majorwins prowins year birth_date usopen wghofid spouse image college name champwins caption fullname japwins pga birth_place pgawins height award masters open tour wghofyear yearpro article_title otherwins
3 87 1997 2002 1995 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2002 2002 , , 2004 1998 , 2002 1997 , 1998 , 3 june 1945 '' , 1990 ` won '' ' : 1974 , 1979 hale-irwin sally irwin haleirwin1986.jpg university of colorado hale irwin 45 -lrb- 1st all time -rrb- irwin in 1986 hale s. irwin 1 t5 : 1975 joplin , missouri 20 6 0 champions the year champions tour rookie of the year byron nelson tour award -lrb- champions tour -rrb- charles schwab cup leading money winner champions tour player of t4 : 1974 , 1975 '' , 1990 ` won '' ' : 1974 , 1979 pga tour champions tour 1992 1968 hale irwin
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hale irwin

hale s. irwin -lrb- born june 3 , 1945 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .
he was one of the world 's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s .
he is one of the few players in history to win three u.s. opens , becoming the oldest ever u.s. open champion in 1990 at the age of 45 .
along with gary player , david graham and bernhard langer , irwin is one of four golfers to win official tournaments on all six continents on which golf is played .
he has also developed a career as a golf course architect .
