# Marco Dawson

Marco Dawson (born November 17, 1963) is an American professional golfer who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously played on the PGA Tour. He won the 2015 Senior Open Championship.
Dawson was born on a United States military base in Freising, Germany. He attended Florida Southern College, graduating in 1985, when turned professional. Dawson has enjoyed a long career playing both the PGA and Web.com Tours. He played on the PGA Tour in 1991–1997, 2000–2001, 2003–2008 and 2012 and played on the Web.com Tour in 1990, 1999, 2002, 2009–11, and 2013.
Dawson has won once on the Web.com Tour, a three stroke victory at the 2002 LaSalle Bank Open. His best finish on the PGA Tour is 2nd at the 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open, when he finished three strokes behind Scott Hoch.
He secured a return to the PGA Tour for 2012 via qualifying school in December 2011.
Dawson lives in Suntree, Florida.

## Playing partner disqualifications

In 2003, Dawson became involved in two separate incidents involving rules breaches. At the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in March, he was playing with Brandel Chamblee when Chamblee took an incorrect drop. Dawson was criticized for only notifying rules officials shortly after he had signed Chamblee's card, meaning disqualification rather than a two-stroke penalty. In a similar incident in October, Dawson was playing with Esteban Toledo when he called Toledo on an incorrect drop, resulting in Toledo's disqualification. The latter incident resulted in a feud in which Toledo sacked the agent both players shared, and Dawson was eventually fined $10,000 for not informing officials of an infringement promptly.

## Professional wins (5)
### Buy.com Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Aug 11, 2002 | LaSalle Bank Open | 71-69-67-69=276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Darron Stiles |
Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1999 | Nike Tour Championship | Bob Heintz | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |

### Golden Bear Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Jun 18, 1998 | Hammock Creek and Piper's Landing | 69-65-67=201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Brett Boner |
| 2 | Jul 31, 1998 | Bear Lakes and Loxahatchee | 69-67-69=205 | −11 | Playoff | Tim Petrovic |

### Champions Tour wins (2)

* Legend
* Senior major championships (1)
* Other Champions Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Mar 22, 2015 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | 67-67-69=203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Bart Bryant |
| 2 | Jul 26, 2015 | The Senior Open Championship | 65-67-68-64=264 | −16 | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 2003 |
| U.S. Open | | 83 | T48 |
| The Open Championship | | | |
| PGA Championship | 75 | | |
| Tournament | 2016 |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T68 |
| PGA Championship | |
Note: Dawson never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

## Senior major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 2015 | The Senior Open Championship | Tied for lead | −16 (65-67-68-64=264) | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |

### Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| The Tradition | T9 | T38 | T23 | T4 | T46 | T30 | NT | T46 | T13 | T5 | T18 |
| Senior PGA Championship | T9 | T9 | CUT | T33 | T19 | T35 | NT | T63 | CUT | T8 | T32 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T5 | T33 | T32 | T23 | T12 | T47 | NT | 20 | | T57 | CUT |
| Senior Players Championship | T15 | T7 | T69 | T54 | T24 | T30 | T28 | T42 | 10 | T27 | T44 |
| The Senior Open Championship | T39 | 1 | T60 | T45 | T6 | | NT | | T36 | | |
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic