43 Facts About David Toms

David Wayne Toms was born on January 4,1967 and is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

From 1992 to 2017, Toms was a member of the PGA Tour, where he won 13 events, including one major, the 2001 PGA Championship.

David Toms was in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 175 weeks between 2001 and 2006, and ranked as high as fifth in 2002 and 2003.

David Toms is the son of Thomas Edward "Buster" Toms of Minden in northwestern Louisiana.

David Toms played little league baseball with future Major League Baseball players Albert Belle and Ben McDonald.

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In 1991, David Toms finished T23 at the PGA Tour qualifying school to earn his first full tour card for the 1992 season.

David Toms made his first three cuts on tour including a third-place finish at the Northern Telecom Open, although this was the only top 10 he would earn all season.

In 1995, David Toms played the entire season on the Nike Tour with greater success, winning two tournaments, the Greater Greenville Classic and the Wichita Open.

In 1997, David Toms won his first PGA Tour event at the Quad City Classic, winning by three strokes over Brandel Chamblee.

David Toms followed this success in the 1998 season with a runner-up finish at the Tucson Chrysler Classic.

David Toms almost added another title the following week when he narrowly missed out at the Reno-Tahoe Open, finishing in T-2 behind Notah Begay III.

David Toms did win his third PGA Tour title a month later at the Buick Challenge, defeating Stuart Appleby by three strokes.

In 2000, David Toms made 26 of 31 cuts, including a tie for fourth at The Open Championship.

David Toms won the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, defeating Canadian Mike Weir in a sudden-death playoff, giving Toms his fourth Tour victory.

David Toms had nine top-10 finishes and three wins on tour, one of which was his first major championship.

David Toms won the Compaq Classic of New Orleans by two strokes over Phil Mickelson for his fifth PGA Tour title.

That summer, David Toms won a major, the PGA Championship, by one stroke over Mickelson.

David Toms's winning score of 265 in the 2001 PGA Championship was the lowest absolute 72-hole score ever recorded in a major championship, until Henrik Stenson shot 264 in the 2016 Open Championship.

David Toms followed up his first major win by successfully defending his title at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill.

At the last event of the year, David Toms entered a four-man playoff at The Tour Championship where he, Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els lost on the first extra hole to Mike Weir.

In 2002, David Toms lost in a playoff at the season opening Mercedes Championship to Garcia when the Spaniard made birdie on the first extra hole.

David Toms did record a further 12 top-10 finishes with runner -up finishes at the MasterCard Colonial and the Buick Challenge followed by a sole third-place finish at The Tour Championship.

David Toms enjoyed a much better start to the 2005 season in which he had top-10 finishes in five of his first seven events, including a win at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship to record his first World Golf Championship victory.

Along the way, David Toms defeated notables including Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott and Ian Poulter.

Early in 2006, David Toms won his 12th PGA Tour title at the Sony Open in Hawaii, finishing five strokes ahead of Chad Campbell and Rory Sabbatini.

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David Toms followed up this early season form with a T-2 finish at the Ford Championship at Doral behind Tiger Woods and then a T-3 finish a week later at The Honda Classic.

David Toms' form dipped during the rest of season, only recording a further two top-10 finishes.

In 2007, David Toms had solid season with a succession of top-10 finishes, most notably a ninth-place finish at The Masters and an equal-best T-5 at the US Open.

David Toms struggled during the 2008 season with injuries that forced him to miss large parts of the season and underperform.

David Toms only participated in 20 events during the season with only one top 10.

David Toms finished the season 136th on the FedEx Cup standings, making just under $800,000.

David Toms enjoyed a much better season in 2009, with three runner-up finishes at the Sony Open in Hawaii, St Jude Classic and the Travelers Championship amongst four other top-10 finishes.

In 2010, David Toms had just two top-10 finishes, his best placing coming at the Wyndham Championship where he finished in second place, one stroke behind winner Arjun Atwal.

David Toms made it to the third FedEx Cup playoff event the BMW Championship but did not make it into the top 30 to advance and eventually finished the season 55th in the standings.

David Toms started the 2011 season well with a T-5 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun and a T-3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

David Toms held the lead for the entire final round until he reached the par five 16th hole where he found the water with his second shot.

David Toms bounced back the week after his playoff loss to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial by one shot over Charlie Wi.

David Toms tied the PGA Tour scoring record for 36 holes after shooting a pair of 8-under-par 62s for a seven shot lead at the halfway stage.

David Toms' lead disappeared after a third round 74 when he trailed Wi by one stroke entering the final round.

In June 2012, David Toms recorded his best-ever performance in a US Open when he finished T-4.

David Toms had been one of the co-leaders after 36 holes at one under par alongside fellow Americans Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, but his challenge fell apart on day three when he found himself five over for his first six holes on his way to a 76.

David Toms did perform well on Sunday with a two-under round of 68, but fell short by two strokes.

David Toms owns a golf course design business, which he describes as what he plans to do after his playing days are over.