'Corey Pavin' Corey Pavin holding the U.S. Open Trophy after his win
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| 'Personal Information' |
|---|
| 'Birth' | Oxnard, California, USA |
| 'Height' | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| 'Weight' | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| 'Nationality' | |
| 'Residence' | ? |
| 'College' | UCLA |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| 'Turned Pro' | 1982 |
| 'Current tour' | PGA Tour (joined 1984) |
| 'Professional wins' | 27 (PGA Tour: 15, other: 12) |
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1 | |
|---|---|
| Masters | 3rd: 1992 |
| U.S. Open | 'Won' 1995 |
| British Open | T4: 1993 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1994 |
'Corey Allen Pavin' (born
November 16,
1959) is an
American professional
golfer on the
PGA Tour.
Pavin was born in
Oxnard, California. He attended
UCLA and turned professional in 1982. He quickly established himself in the sport, with three international victories in 1983, and his first PGA Tour victory 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's money list in 1991, when he was the last man to achieve this without winning at least one million
dollars in prize money. Pavin's success culminated in his only
major victory, the 1995
U.S. Open. 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 5th. After Pavin won the
Colonial in 1996, he did not win another PGA 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 fifteenth career title in 2006 at the
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, ending a streak of 242 consecutive tournaments without a win.
Pavin played on three
Ryder Cup teams: 1991, 1993, and 1995.
On Thursday, July 27,
2006, during the first round of what would become his fifteenth tour title, Pavin broke the record for the fewest number of 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.
[1] 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.
[2]
Major championships
Wins (1)
| 'Year | 'Championship | '54 Holes | 'Winning Score | 'Margin | 'Runners Up |
| 1995 | U.S. Open | 3 shot deficit | E (72-69-71-68=280) | 2 strokes | Greg Norman |
Results timeline
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
PGA Tour wins (15)
★ 1984 (1)
Houston Coca-Cola Open
★ 1985 (1)
Colonial National Invitation
★ 1986 (2)
Hawaiian Open,
Greater Milwaukee Open
★ 1987 (2)
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic,
Hawaiian Open
★ 1988 (1)
Texas Open
★ 1991 (2)
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic,
BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic
★ 1992 (1)
Honda Classic
★ 1994 (1)
Nissan Los Angeles Open
★ 1995 (2)
Nissan Open, '
U.S. Open'
★ 1996 (1)
MasterCard Colonial
★
2006 (1)
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Major championship is shown in 'bold'.
Other wins (12)
★ 1983
Lufthansa German Open (
European Tour),
South African PGA Championship, Calberson Classic (Europe - not a European Tour event)
★ 1984
New Zealand Open (
PGA Tour of Australasia)
★ 1985
New Zealand Open (PGA Tour of Australasia), ABC Cup (
Japan Golf Tour; tie with
Tateo "Jet" Ozaki in individual event)
★ 1993
Toyota World Match Play Championship (Europe - then an unofficial event).
★ 1994
Tokai Classic (Japan Golf Tour)
★ 1995 Asian Masters,
Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa - unofficial event)
★ 1996 Ssang Yong International Challenge (
South Korea).
★ 1999 Martel Skins Game (
Taiwan).
Amateur wins (1)
★ 1981
North and South Amateur
See also
★
Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
References
1. ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2531386
2. PGATOUR.com http://www.pgatour.com/story/9578828
External links
★
Profile on the PGA Tour's site
★
Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site