David Wayne Toms (born January 4, 1967) is an
American professional golfer who plays on the PGA
Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in
the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings (over
175 weeks between 2001 and 2006) and ranked as high
as 5th in 2002 and 2003.
Toms was born in Monroe, the seat of Ouachita
Parish, in northeastern Louisiana, and resides in
Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish, in
northwestern Louisiana. He is the son of Thomas E.
"Buster" Toms (born 1946) of Minden, the seat of
Webster Parish, in northwestern Louisiana.
He won the 15-17 Boys' event at the 1984 Junior
World Golf Championships. After graduating from
Airline High School in Bossier City, Louisiana, he
attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
before he joined the PGA Tour in 1992. He has won
one major championship, the 2001 PGA Championship at
the Atlanta Athletic Club, and a total of twelve
events on the PGA Tour.
His winning score of 265 in the 2001 PGA
Championship is the lowest absolute 72-hole score
ever recorded in a major championship.
