Russ Cochran

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Russ Cochran
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Russell Earl Cochran
Born	(1958-10-31) October 31, 1958 Paducah, Kentucky
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Paducah, Kentucky
Career
College	University of Kentucky
Turned professional	1979
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	5
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T21: 1993
U.S. Open	T33: 1992
The Open Championship	T28: 1992
PGA Championship	T7: 1992

Russell Earl Cochran (born October 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour, having previously been a member on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is one of the few natural left-handed players to win a PGA Tour event. For much of the 1980s through 1992, he was the only left-hander on the PGA Tour.

Cochran was born, raised and has lived most of his life in Paducah, Kentucky. He grew up playing on Paxton Park Public Golf Course in Paducah, as did fellow PGA Tour player Kenny Perry, who came along a couple years later. After graduating from St. Mary High School in Paducah, he attended the University of Kentucky and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1979 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982.

Cochran has about 60 top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a victory at the 1991 Centel Western Open when he made up seven shots over eight holes to beat Greg Norman.^[1] His career year was 1991, when in addition to his win at the Western Open, he had two second-place finishes—including a playoff loss to Craig Stadler at the Tour Championship – and a third and finished 10th on the money list. His best finish in a major was a tie for seventh at the 1992 PGA Championship.^[2] Cochran set the Valhalla Golf Club course record (65) in the third round of the 1996 PGA Championship which stood until broken (63) in the same tournament four years later by José María Olazábal. He played some on the Nationwide Tour in his mid-to-late 40s in preparation for the Champions Tour. His best Nationwide finish was a tie for third at the 2003 Chitimacha Louisiana Open.

Cochran debuted on the Champions Tour with a tie for seventh at the Allianz Championship on February 15, 2009, at Boca Raton, Florida. He finished third at the U.S. Senior Open on August 2, 2009, at Carmel, Indiana, setting the Crooked Stick Golf Club course record with a third-round score of 8-under par 64. He ended the year by winning the Rookie of the Year award. In 2010, he earned his first victory on the Champions Tour, defeating Fred Funk on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff in the Posco E&C Songdo Championship in South Korea, and followed that up with another win in the tour's next event, the SAS Championship in North Carolina.

Cochran won his maiden senior major championship at the 2011 Senior British Open Championship at Walton Heath. Cochran finished two strokes ahead of the third round leader Mark Calcavecchia. He shot a final round 67 which included six birdies in the first ten holes to open up a five stroke advantage. Despite a late charge by Calcavecchia, Cochran parred the last four holes and held on for a two stroke victory. Afterwards Cochran claimed having his son on the bag was a factor in his success. "It feels great, I had my son (Reed) on the bag, I told him I was going to work hard and come away with something good and I think he was the lucky charm."^[3]

In June 2013, Cochran won for the fourth time on the Champions Tour at the Principal Charity Classic. He came from two shots back with a final round 67 to finish a single stroke ahead of Jay Don Blake. This ended a two-year title drought that Cochran had spent battling rib and wrist injuries. In October 2013, he won his second title of the year at the SAS Championship, where he finished with four consecutive birdies to beat David Frost by a single stroke.

Cochran and his wife, Jackie, have four children: three sons and a daughter. His oldest son, Ryan, played golf at the University of Florida and aspires to play professionally like his father. Russ's son Case and nephew Rick III are also professional golfers.

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 7, 1991	Centel Western Open	−13 (66-72-68-69=275)	2 strokes	Greg Norman

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	The Tour Championship	Craig Stadler	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (4)

1983 Magnolia State Classic, Greater Baltimore Open
2011 Lime Jamaica Open
2012 Half Moon Jamaica Open

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 12, 2010	Posco E&C Songdo Championship	−12 (73-65-66=204)	Playoff	Fred Funk
2	Sep 26, 2010	SAS Championship	−14 (64-67-71=202)	2 strokes	Tom Pernice, Jr.
3	Jul 24, 2011	The Senior Open Championship	−12 (72-70-67-67=276)	2 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia
4	Jun 2, 2013	Principal Charity Classic	−11 (71-67-67=205)	1 stroke	Jay Don Blake
5	Oct 13, 2013	SAS Championship	−17 (66-66-67=199)	1 stroke	David Frost

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Posco E&C Songdo Championship	Fred Funk	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2011	Boeing Classic	Mark Calcavecchia	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T66	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T10	CUT	DNP	T28	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	CUT	T21	T33	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T33	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T28	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	T7	T44	CUT	DNP	T17	T61	T34	DNP	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	3	2
U.S. Open	0	0	5	2
The Open Championship	0	0	1	1
PGA Championship	2	3	14	7
Totals	2	4	23	12

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1992 U.S. Open – 1993 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2011	The Senior Open Championship	Tied for lead	−12 (72-70-67-67=276)	2 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2016.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Tradition	T41	T18	DNP	T5	T5	WD	T57	DNP
Senior PGA Championship	T33	T23	DNP	T29	T6	12	T17	DNP
Senior Players Championship	T41	T5	T15	T30	WD	3	T3	DNP
The Senior Open Championship	T19	T3	1	DNP	T14	T10	T31	T66
U.S. Senior Open	3	T28	T17	WD	DNP	T14	T15	CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

↑ Cochran wins Western Open
↑ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-23.
↑ "Cochran wins Senior British Open Championship". Sky Sports. 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-25.

External links

Russ Cochran at the PGA Tour official site

Senior British Open Championship champions

2003 Tom Watson† 2004 Pete Oakley 2005 Tom Watson† 2006 Loren Roberts† 2007 Tom Watson 2008 Bruce Vaughan† 2009 Loren Roberts† 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Russ Cochran 2012 Fred Couples 2013 Mark Wiebe† 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Marco Dawson 2016 Paul Broadhurst

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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