Wayne Levi
Wayne Levi | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Wayne John Levi | ||
Born | (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 72) Little Falls, New York | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Naples, Florida New Hartford, New York | ||
Career | |||
College | State University of New York at Oswego | ||
Turned professional | 1973 | ||
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Professional wins | 20 | ||
Highest ranking | 16 (May 5, 1991)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 12 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 2 | ||
Other | 6 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T11: 1984 | ||
PGA Championship | T16: 1991 | ||
U.S. Open | T25: 1979, 1993 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.
Early life
Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973.[2]
Professional career
Levi went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the appointed PGA Tour Player of the Year.[2] After winning the 1990 Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on the Official World Golf Ranking. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list.
He played on the winning U.S. 1991 Ryder Cup team at Kiawa Island, South Carolina. The same year he represented the U.S., together with Joey Sindelar, at the World Cup in Rome, Italy.
From 2002 he played on the Champions Tour where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004.[3]
Professional wins (20)
PGA Tour wins (12)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Nov 5, 1978 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Bob Mann) | −34 (64-65-62-63=254) | 3 strokes | Bobby Wadkins and Lanny Wadkins |
2 | May 6, 1979 | Houston Open | −16 (69-65-63-71=268) | 2 strokes | Mike Brannan |
3 | Sep 7, 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | −11 (71-71-65-66=273) | Playoff | Gil Morgan |
4 | Feb 14, 1982 | Hawaiian Open | −11 (72-68-67-70=277) | 1 stroke | Scott Simpson |
5 | Oct 10, 1982 | LaJet Classic | −17 (64-71-68-68=271) | 6 strokes | Thomas Gray |
6 | Aug 14, 1983 | Buick Open | −16 (72-64-71-65=272) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki, Calvin Peete |
7 | Sep 2, 1984 | B.C. Open | −9 (67-71-71-66=275) | 1 stroke | Russ Cochran, Hal Sutton |
8 | Jun 23, 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | −15 (71-68-67-67=273) | Playoff | Steve Pate |
9 | May 27, 1990 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (2) | −13 (72-66-68-69=275) | 1 stroke | Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price |
10 | Jun 10, 1990 | Centel Western Open | −13 (70-66-70-69=275) | 4 strokes | Payne Stewart |
11 | Jul 1, 1990 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −13 (67-66-67-67=267) | 2 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Fabel, Rocco Mediate, Chris Perry |
12 | Sep 16, 1990 | Canadian Open | −10 (68-68-72-70=278) | 1 stroke | Ian Baker-Finch, Jim Woodward |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | Gil Morgan | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
2 | 1984 | Hawaiian Open | Jack Renner | Lost to par on second extra hole |
3 | 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Steve Pate | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (6)
This list may be incomplete
- 1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open
- 1974 Tupper Lake Open
- 1975 Tupper Lake Open, Manchester Open[4]
- 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)
Champions Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 10, 2003 | 3M Championship | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | Morris Hatalsky, Gil Morgan |
2 | Oct 3, 2004 | Constellation Energy Classic | −16 (64-68-68=200) | 2 strokes | Hale Irwin |
Playoff record
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1993 | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Toshiaki Odate | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T28 | CUT | T46 | T25 |
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T25 | T24 | T12 | T11 | T18 | 35 | |||
U.S. Open | T45 | T43 | WD | T46 | T55 | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T49 | CUT | CUT | T18 | T30 | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T32 | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | T49 | T25 | T47 | |
PGA Championship | T16 | CUT | T31 |
Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 22 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
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The Players Championship | T63 | T5 | WD | T26 | WD | T13 | T20 | CUT | T48 | CUT | T8 | T50 | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | T27 | T43 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Four Tours World Championship: 1990
- Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners)
- World Cup: 1991
See also
References
- ^ "Week 18 1991 Ending 5 May 1991" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Sally (December 17, 1990). "Just An Above-average Guy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide – Wayne Levi". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ Olesak, Ken (April 5, 1976). "State Golf Season Set To Start". Hartford Courant. p. 50. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Wayne Levi at the PGA Tour official site
- Wayne Levi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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