Golfer profile: Don January

      1997 SEASON: Extended his all-time leading total of MasterCard Champions victories to 35 with 60-and-over titles at The Home Depot Invitational and the Franklin Quest Championship. Moved into contention for the overall Home Depot crown when he bettered his age Saturday, posting a 6-under-par 66 at the TPC at Piper Glen. Faded with a final-round 73 to finish tied for 11th in the Charlotte event, his top effort of the year. ... Matched his age later in the year in Los Angeles, shooting 67 at Wilshire CC in the second round of the Ralphs Senior Classic. ... Finished the year 11th on the MasterCard Champions money list with $144,840.
      CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Matched his age for the first time at the 1996 Vantage Championship, carding a 5-under-par 66 in the opening round. ... Did it again in his final round of the '96 campaign, posting a 5-under-par 66 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic. ... Won five consecutive MasterCard Champions events at the Vantage Championship (1990-94). ... Captured nine MasterCard Champions titles in both 1990 and 1991. ... Was the leading money winner among the over-60 players in 1991 and 1992. ... Tied with Chi Chi Rodriguez for fourth on the Senior Tour's all-time victory list with 22 official titles. ... Last overall victory came when he beat Butch Baird in a playoff at the 1987 Tournament of Champions at La Costa CC. Š Became the first player to surpass the $1 million mark in Senior Tour career money on Aug. 4, 1985. Š Captured the first official Senior Tour event in 1980, the Atlantic City Seniors International, by two strokes over Mike Souchak. ... Won 10 PGA Tour titles, each coming in a different year. ... Biggest victory was at the 1967 PGA Championship, where he defeated Don Massengale by two strokes at Columbine CC near Denver. ... Best year on the PGA Tour was 1976, when he earned $163,622, captured his second Tournament of Champions title and won the Vardon Trophy, all at age 46. ... Selected to the U.S. Ryder Cup Team in 1965 and 1977.