Tom Garner is an American

United States

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 professional golf

Golf

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er who played on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 and the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

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Garner joined the PGA Tour in 1987, earning his Tour card through qualifying school

Qualifying school

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. He struggled in his rookie year on Tour and was unable to retain his card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990 where he won the Ben Hogan Central New York Classic. The following year he finished in a tie for second twice while recording four top-5 finishes. He picked up his second victory on Tour in 1992 at the Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open. He rejoined the PGA Tour in 1994, earning his card through qualifying school but struggled and returned to the Nationwide Tour where he would play until 1998.

Garner has worked as an instructor at the Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

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 Golf Academy at Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

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 in Bay Hill, Florida

Bay Hill, Florida

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 since 1997.

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

• 1990 Ben Hogan Central New York Classic
• 1992 Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Yellow background for top-10.

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