Dave Stockton - Part 1 (The Early Years and PGA Tour Wins)

Two-time winner of the PGA Championship and winning Ryder Cup Captain in the 1991 “War by the Shore”, Dave Stockton looks back on his start in golf under the watchful eye of his father Gail, an accomplished golf professional in his own right. Dave and Bruce reminisce about life on the Tour in the early days and their love of the small-town stops, the side hustles and the “trash talkers”. Dave recounts each of his regular PGA Tour wins including the encouragement he received from Ben Hogan on the eve of his fist victory at Colonial. Our thanks to Dave Stockton for sharing his early story, “FORE the Good of the Game.”

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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”

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Stockton, Dave

Professional Golfer, Instructor

Dave Stockton is regarded as one of the world’s finest putting instructors. After playing college golf at USC, he turned professional in 1964 and played at the sport’s highest levels. He won 10 PGA Tour events including two majors — the 1970 and 1976 PGA Championships. He began play on the Champions Tour in 1992 and added to his collection of professional tour victories with 14 titles, including three majors. He won Rookie of the Year honors (1992), Player of the Years honors (1993) and was the tour’s money leader in 1993 and 1994.

He also played for the winning U.S. teams in the Ryder Cups of 1971 and 1977. He was the victorious non-playing captain in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island, known as the "War by the Shore."

Since completing his playing career, Stockton has turned his attention to teaching and he has teamed up with sons Dave Jr. and Ron. Together, they have contributed to more than 60 Tour victories across the world and have engaged the golf world through books, magazines, DVDs, television and the Internet.

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