James Kenneth Perry (born August 10, 1960) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He won 14 PGA Tour events and has won nine PGA Tour Champions events including four senior major championships: the 2013 Constellation Senior Players Championship, the 2013 U.S. Senior Open, the 2014 Regions Tradition, and the 2017 U.S. Senior Open.
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | James Kenneth Perry | ||||||||
Born | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S. | August 10, 1960||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||
Residence | Franklin, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
Spouse | Sandy Perry | ||||||||
Children | 3 | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
College | Western Kentucky University | ||||||||
Turned professional | 1982 | ||||||||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||||
Professional wins | 27 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | 4 (June 28, 2009)[1] | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
PGA Tour | 14 | ||||||||
PGA Tour Champions | 10 | ||||||||
Other | 3 | ||||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||||
Masters Tournament | T2: 2009 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1996 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | T3: 2003 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | T8: 2003 | ||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Early years
editPerry was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to Ken and Mildred Perry, and raised in Franklin, Kentucky. He was introduced to the game of golf by his father at the age of seven.[2] He started his high school golf career at Franklin-Simpson High School. Shortly thereafter, his father accepted a job opportunity in McCracken County a few miles outside Paducah, Kentucky. Kenny attended high school and played on the golf team at McCracken County's Lone Oak High School, near Paducah. After graduating from Lone Oak, he attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.[citation needed]
Personal life
editPerry has three children (Lesslye [Harris], Justin and Lindsey) with his wife, Sandy Perry. Justin played on Western Kentucky University's golf team, and has also caddied for his father on several occasions.
His mother, Mildred, died on October 1, 2009, at the age of 79 at her home in Franklin while under Hospice care after a long battle with multiple myeloma.[2] Perry is a member and deacon of Franklin Church of Christ in Franklin, Kentucky.[3]
Professional career
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Perry turned professional in 1982. He failed in his first two attempts to qualify for the PGA Tour at Q-school. He missed by 1 stroke one year and received word that his wife had gone into labor during the fourth round the next year. He had been sponsored by a group of about twenty individuals, many local citizens from Franklin, in his early play on the mini-tours and his first two attempts at Q-school.
In 1985, a Franklin businessman and David Lipscomb University (now simply Lipscomb University) graduate lent him $5000 for a last shot at Q-school. Rather than repay the loan, he was asked to give a percentage of his tour earnings to Lipscomb if he qualified. He tied for 40th at Q-school, earning his card with a two-shot cushion. Perry and his benefactor agreed on 5 percent, and he has maintained that commitment to Lipscomb ever since in the form of a scholarship for residents of Simpson County, Kentucky.
In Perry's first few seasons, he struggled to retain his qualification status. He made his first big (for the time) check on the PGA Tour ($55,000) with a T-4 finish at the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational in May 1987. Shortly after that tournament, Perry repaid all of the money put up by all of his original sponsors, even though he had no legal obligation to do so. Perry got his first win in 1991 at the Memorial Tournament. Two more wins followed in the mid-1990s, another in 2001, and three victories in 2003.
In 1996, Perry was in contention at the PGA Championship held at Valhalla in his native Kentucky. He had a one shot lead on the last hole but took a bogey and proceeded to be beaten in the playoff by Mark Brooks.[4] Perry played in the 2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. On the first day, Perry played in an afternoon foursome with Stewart Cink and they lost to Sergio García and Luke Donald (2 & 1). On the third day, Perry played in a singles match and lost to Lee Westwood (1 up). Team Europe defeated Team USA 18½ to 9½.[5] In 2005, Perry won at the Bay Hill Invitational and the Bank of America Colonial. The following year, he became the 10th man to reach $20 million in PGA Tour career earnings in addition to taking an 8-week break from the tour to recover from knee surgery. He was in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for over 100 weeks from 2003 to 2005 and 2009 to 2010.[6]
After returning from arthroscopic knee surgery in early 2006, Perry struggled to find the previous form he had from 2003 to 2005. However, in 2008, he had a steady start making 10 cuts in his first 11 tournaments, and beginning in the middle of May he had six top ten finishes in eight starts, including three victories in the Memorial Tournament, the Buick Open, and the John Deere Classic (in which he beat Jay Williamson and Brad Adamonis in a playoff).[7] He received some criticism for skipping major championships in 2008 in order to concentrate on qualifying for the Ryder Cup team. He was eager to make the team as the event was being held in his native Kentucky, and he helped the USA win the cup for the first time since 1999.[8]
Perry played in the 2008 Ryder Cup at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. On the first day, Perry played a morning foursome with Jim Furyk and they halved the match with Sergio García and Lee Westwood. On the second day, Perry played a morning foursome with Furyk and they defeated Pádraig Harrington and Robert Karlsson (3 & 1). Also on day two, Perry played an afternoon fourball with Furyk and they lost to Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell (1 up). On the third day, Perry played in a singles match and defeated Henrik Stenson (3 & 2). Team USA defeated Team Europe 16½ to 11½.[9]
Despite rumors that he would retire following Team USA's Ryder Cup victory, Perry confirmed at the start of the 2009 PGA Tour season that he hoped to win at least eight more tournaments, which would take his career total to 20.[10] Twenty wins ensures a lifetime PGA Tour membership.
Perry won his first event in 2009 in his third start at the FBR Open, where he defeated Charley Hoffman on the third playoff hole with a birdie.[11] It was his 13th career tour win. He maintained a rich vein of form throughout the first few months of the 2009 season, making ten cuts in ten events and registering five top-10 finishes during this streak.
In April 2009, Perry was the 54-hole co-leader at The Masters and held the lead by two strokes with two holes to go. However, he recorded two straight bogeys, after failing to find the green in regulation at both the 17th and 18th holes. This resulted in a sudden-death playoff with Ángel Cabrera and Chad Campbell. Perry made par on the first extra hole, to match Cabrera, but Campbell was eliminated after he made bogey. At the second extra hole, Perry missed the green from the middle of the fairway and then ran his pitch well past the hole, resulting in a bogey. Cabrera then won the playoff and the tournament with a par. Perry would have become the oldest winner of The Masters at 48 years old, 8 months, and 2 days. He received over 700 letters and emails in the aftermath of his playoff defeat, including a note from former President George W. Bush.[12]
Perry won his second event of 2009 at the Travelers Championship in June, coming from one stroke behind Paul Goydos. Perry shot a final round 63 and won his 14th tour event, one win closer to his goal of 20 career wins.[13] He won the event by three strokes over Goydos and fellow American David Toms. With the win he moved into a career high spot of four at the Official World Golf Ranking.[14] Perry is among the winningest and highest all-time PGA Tour money winners without a major championship, with fourteen wins and career earnings of over $32 million. His best major finishes are playoff losses at the 1996 PGA Championship and 2009 Masters Tournament. For his success in leading the US to victory in the Ryder Cup, he and fellow Kentuckian J. B. Holmes were named Kentuckians of the Year for 2008 by Kentucky Monthly magazine. He is good friends with former World Number 1 player Vijay Singh, who calls him "Biggie".[15]
Perry began playing on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in August 2010 while continuing to play on the PGA Tour. He won his first event in October 2011 at the SAS Championship. He nearly withdrew from the event after learning of his sister's death.[16] In 2011, Perry split his time between the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He finished 15th on the Champions Tour money list playing in ten events. Although his focus was on the Champions Tour, he also had status on the PGA Tour until 2014 due to multiple wins in 2008 and 2009.
Perry won for the second time on the Champions Tour early in 2012 at the ACE Group Classic. He shot rounds of 64 and 62 on the first two days to break the 36 hole scoring record on the Champions Tour and after ending with a 2 under par round of 70, he tied the overall tournament scoring record at 20 under par.
Perry was given a special invitation from the PGA of America to compete in the 2014 PGA Championship, held in his home state of Kentucky and site of his 1996 playoff loss; he finished T27.
In 2015, he used a one-time exemption for being the top 25 of the career money list. He said he intended to play 18 events on the PGA Tour and only about seven on the Champions Tour, mainly the major tournaments.[17]
Honors
editIn 1993, Perry was inducted into the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame.[18] In 1994, he was inducted in the Western Kentucky University Hall of Fame.[19] He was named the winner of the 2002 Charles Bartlett Award, given to a professional golfer for his unselfish contributions to the betterment of society, by the Golf Writers Association of America. In 2007, Perry was inducted into the Western Kentucky University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.[20] On October 14, 2008, Perry was inducted into Lipscomb University's Athletics Hall of Fame.[21] He won the 2009 Payne Stewart Award.
On November 3, 2013, Perry clinched the 2013 Charles Schwab Cup. He was also named 2013 Champions Tour Player of the Year.[22]
Professional wins (27)
editPGA Tour wins (14)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 19, 1991 | Memorial Tournament | −15 (70-63-69-71=273) | Playoff | Hale Irwin |
2 | Jul 24, 1994 | New England Classic | −16 (67-66-70-65=268) | 1 stroke | David Feherty |
3 | Feb 19, 1995 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | −25 (63-71-64-67-70=335) | 1 stroke | David Duval |
4 | Aug 12, 2001 | Buick Open | −25 (66-64-64-69=263) | 2 strokes | Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk |
5 | May 25, 2003 | Bank of America Colonial | −19 (68-64-61-68=261) | 6 strokes | Justin Leonard |
6 | Jun 1, 2003 | Memorial Tournament (2) | −13 (65-68-70-72=275) | 2 strokes | Lee Janzen |
7 | Jul 13, 2003 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −12 (69-67-66-66=268) | 1 stroke | Stephen Allan, Heath Slocum |
8 | Mar 20, 2005 | Bay Hill Invitational | −12 (70-68-68-70=276) | 2 strokes | Graeme McDowell, Vijay Singh |
9 | May 22, 2005 | Bank of America Colonial (2) | −19 (65-63-64-69=261) | 7 strokes | Billy Mayfair |
10 | Jun 1, 2008 | Memorial Tournament (3) | −8 (66-71-74-69=280) | 2 strokes | Mathew Goggin, Jerry Kelly, Justin Rose, Mike Weir |
11 | Jun 29, 2008 | Buick Open (2) | −19 (69-67-67-66=269) | 1 stroke | Woody Austin, Bubba Watson |
12 | Jul 13, 2008 | John Deere Classic | −16 (65-66-67-70=268) | Playoff | Brad Adamonis, Jay Williamson |
13 | Feb 1, 2009 | FBR Open | −14 (72-63-66-69=270) | Playoff | Charley Hoffman |
14 | Jun 28, 2009 | Travelers Championship | −22 (61-68-66-63=258) | 3 strokes | Paul Goydos, David Toms |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1991 | Memorial Tournament | Hale Irwin | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1996 | PGA Championship | Mark Brooks | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2008 | AT&T Classic | Ryuji Imada | Lost to par on first extra hole |
4 | 2008 | John Deere Classic | Brad Adamonis, Jay Williamson | Won with par on first extra hole |
5 | 2009 | FBR Open | Charley Hoffman | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
6 | 2009 | Masters Tournament | Ángel Cabrera, Chad Campbell | Cabrera won with par on second extra hole Campbell eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (3)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Nov 13, 2005 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with John Huston) |
−30 (64-63-59=186) | 1 stroke | Fred Couples and Adam Scott |
2 | Dec 14, 2008 | Merrill Lynch Shootout (2) (with Scott Hoch) |
−31 (65-60-60=185) | 4 strokes | J. B. Holmes and Boo Weekley |
3 | Dec 9, 2012 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (3) (with Sean O'Hair) |
−31 (64-61-60=185) | 1 stroke | Charles Howell III and Rory Sabbatini |
PGA Tour Champions wins (10)
editLegend |
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PGA Tour Champions major championships (4) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (6) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 2, 2011 | SAS Championship | −11 (66-69-70=205) | 1 stroke | John Huston, Jeff Sluman |
2 | Feb 19, 2012 | ACE Group Classic | −20 (64-62-70=196) | 5 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
3 | Jun 30, 2013 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | −19 (71-63-63-64=261) | 2 strokes | Fred Couples, Duffy Waldorf |
4 | Jul 14, 2013 | U.S. Senior Open | −13 (67-73-64-63=267) | 5 strokes | Fred Funk |
5 | Oct 27, 2013 | AT&T Championship | −13 (65-71-67=203) | Playoff | Bernhard Langer |
6 | May 18, 2014 | Regions Tradition | −7 (72-68-69-72=281) | 1 stroke | Mark Calcavecchia |
7 | Aug 3, 2014 | 3M Championship | −23 (65-63-65=193) | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |
8 | Aug 2, 2015 | 3M Championship (2) | −18 (69-61-68=198) | 4 strokes | Scott Dunlap, Bernhard Langer, Kevin Sutherland |
9 | Jul 2, 2017 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −16 (65-64-67-68=264) | 2 strokes | Kirk Triplett |
10 | Aug 5, 2018 | 3M Championship (3) | −21 (66-60-69=195) | 3 strokes | Wes Short Jr. |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Scott Hoch) |
David Eger and Mark McNulty | Lost to par on second extra hole |
2 | 2013 | Montreal Championship | Esteban Toledo | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
3 | 2013 | AT&T Championship | Bernhard Langer | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2015 | Insperity Invitational | Tom Lehman, Ian Woosnam | Woosnam won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 2020 | Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge | Shane Bertsch, Glen Day, Bernhard Langer |
Bertsch won with eagle on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
editTournament | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | ||
U.S. Open | T54 | |
The Open Championship | ||
PGA Championship | T51 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | T25 | CUT | T50 | CUT | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||
PGA Championship | T49 | 77 | T55 | T49 | 2 | T23 | T10 | T34 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T39 | CUT | T29 | T2 | |||||
U.S. Open | T45 | T3 | CUT | T23 | 58 | 44 | ||||
The Open Championship | T8 | T16 | T11 | CUT | T52 | |||||
PGA Championship | T30 | T44 | T29 | T10 | CUT | T23 | T49 | T23 | WD | T43 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | T26 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | T33 | T28 | CUT | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | ||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T27 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
WD = Withdrew
Summary
editTournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 |
Totals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 37 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2003 U.S. Open – 2003 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship
editTournament | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Players Championship | 33 | T21 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Players Championship | T56 | T57 | WD | T65 | T62 | T55 | T4 | CUT | CUT | WD |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Players Championship | T27 | T18 | T60 | T32 | T3 | CUT | T58 | T15 | T22 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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The Players Championship | T22 | T39 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
editTournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Match Play | R64 | R64 | R64 | R16 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | ||
Championship | NT1 | 22 | T28 | T32 | T9 | T45 | ||||
Invitational | T24 | T53 | T27 | T6 | T27 | T11 | T66 | T11 | T19 | |
Champions |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Senior major championships
editWins (4)
editYear | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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2013 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | 2 shot deficit | −19 (71-63-63-64=261) | 2 strokes | Fred Couples, Duffy Waldorf |
2013 | U.S. Senior Open | 2 shot deficit | −13 (67-73-64-63=267) | 5 strokes | Fred Funk |
2014 | Regions Tradition | 1 shot lead | −7 (72-68-69-72=281) | 1 stroke | Mark Calcavecchia |
2017 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | 1 shot deficit | −16 (65-64-67-68=264) | 2 strokes | Kirk Triplett |
Results timeline
editResults not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Tradition | T5 | T13 | T15 | 1 | T5 | T23 | T20 | T13 | WD | NT | T56 | T28 | T8 | |
Senior PGA Championship | T22 | 9 | T2 | T13 | T22 | T33 | T38 | NT | T16 | T45 | T11 | |||
U.S. Senior Open | CUT | 1 | T14 | T12 | WD | 1 | T40 | WD | NT | CUT | T60 | 70 | ||
Senior Players Championship | T13 | T8 | 1 | 4 | T34 | T13 | T26 | T6 | T7 | T19 | T49 | T23 | 6 | |
Senior British Open Championship | T32 | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances
edit- Professional
- Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2005 (winners), 2009 (winners)
- Ryder Cup: 2004, 2008 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2008 (PGA Tour), 2010, 2011 (winners), 2013
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 26 2009 Ending 28 Jun 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Ferguson, Doug (October 2, 2009). "Kenny Perry's mother dies of cancer". USA Today. Associated Press.
- ^ "Franklin Church of Christ".
- ^ Dorman, Larry (August 12, 1996). "Birdies Bring Brooks His First Major". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ryder Cup 2004". Ryder Cup. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "PGA Tour Season results – Kenny Perry". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Kelley, Brent (August 7, 2008). "Kenny Perry Withdraws from PGA Championship". About.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ "2008 Ryder Cup - Scoring". Ryder Cup. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Perry's next PGA Tour goal? Getting to 20-win mark". PGA Tour. January 8, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Perry holds nerve to win play-off". BBC Sport. February 2, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ Fortus, Bob (April 21, 2009). "Masters runner-up Kenny Perry buoyed by support as he comes to Zurich Classic of New Orleans". The Times-Picayune.
- ^ "Perry seals win in Connecticut". BBC Sport. June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "Week 26 – Kenny Perry Claims Career Best 4th Spot in the Official World Golf Ranking with Victory at the Travelers Championship". Official World Golf Ranking. June 29, 2009. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013.
- ^ Potter, Jerry (March 21, 2005). "Singh, Perry: Opposites are pals". USA Today.
- ^ "Perry wins first Champions Tour title". PGA Tour. October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Kenny Perry, 54, prepares for PGA Tour return". Golfweek. January 13, 2015.
- ^ "Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame profile" (PDF). Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "WKU Athletic Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Mr. Kenny Perry (Inducted in 2007)". Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Kenny Perry, Ronnie Ferguson inducted into Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame". Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Perry named Player of the Year after winning back-to-back major titles". PGA Tour. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
External links
edit- Kenny Perry at the PGA Tour official site
- Kenny Perry at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Lipscomb University press release - on the occasion of the honoring of Perry's benefactor
- Golf Today profile from 2003