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Wayne Levi
Professional golfer

Wayne Levi

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Intro
Professional golfer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Little Falls (city), New York, Herkimer County, New York, U.S.A.
Age
72 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer. 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. Levi resides in Naples, Florida. 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 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team. Since 2002, he has played on the Champions Tour.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (12)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Nov 5, 1978Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with United States Bob Mann)
−34 (64-65-62-63=254)3 strokesUnited States Bobby Wadkins &
United States Lanny Wadkins
2May 6, 1979Houston Open−16 (69-65-63-71=268)2 strokesUnited States Mike Brannan
3Sep 7, 1980Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic−11 (71-71-65-66=273)PlayoffUnited States Gil Morgan
4Feb 14, 1982Hawaiian Open−11 (72-68-67-70=277)1 strokeUnited States Scott Simpson
5Oct 10, 1982LaJet Classic−17 (64-71-68-68=271)6 strokesUnited States Thomas Gray
6Aug 14, 1983Buick Open−16 (72-64-71-65=272)1 strokeJapan Isao Aoki, United States Calvin Peete
7Sep 2, 1984B.C. Open−9 (67-71-71-66=275)1 strokeUnited States Russ Cochran, United States Hal Sutton
8Jun 23, 1985Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic−15 (71-68-67-67=273)PlayoffUnited States Steve Pate
9May 27, 1990BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic−13 (72-66-68-69=275)1 strokeUnited States Keith Clearwater, United States Larry Mize,
Zimbabwe Nick Price
10Jun 10, 1990Centel Western Open−13 (70-66-70-69=275)4 strokesUnited States Payne Stewart
11Jul 1, 1990Canon Greater Hartford Open−13 (67-66-67-67=267)2 strokesUnited States Mark Calcavecchia, United States Brad Fabel,
United States Rocco Mediate, United States Chris Perry
12Sep 16, 1990Canadian Open−10 (68-68-72-70=278)1 strokeAustralia Ian Baker-Finch,
United States Jim Woodward

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11980Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund ClassicUnited States Gil MorganWon with par on fourth extra hole
21984Hawaiian OpenUnited States Jack RennerLost to par on second extra hole
31985Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicUnited States Steve PateWon with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

This list may be incomplete

  • 1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open
  • 1974 Tupper Lake Open
  • 1975 Tupper Lake Open
  • 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Aug 10, 20033M Championship−11 (68-68-69=205)1 strokeUnited States Morris Hatalsky, United States Gil Morgan
2Oct 3, 2004Constellation Energy Classic−16 (64-68-68=200)2 strokesUnited States Hale Irwin

Results in major championships

Tournament19751976197719781979
Masters TournamentDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenCUTT28CUTT46T25
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTT25T24T12T11T1835DNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenT45DNPDNPT43WDT46T55DNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUTT49CUTDNPCUTT18T30CUTDNPDNP
Tournament19901991199219931994
Masters TournamentCUTT32DNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenCUTT49DNPT25T47
PGA ChampionshipDNPT16CUTT31DNP

Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000597
U.S. Open0000021410
The Open Championship00000000
PGA Championship000002105
Totals0000093322
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

  • Four Tours World Championship: 1990
  • Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners)
  • World Cup: 1991

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