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Golf Instructors
Dave Stockton
Dave Stockton, well known for his putting prowess since joining the PGA Tour in 1964, has 25 career Tour wins including 2 PGA Championships, 2 Senior Player Championships and a U.S. Senior Open to his credit. Dave captained the victorious Ryder Cup team at Kiawah Island in 1991. His success continued when he transitioned to instruction becoming known as the pre-eminent short game guru after working with notables such as Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy.
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Craig Stadler
After 13 PGA Tour career victories, Stadler made history in 2003 at the B.C. Open when he became the first Champions Tour player to win a PGA Tour event with a one-stroke victory. With two other Champions Tour victories and nine top ten finishes, Stadler was voted “Champions Tour Rookie of the Year” in 2003. He currently has 8 Champions Tour victories. Nicknamed the “Walrus,” Stadler is one of golf’s most colorful and popular personalties.
Don Pooley
Despite winning the 1980 B.C. Open, the 1985 Vardon Trophy and the 1987 Memorial Tournament, Pooley is probably best known in his PGA Tour career for his dramatic million-dollar hole-in-one at the 1987 Bay Hill Classic. Arnold Palmer’s Children’s Hospital also received $500,000 for his once-ina-lifetime shot. Pooley enjoyed a resurgence after turning 50 in 2001, when he joined the Champions Tour. In 2002, Pooley won on the biggest stage in men’s senior golf, The U.S. Senior Open.


Morris Hatalsky
In 1996, Hatalsky retired from a successful 20-year career on the PGA Tour, winning four tournaments and 32 top ten finishes, earning him the distinction of “Putter of the Decade”. After turning 50, Morris returned to golf’s Champions Tour, where he was named “Rookie of the Year”in 2002. He has three Champions Tour wins overall, finishing twice in the top ten for 2009, and had another top finish in 2010.