Tommy Aaron

United States · born February 22, 1937, Gainesville, Georgia, USA

1major championship

Masters1 win
PGA Championship1 2nd
Ryder Cup2 Cups
U.S. Amateur1 2nd

Summary

First major 1973 The Masters
Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 1-4-1 · 1.5 points (25.0%)
Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

1973 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 283 (-5) · by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead

Near misses

1958 U.S. Amateur Olympic Club · runner-up to Charles Coe · 5 & 4
1972 PGA Championship Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) · runner-up to Gary Player · 283

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 6 matches: 1 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-1-1, singles 0-2-0.

1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · tied 16–16 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points
1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 0-2-0, 0 points

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Gary Player's rivals →

Moments

1973 Masters Rain washed out Saturday play, so the final round was played on Monday, April 9.
1973 Masters Tommy Aaron, who had kept Roberto De Vicenzo's mistaken card in 1968, caught an error on his own card before signing, after Johnny Miller marked a 5 on the 13th hole where Aaron made 4.

Results by championship

Best day

1973 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 283 (-5) · by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead

Rain washed out Saturday play, so the final round was played on Monday, April 9.

Tommy Aaron, who had kept Roberto De Vicenzo's mistaken card in 1968, caught an error on his own card before signing, after Johnny Miller marked a 5 on the 13th hole where Aaron made 4.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1973.

Career line, 1958–1973

Masters

1973 Masters: won

PGA Championship

1972 PGA Championship: runner-up to Gary Player

Ryder Cup

1969 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-1 1973 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-0

U.S. Amateur

1958 U.S. Amateur: runner-up

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5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Runner-up
Ryder Cup, USA

Tommy Aaron was born on February 22, 1937, in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. Aaron won one major championship: the 1973 Masters. Aaron played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1969, 1973), winning 1, losing 4 and halving 1 of 6 matches for 1.5 points.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

1973 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 283 (-5) · by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead

Near misses

1958 U.S. Amateur Olympic Club · runner-up to Charles Coe · 5 & 4
1972 PGA Championship Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) · runner-up to Gary Player · 283

Ryder Cup

Aaron played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 6 matches, 1 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points (25.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-1-1, singles 0-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · tied 16–16 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points
1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 0-2-0, 0 points

Partners, with matches played together: Dave Hill (2), Raymond Floyd (1), Gay Brewer (1).

Masters Champions Dinner

1974, as the 1973 champion

Confidence: Reported. Menu status: Partial. Aaron says he may have been the first to change the menu; afterwards guests said "I'm glad we had something besides a steak and baked potato."

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.