David Toms
| David Toms | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Toms at the 2008 PGA Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Wayne Toms |
| Born |
January 4, 1967 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Spouse | Sonya Toms |
| Children | Carter, Anna |
| Career | |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (joined 1992) |
| Former tour(s) | Nike Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 13 |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | T6: 1998 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 2012 |
| The Open Championship | T4: 2000 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 2001 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Payne Stewart Award | 2011 |
David Wayne Toms (born January 4, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of 13 events on the PGA Tour, including the 2001 PGA Championship. He 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.
Toms was born in Monroe in northeastern Louisiana. He is the son of Thomas Edward "Buster" Toms of Minden in northwestern Louisiana. Toms won the 15-17 Boys' event at the 1984 Junior World Golf Championships. Toms also played little league baseball with future Major League Baseball players Albert Belle and Ben McDonald. After graduating from Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana, he attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he was a member of the golf team.
In 1991, Toms finished T23 at the PGA Tour qualifying school to earn his first full tour card for the 1992 season. 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. The following season was also a struggle for Toms as he made just 12 of 32 cuts for the season, of which three were top-10 finishes. In 1994, Toms' lack of success continued on the PGA Tour and he lost his playing rights for the 1995 season.
In 1995, Toms played the entire season on the Nike Tour (now Web.com Tour) with greater success, winning two tournaments, the Greater Greenville Classic and the Wichita Open. This success earned Toms his PGA Tour card for the 1996 season.
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