Champion golfer of the year. Lee Trevino. United States. Overview BIO Performances. Served in the Marine Corps for four years from the age of 17 to 21 Did you know? One of his superstitions is not using a yellow tee Fun fact 92 Professional wins. Merry Mex wins The th Open. Muirfield, Notes: Price up to second in Charles Schwab Cup race. Backspin: Scott's revival, Tiger's health, more. Round 3 Notebook: Toshiba Classic.
Round 1 Notebook: Toshiba Classic. What they said: Bernhard Langer. What they said: Toshiba Classic transcripts. Power Rankings: Toshiba Classic. Notes: Langer's clutch Sundays and Riviera Freddie. Hall of Famer Trevino commits to Toshiba Classic. With a re-vamped game, Irwin looks to end drought. Notes: Hall of Famers win skins; you can go to Hall.
What they said: Tom Dreesen. Notes: Mitsubishi to feature its largest field at 42 players. Quick European dominance, caddies at q-school and more. Quick Harrington back in top 20, Kaymer's popularity grows. Second-round observations from Frys.
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Season Career Tournament Majors. Season Course. No additional profile information available. Lee Trevino Full Name. December 01, Birthday. Dallas, Texas Birthplace. Dallas, Texas Residence. Indu Hall of Fame. Served in the Marine Corps for four years from the age of 17 to Became a golf professional in and got his first job working as an assistant professional in El Paso, Texas. Favorite entertainer was Alan King and also enjoys George Lopez. Other favorites include "Chariots of Fire," Michael Jordan and steak.
Biggest thrill was winning the U. Enjoys spending time with his family. One of his superstitions is not using a yellow tee. The pair finished seventh. The duo's hole, better-ball score of — was five shots back of winners Gibby Gilbert and J. Bettered his age for the first time in his career when he fired a 1-under-par 70 in the opening round of the event. The year-old also matched his age in the final round at Newport Beach CC, the second time in his career he's done that.
Round at Oak Hills included a 30 on the front nine his back nine and was his best score since posting 65 in August at the Long Island Classic in New York. Defeated Hale Irwin with a birdie on the third extra hole for his first victory in the unofficial event. Became just the second player to win in five different decades Gary Player is the other.
Victory in San Antonio was his seventh overall title in his native state of Texas. Was 6-under during the windy, four-round affair. Bell Atlantic Classic: Successfully defended his Vantage at the Dominion title and Bell Atlantic Classic victory during the summer which was his 15th career win.
Player of the Year: Easily garnered Player of the Year honors as well on the strength of five official victories. Senior Open title. Carded back-to-back 69s at that rain-shortened event and finished T7. Played his final 36 holes in 4-under to T4. Eventually settled for a T Canon Sammy Davis Jr. Vantage Championship: Was disqualified from the Vantage Championship in San Antonio when he shot a 1-under 69 but singed for a Buick Open: Added one additional top, with a performacne at the Buick Open that earned him a T9 in Michigan.
Open Championship: Entered the final round of the U. Open tied for second, a stroke behind leader Greg Norman. Ryder Cup Matches: Named captain of the U. Ryder Cup team, and watched as his team dropped a five-point decision to the European team at The Belfry in England.
Opened and held a one-shot lead over Fred Couples at the halfway mark. Fell to solo second through 54 holes after a 4-over Came back with an even-par 71 Sunday to finish second, two shots behind Hubert Green. Ended a three-plus-year victory drought with that title, outlasting Gary Player and Lanny Wadkins down the stretch on the strength of four sub rounds.
Buick Open: Picked up his second top-five of the season when he had four under-par rounds at the Buick Open in Michigan to T4. Open Championship: At the U. Opening bogeys on the first and second holes in the final round ended any hopes of making a comeback, and he T9.
Tournament Players Championship: A 4-over 76 in the first round of the Tournament Players Championship proved to be his undoing. He came back from that poor showing with a finish at TPC Sawgrass but still fell a stroke shy of winner Fred Couples. Held a two-stroke, hole lead but lost his chance at winning with a 1-over 73 Sunday that dropped him to T2, giving way to winner Rex Caldwell.
Was 3-over on the weekend to drop to a solo fifth. Tournament Players Championship: Officials disqualified him from the Tournament Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass after shooting a first-round 82 and not turning in a card after the second round.
The th position on the money list was his worst showing since joining the TOUR full time. Was a perfect in his matches, winning foursomes matches with Larry Nelson and Jerry Pate as his partner, also winnng four-balls with Pate over Nick Faldo and Sam Torrance and beating Torrance, 5 and 3, in singles. Sammy Davis Jr. Open and a victory at the San Antonio Texas Open. His rounds of were enough to edge Terry Diehl by one shot.
The Open Championship: Made a run at a third Open Championship title, coming up short of Tom Watson, losing by four strokes at Muirfield and settling for a solo second. Michelob-Houston Open: At the Michelob-Houston Open, four rounds in the 60s got him into a playoff with Curtis Strange, an overtime Strange would win with a birdie on the first extra hole. Edged Ben Crenshaw by a stroke, shooting a final-round Finished T2, a stroke behind.
Turned in a record, winning his singles match over Sandy Lyle, 2 and 1. Canadian Open: Finally broke through for a win, opening with a 4-under 67 at the Canadian Open. Never broke 70 the rest of the way but held on to outdistance Ben Crenshaw by three shots at Glen Abbey GC for his third and final Canadian Open crown.
No players broke 70 in either of the final two rounds. Bob Hope Desert Classic: Opened his season with a solo second at the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the first of four runner-up performances during the campaign coming a year after he was second five times.
He beat defending champion Lanny Wadkins by two strokes. The Open Championship: At The Open Championship, was tied for second at the hole mark at Turnberry's Ailsa Course but faltered on the weekend, finishing solo fourth and 12 strokes behind Tom Watson's winning under score. Finished solo second, a stroke behind Watson. Had a five-birdie-in-seven-hole stretch on the front nine to easily outdistance Watson and Player, who T2. Greater Greensboro Open: In April, he had the low final hole score at the Greater Greensboro Open , under but couldn't overcome Al Geiberger's strong play, forced into a solo second, with Geiberger taking a two-shot win at Sedgefield CC.
He displayed an exit mark where the bolt left his body and suffered from muscle rigidity in his back, a typical reaction, doctors said, for this type of event. Greater Greensboro Open: Played well down the stretch at the Greater Greensboro Open, including a final-round 68 that vaulted him into a solo fourth.
Opened with a , had four sub-par rounds and beat Hale Irwin by one shot. Weekend rounds of put him in a tie with Billy Casper for a T2, but it wasn't nearly enough as Johnny Miller won the title by eight shots.
Got off to a slow start, with a 3-over Recovered in the second round with a 66 then proceeded to record a finish to win by a stroke over Jack Nicklaus for the first of his two Wannamaker Trophy wins.
Had a sterling scorecard , but it wasn't enough to catch Bud Allin, who rolled to a four-shot victory. Greater Greensboro Open: In an attempt to win two in a row, his bookend 66s in the first and final rounds weren't enough as he fell a stroke shy of Bob Charles. By Irwin had begun his domination of the senior tour in earnest. He won an incredible nine tournaments, including his second PGA Seniors Championship, which he won for the third consecutive year in He continued to finish on top of the leader board, including wins at the Ford Senior Players Championship and at the U.
Senior Open. In Irwin surpassed Trevino as the winningest player on the senior tour by taking his thirtieth win. By the end of the season, he had 36 Champion Tour victories. Although he continued to win an occasional tournament during the latter part of the s, Trevino's presence in the top spot of the leader board became less frequent.
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