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FULL NAME: |
Joseph C. Inman, Jr. |
HEIGHT: |
5' 11'' |
WEIGHT: |
165 |
BIRTHDATE: |
November 29, 1947 |
BIRTHPLACE: |
Indianapolis, IN |
RESIDENCE: |
Marietta, GA |
FAMILY: |
Wife, Nancy; Craig
(4/13/77), Sally Anne (8/9/83), Katherine (10/31/86) |
COLLEGE: |
Wake Forest
University (1970, History) |
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: |
1972 |
JOINED TOUR: |
1971 |
EXEMPT STATUS: |
Top 31 on 1998 SENIOR
TOUR Money List |
CLUB AFFILIATION: |
Atlanta Country Club,
Atlanta, GA |
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JOINED PGA TOUR: 1971
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JOINED SENIOR PGA TOUR: 1998
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PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (1) 1976 Kemper Open.
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SENIOR PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (1) 1998 Pacific Bell Senior Classic.
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OTHER VICTORIES: 1968 Carolina Open, 1969 North-South Amateur, 1970 NC
Amateur
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BEST NIKE TOUR FINISH: T21-- 1994 NIKE Central Georgia Open.
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BEST 1998 SENIOR PGA TOUR
FINISH: 1--Pacific Bell
Senior Classic; T3--BankBoston Classic; T5--Utah Showdown Presented by Smith's;
T6--Energizer SENIOR TOUR Championship; T7--Vantage Championship.
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1998 SEASON:
- His strong late season run resulted in his first SENIOR PGA TOUR victory at the Pacific
Bell Senior Classic
- T6 the following week at the Energizer SENIOR TOUR Championship
- It appeared he would not crack the top 31 heading into the final full-field event of the
season
- Was 42nd on the money list and needed a victory to earn a spot in Myrtle Beach
- After firing rounds of 66-68-68, he was a one-stroke winner over Lee Trevino at Wilshire
CC, making birdie on three of the last five holes to earn the $165,000 first prize, the
largest of his career
- His best previous finish prior to his win was a T3 at the Bank Boston Classic (tied for
lead with Hale Irwin after 36 holes)
- Picked up over a quarter of a million in his last two events that left him in 26th place
with $653,902
- Selected by his peers as the SENIOR PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Earned fully exempt status for 1998 after finishing T5 at the 1997 SENIOR PGA TOUR
National Qualifying Tournament.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- High point came in 1976, when he won the Kemper Open by one stroke over Grier Jones and
Tom Weiskopf at Quail Hollow CC in Charlotte, NC
- Played a full schedule on the PGA TOUR from 1974-1986
- In addition to his victory, he was second at the following events: 1974 Tallahassee
Open, 1977 Florida Citrus Open and 1979 Atlanta Classic
- Enjoyed his best year financially in 1979, when he won $75,035 and finished 52nd on the
money list
- Enjoyed success as an amateur before beginning his professional career
- Won the 1969 North-South Amateur and also played on the winning Walker Cup team in 1969,
when his teammates included Bruce Fleisher, Steve Melnyk and Lanny Wadkins
- Has had four career holes-in-one.
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PERSONAL:
- Biggest thrill in golf was his win at the Kemper Open
- Worked as a Ping sales representative from 1989-97
- Also was a member of the PGA TOUR Radio Network broadcast crew in 1997
- His brother John is a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR
- A college teammate of Leonard Thompson and Lanny Wadkins at Wake Forest
- Served a brief stint in the U.S. Army following his graduation from Wake Forest.
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