ball. He holed many shots from just off the green, the most famous may have been at the Doral-Eastern Open in 1980, where his successful birdie chip on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff defeated Jack Nicklaus. On his decision to continue playing professional golf on the Senior Tour, Floyd spoke with Golf Digest and mused aloud: "Why do I enjoy golf after 31 years, going out there and doing things that are necessary to be competitive—having practice, having to work, having to dedicate yourself? I guess it comes down to the competition. My personality...I'm not going to play if I'm not competitive." Floyd won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour in 1983 and played for the U.S. on eight Ryder Cup teams (1969, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, and 1993). Floyd was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1989. He captained the U.S. Ryder Cup team at The Belfry in England in 1989. At a gala dinner held before the start of the matches, Floyd famously introduced his American side as "The 12 greatest players in the world." This irritated European player Nick Faldo of England, who later said that he felt Floyd's comment was inappropriate. Floyd was an assistant Ryder Cup captain in 2008. On the eve of the Masters in 2010, Floyd announced his retirement from competitive golf. He was the honoree at Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament in 2013. Professional wins (63) PGA Tour wins (22) PGA Tour playoff record (5–10) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) Canadian Tour wins (1) Latin American wins (2) Other wins (11) Other playoff record (3–2) Senior PGA Tour wins (14) *Note: The 1995 Emerald Coast Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–1) Other senior wins (12) 1992 Fuji Electric Grandslam 1994 Diners Club Matches (with Dave Eichelberger), Senior Skins Game 1995 Senior Skins Game, Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Lexus Challenge (with Michael Chiklis) 1996 Senior Skins Game, Senior Slam at Los Cabos 1997 Senior Skins Game, Lexus Challenge (with William Devane) 1998 Senior Skins Game 2006 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with Dana Quigley) Major championships Wins (4) Results timeline CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship) WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 24 (1972 PGA – 1979