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| nickname = Bulldog<ref>{{cite news |last=Leonard |first=Tod |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040615/news_1s15pavin.html |title=Indelible memories of Shinnecock |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=June 15, 2004 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>
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| residence = [[Dallas, Texas]]
| residence = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| spouse = Shannon Healy (divorced)<br>Lisa Nguyen (2003-present)
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'''Corey Allen Pavin''' (born November 16, 1959) is an American [[professional golfer]]. In 1982, Pavin turned professional but failed at [[1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates|PGA Tour Qualifying School]]. The following year, he turned to overseas where he had much success, winning South Africa's [[Lexington PGA Championship|Lexington PGA]] and Europe's [[German Open (golf)|German Open]]. Later in the year he earned [[PGA Tour]] membership and had much success on tour, winning a number of events, culminating with the [[1995 U.S. Open (golf)|1995 U.S. Open]] championship. Soon thereafter, he abruptly lost his game and was rarely a contender. As a senior, Pavin has played on the [[PGA Tour Champions]], recording one win, at the [[Allianz Championship]].
'''Corey Allen Pavin''' (born November 16, 1959) is an American [[professional golfer]] who has played on the [[PGA Tour]] and currently on the [[PGA Tour Champions]]. He spent over 150 weeks in the top 10 of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] between 1986 and 1997<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=January 17, 2011}}</ref> and achieved his highest world ranking of No. 2 in June 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=159&year=1996 |title=Corey Pavin – 1996 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking}}</ref><ref name=owgr96>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=159 |title=Corey Pavin |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref>


==Early life ==
Pavin won 15 events on the PGA Tour, was [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]] Player of the Year (topping that season's [[1991 PGA Tour#Leaders|money list]]) and achieved one [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] victory, the [[1995 U.S. Open (golf)|1995 U.S. Open]]. He finished in the top-5 on the money list in 1991, [[1992 PGA Tour#Leaders|1992]], and [[1995 PGA Tour#Leaders|1995]]. Pavin has also won six official professional golf events internationally, on several different [[Professional golf tours|golf tours]], making him a winner on five continents ([[North America]], [[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]]).
Pavin was born in [[Oxnard, California]], the son of Barbara and Jack Pavin.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 15, 1997 |title=Obituaries – Kack Pavin; Father of Pro Golfer Corey Pavin |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-15-me-22744-story.html |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> He attended [[Oxnard High School]].<ref>[http://www.scga.org/news/view/corey-pavin-craig-stadler-welcomed-into-scga-hall-of-fame SCGA.org | Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler welcomed into SCGA Hall of Fame | SCGA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Early life and amateur career==
==Amateur career==
Pavin was born in [[Oxnard, California]], the son of Barbara and Jack Pavin.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997/aug/15/local/me-22744 |title=Obituaries – Kack Pavin; Father of Pro Golfer Corey Pavin |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 15, 1997 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> He attended [[Oxnard High School]].<ref>[http://www.scga.org/news/view/corey-pavin-craig-stadler-welcomed-into-scga-hall-of-fame SCGA.org | Corey Pavin, Craig Stadler welcomed into SCGA Hall of Fame | SCGA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He then attended the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01928.html |title=Corey Pavin profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> He won two gold medals at the [[1981 Maccabiah Games]], the Jewish Olympics in Israel,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hohspDWqzjwC&pg=PA83 |title=One thousand one facts everyone should know about Israel |year=2005 |first1=Mitchell Geoffrey |last1=Bard |first2=Moshe |last2=Schwartz |isbn=9780742543584 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Dan |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/time-to-move-on-1.279840 |title=Time to move on |publisher=Haaretz |date=March 11, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K_xKAAAAIBAJ&pg=6657,5048468&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |title=Pavin Invited to Masters |newspaper=The Press-Courier |date=February 23, 1982 |first=Rich |last=Romine |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99202382.html?dids=99202382:99202382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+29%2C+1989&author=By+YORAM+KESSEL&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=ARGENTINE+GOLFERS+SIGN+UP+AT+THE+ELEVENTH+HOUR&pqatl=google |title=Argentine Golfers Sign Up At The Eleventh Hour |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date= June 29, 1989 |first=Yoram |last=Kessel |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> and turned professional the following year.
Pavin attended the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01928.html |title=Corey Pavin profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> He won two gold medals at the [[1981 Maccabiah Games]], the Jewish Olympics in Israel.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hohspDWqzjwC&pg=PA83 |title=One thousand one facts everyone should know about Israel |year=2005 |first1=Mitchell Geoffrey |last1=Bard |first2=Moshe |last2=Schwartz |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9780742543584 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Dan |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/time-to-move-on-1.279840 |title=Time to move on |publisher=Haaretz |date=March 11, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K_xKAAAAIBAJ&pg=6657,5048468&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |title=Pavin Invited to Masters |newspaper=The Press-Courier |date=February 23, 1982 |first=Rich |last=Romine |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99202382.html?dids=99202382:99202382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+29%2C+1989&author=By+YORAM+KESSEL&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=ARGENTINE+GOLFERS+SIGN+UP+AT+THE+ELEVENTH+HOUR&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106090744/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99202382.html?dids=99202382:99202382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+29,+1989&author=By+YORAM+KESSEL&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=ARGENTINE+GOLFERS+SIGN+UP+AT+THE+ELEVENTH+HOUR&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=Argentine Golfers Sign Up At The Eleventh Hour |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date= June 29, 1989 |first=Yoram |last=Kessel |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
In 1982, Pavin turned professional. He was "an unexpected failure" at [[1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates|1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School]].<ref name=":0" /> He did not move past the regional qualifying section.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=24 January 1983 |title=Pavin pips Price with final 66 |page=22 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, United Kingdom |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/750920476/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-09-21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He turned to play overseas in 1983. Early in the year, he played on the [[Southern African Tour]] where he "won his first professional tournament" at the [[Lexington PGA Championship|Lexington PGA]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ventura County Star 27 Jan 1983, page 24 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/933087062/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> It was only his fourth tournament as a professional golfer.<ref name=":1" /> He soon moved onto the [[PGA European Tour|European Tour]]. In July, he finished solo 3rd, only behind [[Sam Torrance]] and [[Craig Stadler]], at the [[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]. A month later, Pavin won the [[German Open (golf)|German Open]] three strokes ahead of joint runner-up [[Seve Ballesteros]]. He finished 13th on the Order of Merit.
He quickly established himself as a professional, with three international victories in 1983. Playing 10 events on the [[1983 European Tour]], much fewer than all top European players that year, he finished 13th on the Order of Merit. After finishing lone 3rd, behind [[Sam Torrance]] and [[Craig Stadler]], at the [[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]] in the beginning of July, Pavin won the [[German Open (golf)|German Open]] less than a month later, three strokes ahead of joint runner-up [[Seve Ballesteros]], who at the time was the recent winner of [[Masters Tournament|The Masters Tournament]]. Pavin did not return to defend his German Open title the year after.


Pavin's first PGA Tour victory came at the 1984 [[Houston Coca-Cola Open]]. He won at least one event on either the PGA Tour or the international tour nearly every year for the next decade, and topped the PGA Tour's money list in 1991, when he was the last man to achieve this without winning at least one million [[United States dollar|dollars]] in prize money. Pavin's success culminated in his only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] victory, the [[1995 U.S. Open (golf)|1995 U.S. Open]] at [[Shinnecock Hills Golf Club]] in [[Southampton, New York]], Pavin went into the final round three strokes behind [[Greg Norman]] and [[Tom Lehman]]. On the 72nd and final hole of the tournament, a 450 yards long par 4, Pavin produced a four wood, considered one of the great shots in U.S. Open history, 228 yards to five feet of the hole to secure the title.
Pavin's first [[PGA Tour]] victory came at the 1984 [[Houston Coca-Cola Open]]. He won at least one event significant domestic or international event over the next decade and topped the PGA Tour's money list in 1991. Pavin's success culminated in his only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] victory, the [[1995 U.S. Open (golf)|1995 U.S. Open]] at [[Shinnecock Hills Golf Club]]. Pavin went into the final round three strokes behind [[Greg Norman]] and [[Tom Lehman]]. On the 72nd and final hole of the tournament, a 450 yards long par 4, Pavin produced a four wood, considered one of the great shots in U.S. Open history, 228 yards to five feet of the hole to secure the title.


Rather than marking a move to a new level of achievement, however, this was soon followed by a long slide down the [[Official World Golf Ranking|world rankings]] from a high ranking of 2nd.<ref name="owgr96" /> After Pavin won the [[Bank of America Colonial]] in 1996, he did not win another PGA Tour tournament for ten years. His 89th-place finish on the 2004 money list was the first time he had made the top one hundred since 1998. Pavin finally won his 15th career title in 2006 at the [[U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee]], ending a streak of 242 consecutive tournaments without a win.
Rather than marking a move to a new level of achievement, however, this was soon followed by a long slide down the [[Official World Golf Ranking|world rankings]] from a high ranking of 2nd.<ref name="owgr96">{{cite web |title=Corey Pavin |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=159 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |archive-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614234432/http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=159 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After Pavin won the [[Bank of America Colonial]] in 1996, he did not win another PGA Tour tournament for ten years. His 89th-place finish on the 2004 money list was the first time he had made the top one hundred since 1998. Pavin finally won his 15th career title in 2006 at the [[U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee]], ending a streak of 242 consecutive tournaments without a win.


On July 27, 2006, during the first round of what would become his 15th tour title, Pavin broke the record for the fewest strokes needed to complete nine holes at a [[PGA Tour]] event, with an 8-under [[par (golf)|par]] score of 26. The previous record of 27 strokes was held by [[Mike Souchak]], [[Andy North]], [[Billy Mayfair]] and [[Robert Gamez]], with Mayfair and Gamez' scores being 9-under par.<ref>{{cite news |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2531386 |title=Pavin shoots 26 on first nine holes, sets PGA record |date=July 28, 2006 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> His 36-hole total of 125 also tied the record for fewest shots taken in the first 36 holes of a PGA Tour event held by [[Tom Lehman]], [[Mark Calcavecchia]], and [[Tiger Woods]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=PGA Tour |url=http://www.pgatour.com/story/9578756/ |title=Pavin ends 10-year drought with Milwaukee title |date=July 30, 2006 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805110613/http://www.pgatour.com/story/9578756 |archive-date=August 5, 2006}}</ref>
Pavin played on three [[Ryder Cup]] teams: 1991, 1993, and 1995. The 1993 edition was the source of some controversy: the majority of the squad was unwilling to meet with president [[Bill Clinton]] before the cup owing to their differing political views. Pavin stated that he had voted for Bush, and so was not particularly excited at the prospect of meeting Clinton.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-06-19/sports/9306190411_1_ryder-cup-azinger-white-house |title= Golfers Don't Go Gaga Over White House Trip |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |first=Larry |last=Guest |date=June 19, 1993}}</ref>


In 2002 he was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vcshf.com/hall_of_fame_members.htm |title=Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=Vcshf.com |access-date=January 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120055452/http://www.vcshf.com/hall_of_fame_members.htm |archive-date=November 20, 2008 }}</ref>
After acting as an assistant to U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman in [[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]], Pavin was in December 2008 by the [[PGA of America]], named captain for the U.S. team at the [[2010 Ryder Cup]] at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.com/2008/news/pga/12/11/pavin_rydercup/index.html |title=Pavin selected as 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup Team captain |publisher=PGA of America |access-date=January 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217055100/http://www.pga.com/2008/news/pga/12/11/pavin_rydercup/index.html |archive-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> In October 2010, the U.S. Ryder Cup team lost 13½ to 14½, against the European side.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/oct/04/ryder-cup-europe-colin-montgomerie |title=Ryder Cup regained by Europe in muddy marathon |date=October 4, 2010 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 4, 2010}}</ref>


Pavin began playing on the [[Champions Tour]] in 2010. In June 2010, he lost in a sudden death playoff to [[Bubba Watson]] at the [[Travelers Championship]] on the [[PGA Tour]]. In his 35th start, Pavin won his maiden [[Champions Tour]] event in February 2012 at the [[Allianz Championship]]. He defeated [[Peter Senior]] at the first sudden death playoff hole with a birdie to take the title, after having finished regulation play at 11 under.[[Image:Corey_Pavin_20180927.jpg|thumb|Corey Pavin at the Past Captains Match 27 September 2018 ahead of the [[2018 Ryder Cup]] match at [[Le Golf National]] outside Paris, France]]
On July 27, 2006, during the first round of what would become his 15th tour title, Pavin broke the record for the fewest strokes needed to complete nine holes at a [[PGA Tour]] event, with an 8-under [[par (golf)|par]] score of 26. The previous record of 27 strokes was held by [[Mike Souchak]], [[Andy North]], [[Billy Mayfair]] and [[Robert Gamez]], with Mayfair and Gamez' scores being 9-under par.<ref>{{cite news |work=ESPN |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2531386 |title=Pavin shoots 26 on first nine holes, sets PGA record |date=July 28, 2006 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> His 36-hole total of 125 also tied the record for fewest shots taken in the first 36 holes of a PGA Tour event held by [[Tom Lehman]], [[Mark Calcavecchia]], and [[Tiger Woods]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=PGA Tour |url=http://www.pgatour.com/story/9578756/ |title=Pavin ends 10-year drought with Milwaukee title |date=July 30, 2006 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805110613/http://www.pgatour.com/story/9578756 |archive-date=August 5, 2006}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Pavin was the only top Jewish player on the tour until 1991.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k0066uzQLxkC&q=%22corey+pavin%22jewish&pg=PA115 |title=The Green Road Home: A Caddie's Journal of Life on the Pro Golf Tour |first=Michael |last=Bamberger |year=2006 |isbn=9781560257592 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LCEqAAAAIBAJ&pg=6163,4555523&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |title=Daylights |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=June 30, 1995 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BKRhAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288,8326849&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |title=Shame is the Name of this Golf Game |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=June 28, 1990 |first=Ron |last=Rapoport |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berkow |first=Ira |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6061EFC3C590C7A8DDDAF0894DD494D81 |title= 1995 U.S. Open – Pavin's Best Shot Sheds Both Pressure and Label |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 19, 1995 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-_Si5OP6cjkC&pg=PA87 |title=Jews and the Sporting Life: Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII |first=Ezra |last=Mendelsohn |year=2009 |isbn=9780199724796 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> In that year, he converted to Christianity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39175765/ns/sports/ |title=Out of Bounds: Were Pavin's Ryder picks based on religion? |first=Rich |last=Chandler |work=MSNBC |date=September 14, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917065232/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39175765/ns/sports/ |archive-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=32JWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4650,4948166&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |title=Pavin Knows His Place |author=Michael Mayo |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=August 7, 1995 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-10-01-its-ryder-cup-war-and-general-monty-wants-revenge |title=It's Ryder Cup war, and General Monty wants revenge |publisher=The Daily Maverick |date=October 1, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727162810/http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-10-01-its-ryder-cup-war-and-general-monty-wants-revenge |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Reason |first=Mark |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/tigerwoods/7922561/Ryder-Cup-2010-Corey-Pavin-could-face-dilemma-over-Tiger-Woods.html |title=Ryder Cup 2010: Corey Pavin could face dilemma over Tiger Woods |newspaper=Telegraph |date=August 2, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name=intentions>{{cite news |last=Kimball |first=George |title=Pavin's good intentions |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2010/0929/1224279934788.html |access-date=April 4, 2011 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=September 29, 2010}}</ref> He was named the 117th-greatest Jewish athlete in the 2007 book ''The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes'' by Peter S. Horvitz.<ref name=Heroes>{{cite book |last=Horvitz |first=Peter S. |title=The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars |year=2007 |publisher=SP Books |isbn=978-1-56171-907-5 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xcfef_d2es4C&pg=PA71 }}</ref>
In April 1983, Pavin married Shannon Healy.<ref name=":0" /> They have two children. He married Lisa Nguyen in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ACFKAAAAIBAJ&pg=5155,6013355&dq=corey-pavin-to-wed-shannon-healy&hl=en |title=Corey Pavin To Wed Shannon Healy |newspaper=[[The Press-Courier]] |location=[[Oxnard, California]] |page=8 |date=March 28, 1983 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2009-01/gw20090119rubenstein |title=Tough Team To Beat |journal=[[Golf Digest]] |first=Lorne |last=Rubenstein |date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref>


He was the only top Jewish player on the tour until 1991.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bamberger |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k0066uzQLxkC&q=%22corey+pavin%22jewish&pg=PA115 |title=The Green Road Home: A Caddie's Journal of Life on the Pro Golf Tour |year=2006 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=9781560257592 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 30, 1995 |title=Daylights |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LCEqAAAAIBAJ&pg=6163,4555523&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rapoport |first=Ron |date=June 28, 1990 |title=Shame is the Name of this Golf Game |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BKRhAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288,8326849&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berkow |first=Ira |date=June 19, 1995 |title=1995 U.S. Open – Pavin's Best Shot Sheds Both Pressure and Label |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6061EFC3C590C7A8DDDAF0894DD494D81 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Mendelsohn |first=Ezra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-_Si5OP6cjkC&pg=PA87 |title=Jews and the Sporting Life: Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII |year=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199724796 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> In that year, he converted to Christianity.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chandler |first=Rich |date=September 14, 2010 |title=Out of Bounds: Were Pavin's Ryder picks based on religion? |work=MSNBC |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39175765/ns/sports/ |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917065232/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39175765/ns/sports/ |archive-date=September 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Mayo |date=August 7, 1995 |title=Pavin Knows His Place |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=32JWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4650,4948166&dq=corey-pavin+jewish&hl=en |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 1, 2010 |title=It's Ryder Cup war, and General Monty wants revenge |publisher=The Daily Maverick |url=http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-10-01-its-ryder-cup-war-and-general-monty-wants-revenge |url-status=dead |access-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727162810/http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-10-01-its-ryder-cup-war-and-general-monty-wants-revenge |archive-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Reason |first=Mark |date=August 2, 2010 |title=Ryder Cup 2010: Corey Pavin could face dilemma over Tiger Woods |newspaper=Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/tigerwoods/7922561/Ryder-Cup-2010-Corey-Pavin-could-face-dilemma-over-Tiger-Woods.html |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name="intentions">{{cite news |last=Kimball |first=George |date=September 29, 2010 |title=Pavin's good intentions |newspaper=The Irish Times |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/golf/2010/0929/1224279934788.html |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> He was named the 117th-greatest Jewish athlete in the 2007 book ''The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes'' by Peter S. Horvitz.<ref name="Heroes">{{cite book |last=Horvitz |first=Peter S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xcfef_d2es4C&pg=PA71 |title=The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars |publisher=SP Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-56171-907-5 |page=71}}</ref>
After acting as an assistant to U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman in [[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]], Pavin was in December 2008 by the [[PGA of America]], named captain for the U.S. team at the [[2010 Ryder Cup]] at the [[Celtic Manor Resort]] in [[Newport, Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.com/2008/news/pga/12/11/pavin_rydercup/index.html |title=Pavin selected as 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup Team captain |publisher=PGA of America |access-date=January 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217055100/http://www.pga.com/2008/news/pga/12/11/pavin_rydercup/index.html |archive-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> In October 2010, the U.S. Ryder Cup team lost 13½ to 14½, against the European side.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/oct/04/ryder-cup-europe-colin-montgomerie |title=Ryder Cup regained by Europe in muddy marathon |date=October 4, 2010 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 4, 2010}}</ref>


Pavin is a Republican. During the [[1993 Ryder Cup]], Pavin was originally unwilling to meet with president [[Bill Clinton]] before the cup owing to their differing political views. Pavin stated that he had voted for Bush, and so was not particularly excited at the prospect of meeting Clinton.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guest |first=Larry |date=June 19, 1993 |title=Golfers Don't Go Gaga Over White House Trip |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-06-19/sports/9306190411_1_ryder-cup-azinger-white-house}}</ref>
Pavin began playing on the [[Champions Tour]] in 2010. In June 2010, he lost in a sudden death playoff to [[Bubba Watson]] at the [[Travelers Championship]] on the [[PGA Tour]]. In his 35th start, Pavin won his maiden [[Champions Tour]] event in February 2012 at the [[Allianz Championship]]. He defeated [[Peter Senior]] at the first sudden death playoff hole with a birdie to take the title, after having finished regulation play at 11 under.


==Private life==
Pavin made a cameo appearance playing himself in the 1996 movie ''[[Tin Cup]]'' starring [[Kevin Costner]]. In the movie, Pavin tells [[Fred Couples]], "It's hard to believe that a guy named 'Tin Cup' might have his name beneath mine on the trophy."
Pavin made a cameo appearance playing himself in the 1996 movie ''[[Tin Cup]]'' starring [[Kevin Costner]]. In the movie, Pavin tells [[Fred Couples]], "It's hard to believe that a guy named 'Tin Cup' might have his name beneath mine on the trophy."


==Awards and honors==
Pavin was married to Shannon Healy, with whom he has two children. He married Lisa Nguyen in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ACFKAAAAIBAJ&pg=5155,6013355&dq=corey-pavin-to-wed-shannon-healy&hl=en |title=Corey Pavin To Wed Shannon Healy |newspaper=[[The Press-Courier]] |location=[[Oxnard, California]] |page=8 |date=March 28, 1983 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2009-01/gw20090119rubenstein |title=Tough Team To Beat |journal=[[Golf Digest]] |first=Lorne |last=Rubenstein |date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref>
In 2002, he was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame |url=http://www.vcshf.com/hall_of_fame_members.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120055452/http://www.vcshf.com/hall_of_fame_members.htm |archive-date=November 20, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2011 |publisher=Vcshf.com}}</ref>


He has a stone named after him at Bedlingtonshire Golf Club, in Northumberland, England. It is located on the 7th hole and is called "Corey Paving Slab".
Baseball player [[Pavin Smith]] is named after Pavin. Smith is the son of Pavin's agent.


==Amateur wins (1)==
==Amateur wins==
*1981 [[North and South Amateur]]
*1981 [[North and South Amateur]]


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|align=right|Nov 3, 1985
|align=right|Nov 3, [[1985 PGA of Japan Tour|1985]]
|[[ABC Cup]]
|[[ABC Japan-U.S. Match]]
|−12 (70-68-67-71=276)
|−12 (70-68-67-71=276)
|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tateo Ozaki]]
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|align=center|1
|align=right|Oct 15, [[1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit|1995]]
|[[Volvo Asian Masters]]
|−14 (72-66-67-69=274)
|9 strokes
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]]
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|align=right|Jan 22, 1983
|align=right|Jan 22, [[1982–83 Southern Africa Tour|1983]]
|[[Lexington PGA Championship]]
|[[Lexington PGA Championship]]
|−10 (70-68-66-66=270)
|−10 (70-68-66-66=270)
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|align=right|Dec 8, 1985
|align=right|Dec 8, 1985<br>([[1986 PGA Tour of Australia|1986 season]])
|[[New Zealand Open]] (2)
|[[New Zealand Open]] (2)
|−15 (67-67-70-73=277)
|−15 (67-67-70-73=277)
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stephen Leaney]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|Lost to par on first extra hole
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!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Oct 15, 1995
|[[Volvo Asian Masters]]
|−14 (72-66-67-69=274)
|9 strokes
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]]
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 21 August 2024

Corey Pavin
Pavin in 2008
Personal information
Full nameCorey Allen Pavin
NicknameBulldog[1]
Born (1959-11-16) November 16, 1959 (age 64)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
SpouseShannon Healy (divorced)
Lisa Nguyen (2003-present)
Career
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins28
Highest ranking2 (June 2, 1996)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour15
European Tour2
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia2
PGA Tour Champions1
Other6
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament3rd: 1992
PGA Championship2nd: 1994
U.S. OpenWon: 1995
The Open ChampionshipT4: 1993
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
1984
PGA Tour
money list winner
1991
PGA Player of the Year1991

Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer. In 1982, Pavin turned professional but failed at PGA Tour Qualifying School. The following year, he turned to overseas where he had much success, winning South Africa's Lexington PGA and Europe's German Open. Later in the year he earned PGA Tour membership and had much success on tour, winning a number of events, culminating with the 1995 U.S. Open championship. Soon thereafter, he abruptly lost his game and was rarely a contender. As a senior, Pavin has played on the PGA Tour Champions, recording one win, at the Allianz Championship.

Early life

[edit]

Pavin was born in Oxnard, California, the son of Barbara and Jack Pavin.[3] He attended Oxnard High School.[4]

Amateur career

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Pavin attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[5] He won two gold medals at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, the Jewish Olympics in Israel.[6][7][8][9]

Professional career

[edit]

In 1982, Pavin turned professional. He was "an unexpected failure" at 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School.[10] He did not move past the regional qualifying section.[11] He turned to play overseas in 1983. Early in the year, he played on the Southern African Tour where he "won his first professional tournament" at the Lexington PGA.[10] It was only his fourth tournament as a professional golfer.[11] He soon moved onto the European Tour. In July, he finished solo 3rd, only behind Sam Torrance and Craig Stadler, at the Scandinavian Enterprise Open. A month later, Pavin won the German Open three strokes ahead of joint runner-up Seve Ballesteros. He finished 13th on the Order of Merit.

Pavin's first PGA Tour victory came at the 1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open. He won at least one event significant domestic or international event over the next decade and topped the PGA Tour's money list in 1991. Pavin's success culminated in his only major victory, the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Pavin went into the final round three strokes behind Greg Norman and Tom Lehman. On the 72nd and final hole of the tournament, a 450 yards long par 4, Pavin produced a four wood, considered one of the great shots in U.S. Open history, 228 yards to five feet of the hole to secure the title.

Rather than marking a move to a new level of achievement, however, this was soon followed by a long slide down the world rankings from a high ranking of 2nd.[12] After Pavin won the Bank of America Colonial in 1996, he did not win another PGA Tour tournament for ten years. His 89th-place finish on the 2004 money list was the first time he had made the top one hundred since 1998. Pavin finally won his 15th career title in 2006 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, ending a streak of 242 consecutive tournaments without a win.

On July 27, 2006, during the first round of what would become his 15th tour title, Pavin broke the record for the fewest strokes needed to complete nine holes at a PGA Tour event, with an 8-under par score of 26. The previous record of 27 strokes was held by Mike Souchak, Andy North, Billy Mayfair and Robert Gamez, with Mayfair and Gamez' scores being 9-under par.[13] His 36-hole total of 125 also tied the record for fewest shots taken in the first 36 holes of a PGA Tour event held by Tom Lehman, Mark Calcavecchia, and Tiger Woods.[14]

After acting as an assistant to U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman in 2006, Pavin was in December 2008 by the PGA of America, named captain for the U.S. team at the 2010 Ryder Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales.[15] In October 2010, the U.S. Ryder Cup team lost 13½ to 14½, against the European side.[16]

Pavin began playing on the Champions Tour in 2010. In June 2010, he lost in a sudden death playoff to Bubba Watson at the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour. In his 35th start, Pavin won his maiden Champions Tour event in February 2012 at the Allianz Championship. He defeated Peter Senior at the first sudden death playoff hole with a birdie to take the title, after having finished regulation play at 11 under.

Corey Pavin at the Past Captains Match 27 September 2018 ahead of the 2018 Ryder Cup match at Le Golf National outside Paris, France

Personal life

[edit]

In April 1983, Pavin married Shannon Healy.[10] They have two children. He married Lisa Nguyen in 2003.[17][18]

He was the only top Jewish player on the tour until 1991.[19][20][21][22][23] In that year, he converted to Christianity.[24][25][26][27][28] He was named the 117th-greatest Jewish athlete in the 2007 book The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes by Peter S. Horvitz.[29]

Pavin is a Republican. During the 1993 Ryder Cup, Pavin was originally unwilling to meet with president Bill Clinton before the cup owing to their differing political views. Pavin stated that he had voted for Bush, and so was not particularly excited at the prospect of meeting Clinton.[30]

Pavin made a cameo appearance playing himself in the 1996 movie Tin Cup starring Kevin Costner. In the movie, Pavin tells Fred Couples, "It's hard to believe that a guy named 'Tin Cup' might have his name beneath mine on the trophy."

Awards and honors

[edit]

In 2002, he was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.[31]

He has a stone named after him at Bedlingtonshire Golf Club, in Northumberland, England. It is located on the 7th hole and is called "Corey Paving Slab".

Amateur wins

[edit]

Professional wins (28)

[edit]

PGA Tour wins (15)

[edit]
Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (14)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 29, 1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open −10 (70-68-68-68=274) 1 stroke United States Buddy Gardner
2 May 19, 1985 Colonial National Invitation −14 (66-64-68-68=266) 4 strokes United States Bob Murphy
3 Feb 16, 1986 Hawaiian Open −16 (67-67-72-66=272) 2 strokes United States Paul Azinger
4 Sep 21, 1986 Greater Milwaukee Open −16 (66-72-67-67=272) Playoff Canada Dave Barr
5 Jan 18, 1987 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −19 (72-71-65-66-67=341) 1 stroke West Germany Bernhard Langer
6 Feb 8, 1987 Hawaiian Open (2) −18 (65-75-66-64=270) Playoff United States Craig Stadler
7 Oct 16, 1988 Texas Open −21 (64-63-66-66=259) 8 strokes United States Robert Wrenn
8 Feb 10, 1991 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (2) −29 (65-69-66-66-65=331) Playoff United States Mark O'Meara
9 May 12, 1991 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic −16 (68-67-67-70=272) Playoff United States Steve Pate
10 Mar 15, 1992 Honda Classic −15 (68-67-70-68=273) Playoff United States Fred Couples
11 Feb 13, 1994 Nissan Los Angeles Open −13 (67-64-72-68=271) 2 strokes United States Fred Couples
12 Feb 26, 1995 Nissan Open (2) −16 (67-66-68-67=268) 3 strokes United States Jay Don Blake, United States Kenny Perry
13 Jun 18, 1995 U.S. Open E (72-69-71-68=280) 2 strokes Australia Greg Norman
14 May 19, 1996 MasterCard Colonial (2) −8 (69-67-67-69=272) 2 strokes United States Jeff Sluman
15 Jul 30, 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee (2) −20 (61-64-68-67=260) 2 strokes United States Jerry Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (5–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1986 Greater Milwaukee Open Canada Dave Barr Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2 1987 Hawaiian Open United States Craig Stadler Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1991 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic United States Mark O'Meara Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1991 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic United States Steve Pate Won with par on second extra hole
5 1991 Canon Greater Hartford Open United States Billy Ray Brown, United States Rick Fehr Brown won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1992 Honda Classic United States Fred Couples Won with birdie on second extra hole
7 1992 Southwestern Bell Colonial United States Bruce Lietzke Lost to birdie on first extra hole
8 1995 Kemper Open United States Lee Janzen Lost to birdie on first extra hole
9 2010 Travelers Championship United States Scott Verplank, United States Bubba Watson Watson won with par on second extra hole
Pavin eliminated by par on first hole

European Tour wins (2)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 31, 1983 Lufthansa German Open −13 (67-71-68-69=275) 3 strokes Spain Seve Ballesteros, Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
2 Jun 18, 1995 U.S. Open E (72-69-71-68=280) 2 strokes Australia Greg Norman

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Nov 3, 1985 ABC Japan-U.S. Match −12 (70-68-67-71=276) Shared title with Japan Tateo Ozaki
2 Oct 9, 1994 Tokai Classic −11 (68-69-68-72=277) 1 stroke Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Oct 15, 1995 Volvo Asian Masters −14 (72-66-67-69=274) 9 strokes Japan Isao Aoki

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jan 22, 1983 Lexington PGA Championship −10 (70-68-66-66=270) 1 stroke Zimbabwe Nick Price

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Dec 9, 1984 New Zealand Open −19 (68-67-65-69=269) 4 strokes Australia Terry Gale
2 Dec 8, 1985
(1986 season)
New Zealand Open (2) −15 (67-67-70-73=277) 4 strokes Australia Jeff Senior

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1998 ANZ Players Championship Australia Stephen Leaney Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

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Champions Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Feb 12, 2012 Allianz Championship −11 (64-70-71=205) Playoff Australia Peter Senior

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Allianz Championship Australia Peter Senior Won with par on first extra hole
2 2013 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship United States Mark Wiebe Lost to par on second extra hole

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1995 U.S. Open 3 shot deficit E (72-69-71-68=280) 2 strokes Australia Greg Norman

Results timeline

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Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT T25 T11 T27 T42 50
U.S. Open CUT T60 CUT T9 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T22 T39 CUT CUT T38
PGA Championship T20 T6 T21 CUT T17 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T22 3 T11 T8 T17 T7 T43 T41 CUT
U.S. Open T24 T8 CUT T19 CUT 1 T40 CUT CUT T34
The Open Championship T8 CUT T34 T4 CUT T8 T27 T51 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T14 T32 T12 CUT 2 CUT T26 CUT T10
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT T19 T54 CUT T17 T11 CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT T22 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T49 T62 T63 T19 CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 1 1 3 8 16 13
U.S. Open 1 0 0 1 3 8 23 12
The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 3 5 19 10
PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 3 9 21 14
Totals 1 1 1 4 12 30 79 49
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1984 Open Championship – 1986 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 U.S. Open – 1995 Open Championship)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Players Championship CUT CUT T58 T50 T42 T34 CUT T41 T46 T16 T78 T3 T46 CUT CUT T71
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The Players Championship T61 T21 CUT T32 T33 CUT CUT T72 CUT T45
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2006
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T48
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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