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Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton was a promising player at its Centenary College, and was named Golf Magazine’s 1980 College Player of the Year. At Centenary, Sutton won 14 golf tournaments, was an All American, led the Gents to the NCAA Tournament, and finished ninth nationally. He quickly established himself as one of the PGA Tour’s top young stars in the early 1980s. His first win was at the 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic in a playoff with Bill Britton after the two had tied at 19-under-par 269 after 72 holes.
Sutton’s most notable year came in 1983, when he won the Tournament Players Championship in March, followed by his only major title, the PGA Championship at Riviera in August. He entered into a long drought shortly thereafter, going from 1987 to 1994 without a PGA Tour victory. He nearly lost his tour card late in the string, maintaining it only by using a one-time-only exemption for players in the top 50 of the all-time PGA Tour career money list. After this disappointing eight years, Sutton rejuvenated his career in 1995 with a win at the B.C. Open.
In 1998, Sutton won the Valero Texas Open and the prestigious Tour Championship to finish fifth on the PGA Tour money list. Other than his spectacular 1983 season, Sutton had his best year to date in 2000 by beating Tiger Woods in the final group of The Players Championship to win. He also had an additional win to that—the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic two starts later. He would go on to finish fourth on the PGA Tour money list. In 2001, Sutton made the cut in 22 of 26 events with one victory at the Shell Houston Open at TPC at The Woodlands and a season winnings total of $1.7 million.
Sutton ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for over 50 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1987 and then again for over 50 weeks between 1999 and 2001. He has reached the top five of the rankings.
In 2007, Sutton received the Payne Stewart Award for his charitable efforts, which include the establishment of the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children’s Hospital in his hometown of Shreveport. He also teamed up with Louisianans Kelly Gibson and David Toms to raise more than $2 million in aid to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita victims. Sutton was also awarded the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award in 2004 and the Golf Writers Association of America’s 2006 Charlie Bartlett Award with Gibson and Toms for their relief efforts.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Sutton
Nacido y criado en Shreveport, Luisiana, Sutton fue un prometedor jugador en su Centenary College, y fue nombrado jugador universitario del año 1980 por la revista Golf Magazine. En Centenary, Sutton ganó 14 torneos de golf, fue All American, llevó a los Gents al Torneo de la NCAA y terminó noveno a nivel nacional. Rápidamente se estableció como una de las principales estrellas jóvenes del PGA Tour a principios de la década de 1980. Su primera victoria fue en el Walt Disney World Golf Classic de 1982 en un desempate con Bill Britton después de que ambos hubieran empatado con 19-bajo par 269 tras 72 hoyos.
El año más notable de Sutton fue el de 1983, cuando ganó el Tournament Players Championship en marzo, seguido de su único título importante, el PGA Championship en Riviera en agosto. Poco después entró en una larga sequía, pasando de 1987 a 1994 sin una victoria en el PGA Tour. Estuvo a punto de perder su tarjeta del circuito al final de la cadena, manteniéndola sólo gracias a una exención única para los jugadores que se encuentran entre los 50 primeros de la lista de dinero de todos los tiempos del PGA Tour. Tras estos decepcionantes ocho años, Sutton rejuveneció su carrera en 1995 con una victoria en el B.C. Open.
En 1998, Sutton ganó el Valero Texas Open y el prestigioso Tour Championship para terminar quinto en la lista de dinero del PGA Tour. Aparte de su espectacular temporada de 1983, Sutton tuvo su mejor año hasta la fecha en 2000 al vencer a Tiger Woods en el grupo final de The Players Championship para ganar. Además, consiguió una victoria adicional en el Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic dos salidas más tarde. Luego terminaría cuarto en la lista de dinero del PGA Tour. En 2001, Sutton pasó el corte en 22 de los 26 eventos con una victoria en el Shell Houston Open en el TPC de The Woodlands y un total de ganancias en la temporada de 1,7 millones de dólares.
Sutton se situó entre los 10 primeros de la Clasificación Mundial Oficial de Golf durante más de 50 semanas, desde su debut en 1986 hasta 1987, y de nuevo durante más de 50 semanas entre 1999 y 2001. Ha alcanzado los cinco primeros puestos de la clasificación.
En 2007, Sutton recibió el premio Payne Stewart por sus esfuerzos benéficos, entre los que se encuentra la creación del Hospital Infantil Christus Schumpert Sutton en su ciudad natal, Shreveport. También se asoció con los habitantes de Luisiana Kelly Gibson y David Toms para recaudar más de 2 millones de dólares en ayuda a las víctimas del huracán Katrina y del huracán Rita. Sutton también recibió el premio Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence en 2004 y el premio Charlie Bartlett de la Asociación de Escritores de Golf de América en 2006, junto con Gibson y Toms, por sus esfuerzos de ayuda.
Fuente: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Sutton
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