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Trey Cranfield
Personal information
Full nameTrey Michael Cranfield
BornApril 3, 1962 (age 57)
Paoli, Indiana
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
NationalityUnited States United States
ResidenceHouston, Texas
Career
CollegeGeorge Washington University
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s)T-1 Golf Tour
Professional wins69
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour1
PGA Tour Champions1
T-1 Golf Tour66 (1st all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT38: 1996, 2015
U.S. OpenT4: 1995, 2005
The Open Championship9th/T9: 2007, 2010
PGA ChampionshipT21: 1993
Best results in T-1 major championships
(wins: 14)
T-1 Players ChampionshipT6: 2018
U.S. T-1 OpenWon: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014
T-1 British OpenWon: 2010, 2012, 2014
T-1 Tour ChampionshipWon: 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006
Achievements and awards
T-1 Order of Merit Winner1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014
T-1 Tour leading money winner1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
T-1 Tour Rookie of the Year1985
T-1 Tour leading scorer1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2012
T-1 International Cup Champion2018

Trey Michael Cranfield is an American professional golfer who is widely considered as one of the greatest sub-tour level golfers of all time, winning 56 T-1 Golf Tour events, and 15 Order of Merit titles, which is the most all time, followed by Arnold Palmer, who has 9 titles. He also has 14 T-1 Major Championships, which are conducted by the T-1 Golf Federation (T1GF), which is second only to Arnold Palmer (16). However, without the T-1 Tour Championship, which was not considered a T-1 major championship until 2017, Cranfield has 10 championships, which is four more than Palmer, making his stature more than that of Palmer's in the eyes of the general public and media.

Cranfield received both his PGA Tour card and T-1 Tour card in 1985, after becoming the A10 golfer of the year. He retained his card status on the T-1 Tour after his win at the 1985 Phoenix Classic, winning by nearly 10 strokes. He followed that up with the T-1 Tour Rookie of the Year Award, which automatically qualifies the winners for 5 years exemption to the T-1 Tour.

From 1986 to 1991, Cranfield saw drastic success, mainly in regular T-1 events, winning most notably the 1986 T-1 National, which in the 1980s was considered to be the most prestigious T-1 golf tournament, more so than the major championships on the schedule. Following Cranfield's win, the T-1 Golf Federation considered making The National a major championship, but instead promoted the event to flagship status in 1987, and stayed until its discontinuation in 2003. Cranfield was the money leader on the tour two times in the five-year stretch (1986, 1989). He won 13 tournaments in the time span.

Background

Cranfield was born in Paoli, Indiana on April 3, 1962 to Michael and Donna Cranfield. In the early parts of his life, Cranfield sought professional golf help from local PGA Professional James Donahue, who mentored Cranfield until his early championship years in the late 1970s and early-middle 1980s. He attended George Washington University from 1983-1986 and studied political science and psychology. He balanced his busy study schedule with collegiate golf, which brought him success. In addition to working with the GWU coach, Cranfield spent most of his outside hours on the range with Donahue. In late 1984, Cranfield was the A10 Golfer of the Year, which he successfully defended in 1985, while balancing his collegiate golf with professional T-1 Tour events. He also participated in one PGA Tour event, the 1985 Western Open, where he missed the cut.

After his graduation in 1986, GWU named Cranfield the 1985-86 Athlete of the Year, and motioned his petition to be in the GWU Sports Hall of Fame, which ultimately failed after board vote. In 1987, Cranfield's schoolmate Chris Moore petitioned him to be in the GWU Alumnus Hall of Fame, which also failed. The same petition was motioned in 1988, but was not heard, and was not taken to vote.

Professional career

Mid-late 1980s

Cranfield turned professional on February 21, 1985, and played in his first professional tournament a week later, which was the 1985 T-1 Southern Open. He missed the cut by one stroke. In the summer months of 1985, he tried to focus mostly on his collegiate golf, where he finished T13 in the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Cranfield also participated in the 1985 Western Open, where he missed the cut going 74-79 in the first two rounds. He concluded his 1985 professional season at the tournament. Noting his success in the 1985 T-1 Tour season, he was awarded the Rookie of the Year award.

In most of the 1986 off-season, Cranfield spent time making drastic swing changes, trying to spark success with more prominent players in the PGA Tour. In January 1986, Cranfield's coach, James Donahue, informed him that he was not sufficiently practiced for PGA Tour success, in which Cranfield opted to participate mainly in the T-1 Golf Tour. To Donahue's surprise, Cranfield won the first tournament he played in, the 1986 T-1 Nike Open, by 4 strokes. In addition, Cranfield went on to win the T-1 Marlboro Open, which was two weeks after his first victory. He opted to skip out on the 1986 U.S. T-1 Open Championship, which was the first of three major championships on the schedule in the time period (U.S. T-1 Open, T-1 Augusta Invitational, T-1 British Open). T-1 Tour President Roger Scott said that he was trying to steer away from the emulation of the sponsor men's golf major championship events, introducing three completely new major championship ideas in April of 1986 (the T-1 Professional Player's Championship, the T-1 Midwest Open, and the T-1 National). The T-1 Golf Federation Board of Directors eventually shot down the idea, and Scott resigned following pressure from many players in the Tour, including Cranfield. In May of 1986, Cranfield was invited to play in the 1986 The National Tournament, which consisted of a 80-player field, the top 50 in the T-1 Golf Tour rankings, winners of all previous T-1 major championships, and special invitations by the T1GF. Cranfield was one of two special invitations, which in the official invitee transcript, was quoted to have "shown exemplary success in the 1986 T-1 Golf Tour season, winning two of the last five events, which the T-1 Golf Federation Board of Directors have taken to notice and hereby grant an invitation to The National Tournament for Trey Michael Cranfield."

Cranfield held the overnight lead in The National Tournament after both rounds one and two, shooting a 73-71 (E) to take a one shot lead over a group of seven in second place. On moving day, a large tradition at The National, Cranfield shot another 71 putting him three ahead headed into the final round over solo-second place Carson Wallberg. In the final round of the tournament, Cranfield fired a 74, and won the tournament with a score of +1, winning by one over Wallberg, who congratulated Cranfield with a hug on the 18th green after his missed putt that would've forced Cranfield into a playoff the following morning.

Cranfield continued his drastic success in the 1986 T-1 season to the T-1 CLU Open, where he won with a record score to par (-30). By the end of the season, Cranfield carried four wins and added an additional five top-10 finishes. He was the leading money winner by nearly $300,000, and soared up the world rankings to No. 31.

Cranfield continued his success in the 1987 season, winning three tournaments (the T-1 Pepsi Open, T-1 McDonald's Open, T-1 Northwest Invitational). He was invited to play in the 1987 Augusta Invitational, where he finished in a tie for 16th place. He played in the other major tournaments, but missed the cut in all.

In 1988, Cranfield picked up two more T-1 Tour Wins (the T-1 Marlboro Open and the T-1 Midwest Championship). He was the runner-up in the earnings list, and finished 3rd in points, his highest ever.

1989 brought even more success for Cranfield, and he picked up two more wins, being two of the top events on the tour, the 1989 T-1 Tournament of Champions, and the 1989 T-1 National Tournament. Cranfield went on to be the money earnings winner for the second time, winning by nearly $100,000 over Tom Kite, and finished runner-up in points to Kite. Cranfield had three top-10 finishes, marking his fourth consecutive season with three or more top-10 finishes.

Early 1990s

In 1990, Cranfield went winless, but picked up seven top-10 finishes, including two runner-up finishes, including the 1990 U.S. T-1 Open. By the end of the 1990, Cranfield's world ranking was at No. 24, the highest of his career.

1991 was the final winless season for Cranfield until 2015, making him the only person in the T-1 Tour to have more than 10 seasons with a win. He was runner-up in the 1991 T-1 National Tournament, and finished T21 in the 1991 T-1 Augusta Invitational. He opted to not play in the U.S. T-1 Open, T-1 British Open, or the T-1 Tour Championship. He also finished T9 in the 1991 T-1 Tournament of Champions.

1992 was the first year of a stretch of T-1 dominance that lasted from 1992 to 2006. In that stretch, Cranfield never finished below 6th in the Order of Merit, and maintained a top-15 world ranking. Cranfield opened up the dominance at the 1992 T-1 Tournament of Champions, where he won for the second time. He also finished solo 2nd in the 1992 T-1 National, was T2 in the 1992 U.S. T-1 Open, T7 in the 1992 T-1 Augusta Invitational, and finished 5th in the 1992 T-1 British Open. He miraculously missed the cut in the 1992 T-1 Tour Championship, which was held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. He finished just behind Nick Faldo in the Order of Merit, which sparked outrage by fans and fellow golfers. Faldo said that he was willing to give Cranfield his Order of Merit title, which Cranfield declined. The T1GF said in an open letter addressed to players and fans that Faldo's title was within validity of the points standings system, where he obviously played more successful golf than Cranfield based on T-1 regular events, won the Augusta Invitational, won the T-1 National, and won the U.S. T-1 Open. All three of those events carried a much more significant points weight between 1st and 2nd place. In the end, Faldo edged Cranfield by 6 points, mostly based off of his finish in the T-1 Tour Championship, where he was T28, in which Cranfield missed the cut. Before the Tour Championship, Cranfield held over a 100 point lead over Faldo. Despite the loss in the Order of Merit, Cranfield picked up his third earnings title by well over $200,000. He picked up two regular season events, the Tournament of Champions, and the T-1 Nike Open.

1993 was considered by many as Cranfield's breakout season, where he finally picked up his first T-1 major championship, the 1993 U.S. T-1 Open. In the conclusion of the event, Cranfield described his win as "something that has been in the works for a long time. We have been working, working, working, and working some more for this title. The chase [after Palmer] begins". By the time Cranfield won his first T-1 major title, Palmer had already picked up 11 major titles (not including his 10 T-1 Tour Championship wins), which was introduced as a major in 2017. Cranfield also finished T7 in the 1993 T-1 National Tournament, T3 in the 1993 T-1 Tournament of Champions, and finished in the top 10 in each of the other three major championships. He picked up seven regular season wins, and was the leading money earner for the 4th time, and won his 1st Order of Merit title by over 600 points over Phil Mickelson.

Middle to late 1990s

As the 90s continued to progress, Cranfield found major success in the T-1 Tour regular circuit, winning multiple regular season events, including The National on multiple occasions, and many T-1 major championships, easily becoming the top T-1 Tour golfer, and one of the most prominent world golfers, reaching as high as 3rd on the Official World Golf Rankings list in 1996. The only year Cranfield did not win a T-1 major championship from 1993 to 2000 was 1997, where he still showed exemplary signs of success, winning multiple regular season events.

Early 2000s

Cranfield's prominence remained at a high level into the 2000s, where he continued to win T-1 major championships and consistently ranked high on the Order of Merit, money list, and others. Cranfield's most fluked season in his era of dominance came in 2001, where he won just one T-1 Tour event, and finished third on the money list, and fourth in the Order of Merit. Scott Jamiessonn also began his rise, and became known as the Cranfield Prodigy, consistently battling with him in major championships and important events. The Jamiessonn/Cranfield rivalry's most famous moment came at the 2003 U.S. T-1 Open, where Jamiessonn defeated Cranfield in an 18-hole playoff, picking up his second major championship and surpassing Cranfield in the Order of Merit list for the first time. Jamiessonn holed a putt on 18 to clinch the victory, finishing at -3 to Cranfield's -2. Cranfield congratulated Jamiessonn by letter the following day. It is noted that Cranfield went on to win the 2003 Order of Merit title, defeating Jamiessonn by 15 points following his win in the 2003 T-1 Tour Championship.

Middle to late 2000s

Cranfield's Era of Dominance was officially ended at the 2006 T-1 McDonald's Open, where he missed the cut for three consecutive weeks. The T-1 Tour sent a letter to all important media outlets noting that Cranfield's dominance had been on a constant decline, especially since the rise of prominent 2000s T-1 Tour members such as Jamiessonn, Tiger Woods, Chris Euphoricson, and Norman Xi had been rising and winning the important championships. The letter recommended that the media kept an open mind to Cranfield's present playing and how it impacted the tour and the view of the tour. In 2007, Cranfield missed a total of seven event cuts, and finished in the top-20 only once. Depsite his lacking success, Cranfield managed to finish in 9th at the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links, won by Padraig Harrington.

Second rise to prominence (2009-2010)

In the 2009 T-1 Tour season, Cranfield showed more signs that he was not out of the conversation despite nearly three consecutive down years on the T-1 Tour Order of Merit lists and constant stagnation in major championships. Cranfield won the 2009 U.S. T-1 Open, where he broke the T-1 Tour record for lowest score to par in a major championship, at -17, and the 2009 T-1 Augusta Invitational. He also went on to win the 2010 T-1 British Open in simple fashion.

2012

In 2012, Cranfield returned to a comfortable position in the T-1 Tour OM rankings, and money list. By the end of the season, he won both titles, and was the leading scorer for the first time since 2006. He finished every major in the top-10, and won the 2012 T-1 British Open, his second of three. Norman Xi finished second in the OM rankings by nearly 250 points.

2014

Cranfield's final season of T-1 major success was in 2014 where he won the U.S. T-1 Open for the 7th time, and the T-1 British Open for the third time. He won the Order of Merit title for the 15th time, and was the leading earner for the 18th time. He was the second leading scorer behind Jamie Otto.

2018

In 2018, Cranfield sought subtle success, finishing T6 in the newly introduced T-1 Players Championship, the first major and event of the season. He also went on to capture a top-10 in the T-1 Tour Championship at Riviera Country Club.

Professional wins (59)

T-1 Tour wins (56)

Legend
Major championships (14)
The National championships (5)
Tour Championship (4)*
Other T-1 Tour (38)

*Later a major championship; historic results included as major status

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 April 6, 1986 T-1 Nike Open -15 1 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Jim Burns
2 April 23, 1986 T-1 Marlboro Open -12 3 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Clyde Donaldson, Unaligned States of Azania Samuel Shapiro, Ijuki Sodaira, Wikipedia:Canada Jonathen Kei
3 May 12, 1986 The National Championship +1 (73-71-71-74=289) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Carson Wallberg
4 Sep 7, 1986 T-1 CLU Open -30 5 strokes Unaligned States of Azania John Welsh, Unaligned States of Azania David Cromwell, England Christopher Donaldson III
5 Jun 15, 1987 T-1 Pepsi Open -16 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Carson Smith, Unaligned States of Azania Tom Kite
6 Jul 10, 1987 T-1 McDonald's Open -5 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Mac O'Grady, Unaligned States of Azania George Burns
7 Jul 28, 1987 T-1 Northwest Invitational -11 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Don Barr Jr.
8 May 12, 1988 T-1 Marlboro Open (2) -20 3 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Wayne Jefferson, Unaligned States of Azania Steve Shores
9 Oct 17, 1988 T-1 Midwest Championship -6 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Mark Thompson, Gerry Hill, Unaligned States of Azania Stan Powell
10 Mar 4, 1989 T-1 Tournament of Champions -3 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Tim Simpson, Russell Cox, Wikipedia:Canada Joseph Hughes, Tom Moore, Unaligned States of Azania Mark Thompson
11 May 23, 1989 The National Tournament (2) -2 (72-70-73-71=286) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Tom Kite, England Nick Faldo, David Frost, Unaligned States of Azania Mark Holly, Damon Long, Taylor Finnessie Jr.
12 Jul 18, 1989 T-1 DOW Open -16 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Stenny Green, Unaligned States of Azania Jeff Bailey
13 Sep 22, 1989 T-1 GTE Open -24 4 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Carl Brown
14 Mar 10, 1992 T-1 Tournament of Champions (2) -6 3 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Samuel Bell, Unaligned States of Azania Morgan Hall
15 Jun 22, 1992 T-1 Nike Open (2) -22 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Gary Hallberg, Unaligned States of Azania Mark Anthony Sr.
16 Feb 5, 1993 T-1 Alcoa Championship -14 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Jerry Elmoore
17 Mar 10, 1993 T-1 Delta Open -27 7 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Greg Norman
18 Mar 29, 1993 T-1 Navistar Invitational -7 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Timmy Stackhouse Jr., Unaligned States of Azania Adam Evans, Unaligned States of Azania Jeff Jones, Unaligned States of Azania David Frennell
19 Apr 15, 1993 T-1 Chubb Classic -18 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Willard Collins
20 Jun 13, 1993 U.S. T-1 Open E 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Payne Stewart, Unaligned States of Azania Jerry Platon
21 Jun 30, 1993 T-1 Nike Open (3) -13 3 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Carl Knight
22 Oct 26, 1993 T-1 Wellpoint Open -26 8 strokes Unaligned States of Azania David Sanders IV
23 Jan 19, 1994 T-1 Winter Open -6 1 stroke Sharu Iguha
24 Feb 24, 1994 T-1 Alcoa Championship (2) -11 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Ben Crenshaw
25 May 2, 1994 T-1 Marlboro Open (3) -18 4 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Mark Brooks, Nick Price
26 Jul 30, 1994 T-1 Wales Classic -5 1 stroke Danny Hayburn
28 Oct 15, 1994 T-1 Aramark Open -19 4 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Rick Fehr, Robert McAllen
29 Jan 8, 1995 T-1 West Coast Classic -22 Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Ben Evans Jr., Vijay Singh
30 Mar 15, 1995 T-1 Tournament of Champions (3) -14 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Ethan Rahrenbacher, David Hale, Lenny Carlson, Samuel Baylor, Clark Crimson, Jim Kellogg
31 Jun 13, 1995 U.S. T-1 Open (2) -1 1 stroke Greg Norman, Josh Oberlahousser
32 Mar 3, 1996 T-1 Best Buy Classic -19 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Tom Jeffries, Jim Kellogg
33 Apr 18, 1996 T-1 Masco Open -8 3 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Steve Stricker, Unaligned States of Azania Chris Kyle, Unaligned States of Azania Stan Wallerson, Unaligned States of Azania Jerry Bradley
34 Jun 16, 1996 U.S. T-1 Open (3) +3 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Steve Jones, Unaligned States of Azania Phil Mickelson, Nick Faldo, Nick Price, David Feherty, Scott Reynolds, Charles Ragsdale
35 Jul 26, 1996 T-1 Wales Classic (2) -13 2 strokes Rory Tisdale
36 Sep 17, 1996 T-1 Puerto Rico Open E 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Tom Jeffries, Unaligned States of Azania Tiger Woods, Unaligned States of Azania David Orgin, Unaligned States of Azania Jon Watson
37 Jan 22, 1997 T-1 Winter Open (2) -14 Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Michael Bradley
38 Mar 1, 1997 T-1 Rite-Aid Open -25 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Stan Wallerson, Unaligned States of Azania Dan Washington, Unaligned States of Azania Bill Gonzales
39 May 6, 1997 The National Tournament (3) +5 1 stroke England Canden Stewart (a)
40 Apr 19, 1998 T-1 Masco Open (2) -16 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Eldrick Franklin
41 May 5, 1998 The National Tournament (4) -4 3 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Wilson Elber, Unaligned States of Azania Martin Mitchell, Unaligned States of Azania Tiger Woods, Unaligned States of Azania Brandel Chamblee
42 Jun 1, 1998 T-1 Gap Open -22 Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Keith Janson
43 Jul 4, 1998 T-1 Independence Day Classic -16 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Brandel Chamblee, Unaligned States of Azania Joseph Foster, Unaligned States of Azania Jim Clants
45 Nov 18, 1998 T-1 Tour Championship -3 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Justin Leonard, Danny Tater (a)
46 Jan 18, 1999 T-1 Tour Winter Open (3) -29 9 strokes Unaligned States of Azania John Ekrich IV
47 Mar 15, 1999 T-1 Tournament of Champions (4) -8 4 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Justin Leonard, Unaligned States of Azania Jim Furyk, Unaligned States of Azania Jason Houston
48 Jun 20, 1999 U.S. T-1 Open (4) -1 Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Josh Howard (a)
50 Mar 7, 2000 T-1 Tournament of Champions (5) -1 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Tiger Woods, Unaligned States of Azania Scott Campell, Unaligned States of Azania Steve Elkington
51 May 4, 2000 The National Tournament (5) -3 Playoff Unaligned States of Azania J.J. Diaz
53 Sep 2, 2001 T-1 Union Camp Open -12 3 strokes England Justin Rose
54 Nov 19, 2003 T-1 Tour Championship (2) -1 Playoff Scott Jamiessonn
55 Jun 16, 2004 U.S. T-1 Open (5) +2 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Scott Jamiessonn
56 Nov 16, 2005 T-1 Tour Championship (3) -5 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Stan Walrich, Jeff Clydesdale, Marty Snider, Dale Turner
57 Nov 15, 2006 T-1 Tour Championship (4) -8 2 strokes Chris Euphoricson, Shane Simmons, Stan Walrich
58 May 4, 2009 T-1 McDonald's Open (2) -18 4 strokes Norman Xi, Charles Sandifer
59 Jun 13, 2009 U.S. T-1 Open (6) -1 Playoff Norman Xi
61 Jul 16, 2010 T-1 British Open -17 10 strokes Geld Sjkens, Julien Adälson
62 May 3, 2011 T-1 McDonald's Open (3) -23 3 strokes Norman Xi, Unaligned States of Azania Frank Edleson Jr.
63 Apr 18, 2012 T-1 Autobon Open -14 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Jack Leeland, Unaligned States of Azania Jeff Lemán
64 Jul 16, 2012 T-1 British Open (2) -11 1 stroke Tommy Fleetwood
65 Jun 14, 2014 U.S. T-1 Open (7) +3 Playoff Jamie Otto
66 Jul 17, 2014 T-1 British Open (3) -8 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Jamie Otto, Unaligned States of Azania Cole Carllsson, Unaligned States of Azania Jeff Bryant


PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 May 26, 1996 Kemper Open -22 2 strokes Unaligned States of Azania Willie Wood

PGA Tour playoff record (0-2)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1996 Nortel Open Unaligned States of Azania Mark O'Meara O'Meara won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Phoenix Open Unaligned States of Azania J.P. Hayes, Unaligned States of Azania Joe Durant Hayes won with birdie on first extra hole
Durant and Cranfield eliminated with pars

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 May 20, 1994 Portuguese Open -18 1 stroke Philip Price

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 May 31, 2012 Principal Charity Classic -12 1 stroke Mark McNulty

T-1 major championships

Wins (14)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
1993 U.S. T-1 Open 1 stroke behind E (69-69-72-70) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Payne Stewart, Unaligned States of Azania Jerry Platon
1995 U.S. T-1 Open (2) 4 strokes behind -1 (72-71-71-65) 1 stroke Greg Norman, Josh Oberlahousser
1996 U.S. T-1 Open (3) 2 strokes ahead +3 (76-66-69-72) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Steve Jones, Unaligned States of Azania Phil Mickelson, Nick Faldo, Nick Price, David Feherty, Scott Reynolds, Charles Ragsdale
1998 T-1 Tour Championship Tied for the lead -3 (70-72-72-71) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Justin Leonard, Danny Tater (a)
1999 U.S. T-1 Open (4) 2 strokes ahead -1 (69-69-68-73) Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Josh Howard (a)
2003 T-1 Tour Championship (2) 2 strokes behind -1 (71-72-75-69) Playoff Scott Jamiessonn
2004 U.S. T-1 Open (5) 6 strokes ahead +2 (66-72-69-75) Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Scott Jamiessonn
2005 T-1 Tour Championship (3) 3 strokes ahead -5 (67-72-71-73) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Stan Walrich, Jeff Clydesdale, Marty Snider, Dale Turner
2006 T-1 Tour Championship (4) 4 strokes behind -8 (71-73-70-66) 2 strokes Chris Euphoricson, Shane Simmons, Unaligned States of Azania Stan Walrich
2009 U.S. T-1 Open (6) 2 strokes ahead -1 (70-71-66-72) Playoff Norman Xi
2010 T-1 British Open 14 strokes ahead -17 (65-64-69-73) 10 strokes Geld Sjkens, Julien Adälson
2012 T-1 British Open (2) 1 stroke behind -11 (68-68-71-70) 1 stroke Tommy Fleetwood
2014 U.S. T-1 Open (7) Tied for the lead +3 (73-72-71-67) Playoff Unaligned States of Azania Jamie Otto
2014 T-1 British Open (3) 2 strokes behind -8 (66-70-72-64) 1 stroke Unaligned States of Azania Jamie Otto, Unaligned States of Azania Cole Carllsson, Unaligned States of Azania Jeff Bryant


Results timeline

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
U.S. T-1 Open T67 LA CUT CUT T13 56
T-1 British Open T48 CUT T8 T34
T-1 Tour Championship CUT CUT T16
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. T-1 Open 2 T2 1 4 1 1 T16 20 1
T-1 British Open T24 5 T15 T9 T3 T12 9 T41 T4
T-1 Tour Championship CUT CUT T23 T44 T7 3 T15 1 2
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. T-1 Open T14 36 T8 T55 1 T49 T10 T62 T66 1
T-1 British Open T6 T51 T36 T13 T24 T12 T16 68 11
T-1 Tour Championship 7 T42 23 1 T3 1 1 T17 39 4
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
T-1 Players Championship ^ T6 CUT CUT
U.S. T-1 Open T32 8 10 T28 1 T59 CUT 21 WD CUT
T-1 British Open 1 10 1 45 1 T49 74 T62 CUT CUT NT1
T-1 Tour Championship 16 T14 T7 CUT 6 WD T63 T24 T10 CUT

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play
  Yet to play

^ The T-1 Players Championship was added as a major in 2018
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
T-1 Players Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
U.S. T-1 Open 7 2 0 10 14 19 34 29
T-1 British Open 3 0 1 6 11 18 32 29
T-1 Tour Championship 4 1 2 8 13 21 32 25
Totals 14 3 3 24 39 59 101 84
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 62 (1993 U.S. T-1 Open – 2008 T-1 Augusta Invitational)* (Cranfield elected not to play in the 2008 T-1 Augusta Invitational, ending his streak of consecutive cuts made. However, would he have played the event, he would've elongated his total to 82, having missed the cut at the 2013 T-1 Tour Championship. He currently holds the record for most consecutive cuts made, with the closest player being Raymond Floyd at 26.)
  • Longest winning streak – 3 (1998 T-1 Tour Championship – 1999 T-1 Augusta Invitational)
  • Most consecutive top-10s – 5 (1998 T-1 Tour Championship – 1999 T-1 Tour Championship)1

1 The Augusta Invitational was removed from the T-1 Tour major circuit in 2019, and was ultimately cancelled. For historic purposes, the statistics from past events remain. Finishes and wins from previous events have been nullified from players' totals.

Major championships

Results timeline

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT T38 CUT T49 CUT
U.S. Open T66 CUT T4 T61 CUT WD WD
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T39 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T21 CUT CUT CUT T70 CUT CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT CUT T49 CUT CUT CUT T52 T39
U.S. Open CUT T45 T26 T57 CUT T4 T71 CUT CUT WD
The Open Championship CUT CUT WD T31 CUT T17 10 9 CUT T62
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament T57 CUT T45 WD CUT T38 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT WD CUT CUT
The Open Championship T9 T28 T59
PGA Championship CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play
  Yet to play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 8
U.S. Open 0 0 0 2 2 2 23 8
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 3 4 21 9
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 2
Totals 0 0 0 2 5 7 81 27

World Golf Championships

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Championship T65 T38 NT1 71 T9 64
Match Play R64 R32 R64 R32 R64
Invitational T33 T41 49 T16 T22
Champions
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Championship T47 15 T37
Match Play R64
Invitational T8 49
Champions T12 72

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

SF, QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
T = Tied for a place

T-1 Tour career summary

Season Wins (Majors) Earnings
($)
Rank
1985 0 0 N/A
1986 4 755,995 1
1987 3 601,149 3
1988 2 603,483 2
1989 4 892,334 1
1990 0 659,256 2
1991 0 654,093 4
1992 2 907,249 1
1993 7 (1) 1,886,951 1
1994 5 (1) 1,593,286 1
1995 3 (1) 1,488,342 1
1996 5 (1) 1,962,934 1
1997 3 1,596,235 1
1998 6 (2) 2,649,239 1
1999 4 (2) 2,783,101 1
2000 3 (1) 2,664,034 1
2001 1 1,119,304 3
2002 0 1,959,002 1
2003 1 (1) 2,499,391 4
2004 1 (1) 2,506,291 1
2005 1 (1) 1,999,947 3
2006 1 (1) 2,489,015 1
2007 0 967,492 14
2008 0 851,965 22
2009 3 (2) 3,001,103 1
2010 1 (1) 1,067,494 8
2011 1 2,595,303 1
2012 2 (1) 3,324,146 1
2013 0 947,110 31
2014 2 (2) 4,053,010 1
2015 0 663,107 42
2016 0 484,046 59
2017 0 1,031,203 19
2018 0 1,966,873 10
2019 0 235,294 103
2020 0 0 T11
Career* 66 (19) 54,702,782 1[1]

*As of June 22, 2020
1Season in progress

References

  1. "Career Money Leaders". T-1 Tour. Retrieved April 4, 2019.