Decade in review: A look back at 2000-09

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Champions Tour Media Official Dave Senko analyzed the numbers over the past 10 years on the 50-and-over circuit. Here's a breakdown of the past decade on the Champions Tour:

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• Number of First-Time Winners: 63 first-time winners and 31 were rookies. Of those 23 won again.

• Most Different Winners in a Season: 25 (2003), 23 (2002), 22 (2001)

• Major Championships: Number of Major Championships -- 47
Number of Different Winners -- 29

• Players with Multiple Majors: Tom Watson (5), Loren Roberts (4), Jay Haas & Allen Doyle (3), Fred Funk, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen, Mike Reid, Eduardo Romero, Craig Stadler & Doug Tewell all 2

• Number of Rookies to Win a Major: 9

• Holes-in-One and Double Eagles:
-- Number of Holes-in-One -- 129
-- Most by One Player -- 4 by J.C. Snead and Graham Marsh
-- Longest -- 228 yards by Mike Reid, 2005 JELD-WEN Tradition, No. 7, 4-wood, Rd. 4
-- Shortest -- 123 yards by Craig Stadler, 2008 Senior British Open, No. 8, PW, Rd. 1
-- Number of Double Eagles -- 16
-- Most by One Player -- 2 by Bobby Wadkins, 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic & 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am

• Tournament Information:
-- Number of Tournaments - 311
-- Number of Different Tournament Winners - 84
-- Number of Playoffs - 56
-- Number of International Winners - 13
-- Number of Wins by International Players - 36
-- Most Wins by International Players - 8 by Bernhard Langer, 7 by Mark McNulty, 5 by Eduardo Romero, 4 by Denis Watson
-- Winners came from 10 countries outside the U.S.- South Africa, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Japan, Canada, Zimbabwe, England, Argentina, Germany
-- The Tour played in 31 states and in six countries outside the U.S. - Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Dominican Republic

• Player Shooting their Age:

Different players matching their age during the decade/how many times:

Jim Albus (1), Miller Barber (6), Jim Colbert (2), Bob Charles (5), Jim Dent (2), Dale Douglass (3), Jim Ferree (1), Jack Fleck (1), Ray Floyd (1), Harold Henning (1), Don January (1), Joe Jimenez (1), Arnold Palmer (8), Gary Player (13), Jimmy Powell (3), Dave Stockton (3), Lee Trevino (1).

Different players breaking their age during the decade/how many times:

Al Balding (2), Miller Barber (5), Bob Charles (9), Jim Colbert (1), Jim Dent (2), Dale Douglass (5), Jim Ferree (1), Jack Fleck (1), Don January (1), Joe Jimenez (2), Gene Littler (7), Walter Morgan (1), Orville Moody (1), Arnold Palmer (2), Gary Player (15), Jimmy Powell (5)