Morris Hatalsky

Morris Hatalsky
Morris Hatalsky
Personal information
Nickname	Mo-Cat
Born	November 10, 1951 (age 72); San Diego, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Career
College	Arizona State University; U.S. International University
Turned professional	1973
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T24: 1982
PGA Championship	T14: 1990
U.S. Open	T49: 1977
The Open Championship	CUT: 1984
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour; Rookie of the Year
Senior PGA Tour; Rookie of the Year	2002

Morris Hatalsky (born November 10, 1951) is an American professional golfer.

Early years and amateur career

Hatalsky was born in San Diego, California.^[2] He started in golf at age 10, when his older brother bought him a set of junior clubs. As an amateur, he won the 1968 Mexico National Junior Championship. Hatalsky initially attended Arizona State University, where his teammates on the golf team included future PGA Tour and Champions Tour players Bob Gilder, Howard Twitty and Tom Purtzer. He transferred to U.S. International University (now Alliant International University), where he was an NAIA All-American in 1972 and served as team captain.^[3]

Professional career

Hatalsky turned professional in 1973.^[2] He qualified for the PGA Tour at the 1976 Qualifying School and won four times on Tour between 1981 and 1990. In 2002, he took Rookie of the Year honors in his first season on the Champions Tour, and he was won three events at that level.^[3]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 27, 1981	Hall of Fame	−9 (63-71-68-71=275)	2 strokes	Jerry Pate, D. A. Weibring
2	Jul 10, 1983	Greater Milwaukee Open	−13 (70-68-71-66=275)	Playoff	George Cadle
3	Jun 5, 1988	Kemper Open	−14 (68-66-68-72=274)	Playoff	Tom Kite
4	Jul 15, 1990	Bank of Boston Classic	−13 (70-68-69-68=275)	1 stroke	Scott Verplank

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1983	Greater Milwaukee Open	George Cadle	Won with par on second extra hole
2	1983	Miller High Life QCO	Danny Edwards	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1988	Kemper Open	Tom Kite	Won with par on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 25, 2002	Uniting Fore Care Classic	42 pts (19-11-12=42)	12 points	Jay Sigel
2	May 25, 2003	Columbus Southern Open	−12 (66-65-67=198)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle
3	Apr 2, 2006	Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic	−9 (70-67-70=207)	1 stroke	Scott Simpson

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	Blue Angels Classic	Jim Thorpe	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1977	1978	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Masters Tournament					T24	CUT	44				CUT		T29
U.S. Open	T49	CUT		T65	CUT		T52	T52
Open Championship							CUT
PGA Championship		T38	T59		T54	T47	CUT	T54	T56	CUT		T14	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

^ Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames". Links Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved May 16, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved May 16, 2011.

External links

Morris Hatalsky at the PGA Tour official site
Morris Hatalsky at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
D J Morris at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Morris Hatalsky's religious testimony from TheGoal

[1] Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames". Links Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[PGApro-2] "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved May 16, 2011.

[media-3] "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved May 16, 2011.

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