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Carl Mason
Personal information
Full nameStuart Carl Mason
Born(1953-06-25)25 June 1953(age 71)
Buxton,Derbyshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sporting nationalityEngland
ResidenceAdderbury,Oxfordshire, England
SpouseBeryl
Career
Turned professional1973
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins31
Highestranking83 (8 January 1995)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
European Senior Tour25 (1st all-time)
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT4:1980
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
1974
European Seniors Tour
Rookie of the Year
2003
European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner
2003,2004,2007

Stuart Carl Mason(born 25 June 1953) is an Englishprofessional golfer.

Mason was born inBuxton,Derbyshire. He won several amateur tournaments before turning professional and becoming something of a journeyman on theEuropean Tour.After twenty years of trying he finally won on tour for the first time in 1994.[2]His biggest successes, however, came after turning 50. He picked up 25 tournament victories on theEuropean Senior Tourand headed the Order of Merit three times, becoming the leading career money winner on the tour.[3]

Career

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Regular career

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Mason turned professional in 1973, following an outstanding amateur career playing out ofGoring & Streatley Golf Club,and was a rookie on the European Tour the following year. He finished in 67th place on the Order of Merit that year and was a recipient of theSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Yearaward. He made the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit twenty three years in a row up to 1996, with a best ranking of 19th in 1994. In 1980, he finished tied for 4th withJack NicklausinThe Open Championshipheld atMuirfield.

Despite those successes, Mason only won twice on the European Tour, both times in 1994. His first victory came at the 455th attempt, in theTurespana Masters Open de Andalucia,and the second in theScottish Openjust a few months later.[4]He also won three times on theSafari Circuitin Africa.

European Senior Tour

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After a spell working for the PGA European Tour as a tournament referee, he joined the European Seniors Tour on turning fifty. He was immediately successful as a senior, winning four of his first eleven events and topping the Order of Merit in 2003 and 2004. He was Order of Merit runner-up in each of the following two seasons before recapturing the top spot in 2007. That year, after winning theEuropean Senior Masters,he surpassedTommy Hortonas the highest career money earner on the European Seniors Tour.[5]The next week he won thePGA Seniors Championship,and went on to finish the 2007 season with earnings of €412,376, a new record for money won in a season on the tour, breaking his previous record of €354,775 set in 2004. In 2010, he won his 23rd EST event, which placed him in a tie withTommy Hortonfor the most EST wins.[6]In May 2011, Mason who his 24th event, theOKI Open de Espana Senior.[3]He won his 25th event at theBenahavis Senior Mastersin October 2011.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (30)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 27 Feb1994 Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía −10 (67-70-71-70=278) 2 strokes SpainJosé María Olazábal
2 9 Jul 1994 Bell's Scottish Open −15 (67-69-61-68=265) 1 stroke EnglandPeter Mitchell

Safari Circuit wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 25 Mar 1984 Zambia Open −12 (69-70-69-72=280) 2 strokes EnglandRoger Chapman
2 1 Mar 1987 555 Kenya Open −9 (72-68-67-68=275) Playoff EnglandGordon J. Brand,EnglandRoger Chapman,
EnglandMartin Poxon

Other wins (2)

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  • 1975Lusaka Open
  • 1999 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship

European Senior Tour wins (25)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (24)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 13 Jul2003 Mobile Cup −10 (69-66-68=203) 1 stroke EnglandBob Cameron
2 20 Sep 2003 The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz
Seniors Match Play Championship
1 up Republic of IrelandDenis O'Sullivan
3 28 Sep 2003 Merseyside English Seniors Open −8 (71-66-71=208) 1 stroke ScotlandBill Longmuir,Republic of IrelandDenis O'Sullivan
4 12 Oct 2003 Estoril Seniors Tour Championship −11 (64-73-65=202) 8 strokes EnglandKeith MacDonald,AustraliaNoel Ratcliffe,
JapanDragon Taki
5 21 Mar2004 Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic −9 (71-64-72=207) 3 strokes AustraliaDavid Good
6 6 Jun 2004 AIB Irish Seniors Open −10 (68-69-69=206) 1 stroke EnglandNick Job
7 8 Aug 2004 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship −13 (67-71-69-68=275) Playoff JapanSeiji Ebihara,EnglandJim Rhodes
8 11 Sep 2004 The Daily Telegraph Turismo Andaluz
European Seniors Match Play Championship
(2)
3 and 2 ScotlandJohn Chillas
9 26 Sep 2004 ADT English Seniors Open(2) −3 (71-67-75=213) 3 strokes EnglandBob Cameron,ScotlandJohn Chillas
10 26 Jun2005 De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic −16 (68-63-69=200) 3 strokes Republic of IrelandEamonn Darcy
11 3 Jul 2005 Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open −5 (68-69-65=202) 5 strokes New ZealandBob Charles,Republic of IrelandDenis O'Sullivan
12 10 Sep2006 European Senior Masters −7 (73-67-69=209) 2 strokes ArgentinaHoracio Carbonetti
13 17 Sep 2006 Midas Group English Seniors Open(3) −4 (70-71-71=212) 1 stroke AustraliaStewart Ginn
14 22 Oct 2006 Estoril Seniors Open of Portugal −9 (64-69-71=204) 4 strokes AustraliaStewart Ginn,ScotlandSam Torrance
15 17 Jun2007 Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open(2) −6 (73-69-68=210) 2 strokes ScotlandRoss Drummond,SpainJuan Quirós
16 12 Aug 2007 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −16 (65-64-65=194) 6 strokes ArgentinaHoracio Carbonetti,ItalyCostantino Rocca,
EnglandDavid J. Russell
17 2 Sep 2007 European Senior Masters(2) −6 (71-66-73=210) Playoff ItalyCostantino Rocca
18 9 Sep 2007 PGA Seniors Championship(2) −20 (67-67-67-67=268) 6 strokes FrancePhilippe Dugeny,ItalyCostantino Rocca
19 21 Oct 2007 OKI Castellón Open de España Senior −17 (66-68-65=199) 4 strokes ArgentinaLuis Carbonetti
20 10 Aug2008 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open(2) −15 (69-61-65=195) 2 strokes ScotlandBill Longmuir
21 28 Jun2009 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship(3) −9 (73-70-67-69=279) 3 strokes ParaguayÁngel Franco,South AfricaChris Williams
22 18 Oct 2009 Benahavis Senior Masters −7 (66-72-68=206) Playoff ScotlandGordon Brand Jnr
23 4 Jul2010 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open(3) −11 (64-67-68=199) 2 strokes United StatesJerry Bruner
24 20 May2011 OKI Open de España Senior(2) −13 (67-65-68=200) 4 strokes EnglandGeorge Ryall
25 16 Oct 2011 Benahavis Senior Masters(2) −9 (70-65-69=204) 3 strokes EnglandMark James,EnglandGary Wolstenholme

European Senior Tour playoff record (3–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2003 Senior British Open United StatesTom Watson Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2004 De Vere PGA Seniors Championship JapanSeiji Ebihara,EnglandJim Rhodes Won with birdie on second extra hole
Rhodes eliminated by par on first hole
3 2007 Sharp Italian Seniors Open EnglandTony Allen,United StatesJohn Benda,
New ZealandSimon Owen
Owen won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2007 European Senior Masters ItalyCostantino Rocca Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2009 Benahavis Senior Masters ScotlandGordon Brand Jnr Won with birdie on second extra hole

Playoff record

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Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2003 Senior British Open United StatesTom Watson Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Open Championship CUT 62 T24 T50
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Open Championship T4 CUT CUT CUT CUT T56 T44 T57
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
The Open Championship T39 T67 CUT T22 CUT

Note: Mason only played in The Open Championship.

Top 10
Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 1 1995 Ending 8 Jan 1995"(pdf).OWGR.Retrieved29 October2019.
  2. ^Glover, Tim (28 February 1994)."Mason's memorable end to his 20-year odyssey: A 40-year-old journeyman celebrates long-awaited victory".London:The Independent.Retrieved13 July2007.
  3. ^abRecord-breaker Mason makes history in Spain
  4. ^Glover, Tim (11 July 1994)."Mason chips his way to unqualified success".London:The Independent.Retrieved13 July2007.
  5. ^"Mason makes history at Woburn".PGA European Tour.2 September 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 22 March 2016.Retrieved5 April2016.
  6. ^"Ace Mase equals record with victory in Switzerland".Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2017.Retrieved4 July2010.
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