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Jim Dent

Residence: Tampa, Fla.
Birthplace: Augusta, Ga.
Turned Pro: 1966
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 225
Birthdate: May 8, 1939
Age: 64
College: Augusta, Ga.

Player Notes

One of golf's all-time most prodigious drivers, Dent failed to win the 1999 Champions Tour driving distance category for the first time. In 2000, was the oldest player in the top 25 on the money list but after 12 straight years in the top-25 saw the streak end in 2001.

Career Victories

Champions Tour
12 - 1989 Syracuse Senior Classic, Newport Cup, 1990 Vantage at the Dominion, Syracuse Senior Classic, Kroger Senior Classic, Crestar Classic, 1992 Newport Cup, 1994 Bruno's Memorial Classic, 1995 BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, 1996 Bank Of Boston Classic, 1997 and '98 Home Depot Invitational

PGA Tour
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Career Summary

1989 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 23; top 10 finishes - 12; scoring average 70.61 (ranked 3rd); money $337,691 (ranked 12th); had two wins (MONY Syracuse Senior Classic and Newport Cup), two seconds and was Senior Tour Rookie-of-the-Year.

1990 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 31; Had four wins (Vantage at the Dominion, MONY Syracuse Sr. Classic, Kroger Sr. Classic, Crestar Classic), four seconds and was in the top 10 21 times; scoring average 70.34 (ranked 6th); money $693,214 (ranked 6th).

1991 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 32; top 10 finishes - 13; scoring average 70.79 (ranked 11th); money $529,315 (ranked 9th); best finish, second four times, Mony Syracuse Senior, The Tradition at Desert Mountain, Newport Cup and Vantage Championship... Set Senior Tour record for most money won in a single season without a victory in 1991... Was the longest driver on the Senior Tour in 1991 by 11 yards, averaging 286.4 yards. He was only four yards beyond John Daly who led the PGA Tour.

1992 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 28; top 10 finishes - 14; scoring average 70.51 (ranked T-10th); money $593,979 (ranked 9th); won Newport Cup. Was the longest driver on the Senior Tour by 10 yards, averaging 283.0 yards. He was only 0.4 of a yard beyond John Daly who led the PGA Tour.

1993 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 30; top 10 finishes - 9; scoring average 70.84 (ranked 15th); money $513,515 (ranked 18th); best finish, 2nd Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions and 2nd in Ralph's Senior Classic. Again led the senior tour in driving distance averaging 277.8 yards per drive.

1994 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 30; top 10 finishes - 15; scoring average 70.12 (ranked 8th); money $950,891 (ranked 7th); winner Bruno's Memorial Classic. Won the Senior tour driving distance race averaging 275.5 yards, two yard per drive better than runner-up Tom Weiskopf.

1995 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 24; top 10 finishes - 7; scoring average 71.08 (ranked T-18th); money $575,603 (ranked 19th); winner, BellSouth Classic at Opryland.

1996 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 34; top 10 finishes - 11; scoring average 71.31 (ranked 20th); money $707,655 (ranked 14th); winner, Bank of Boston Senior Classic.

1997 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 31; top 10 finishes - 5; scoring average 71.41 (ranked T-27th); money $590,646 (ranked 22nd); winner at the Home Depot Invitational.

1998 Senior PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 32; top ten finishes - 5; scoring average 71.96 (ranked 43rd); money $610,729 (ranked 29th); winner at the Home Depot Invitational.

1999 Senior PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 31; top ten finishes - 9; scoring average 71.45 (ranked 37th); money $715,035 (ranked 25th); best finish T2nd, Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic. Won three Georgia Pacific Super Seniors events and finished second on the money list with $302,750.

2000 Senior PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 28; top ten finishes - 7; scoring average 70.95 (ranked 30th); money $722,220 (ranked 25th); best finish T2nd, Vantage Championship. Didn't play most of April with a rotator cuff injury to his left shoulder. Won twice on the Georgia Pacific Super Seniors events (The Instinet Classic and Vantage Championship) and finished second on the money list with $309,39.

2001 Senior PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 28; top ten finishes - 0; scoring average 72.20 (ranked 50th); money $291,548 (ranked 56th); best finish T14th, State Farm Senior Classic.

2002 Senior PGA Tour Summary
tournaments entered - 26; top 10 finishes - 1; scoring average 71.60 (ranked 40th); money $383,601 (ranked 44th); best finish, T-3rd ACE Group Classic.

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