins Game

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See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
• Golfers with most Champions Tour wins
• Golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins

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External links

• Profile on the PGA Tour's website
• Event Booking Information
• Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles
• Hale Irwin on about.com