PAUL AZINGER

'Paul Azinger'

'Personal Information'
'Birth'	Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
'Height'	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
'Weight'	175 lb (79 kg)
'Nationality'
'Residence'	Florida, USA
'College'	Brevard Junior College Florida State University
Career
'Turned Pro'	1981
'Current tour'	PGA Tour
'Professional wins'	15 (PGA Tour: 12, European Tour: 2, other: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1
Masters	5th: 1998
U.S. Open	T3: 1993
British Open	T2: 1987
PGA Championship	'Won' 1993
Awards
PGA Player of the Year	1987

'Paul William Azinger' (born January 6, 1960) is an American golfer who was at his peak in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.
Azinger was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He attended Florida State University and turned professional in 1981. He finished one shot behind the winner Nick Faldo in the 1987 Open Championship. He won eleven tournaments on the PGA Tour in seven seasons from 1987 to 1993, climaxing in his one major title, the 1993 PGA Championship. He was subsequently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He wrote a book called ''Zinger'' about his battle with the disease and was the recipient of GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to the individual who has continued to be active in golf despite physical handicap or serious illness. In 2000, he won his first tournament in seven seasons at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
He is also an avid poker player and competed in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event.[1]
Azinger gave the eulogy at the memorial service for friend Payne Stewart. He has been named as the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2008 event at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. [2]
Azinger is a Christian. He currently lives with his family in Florida.

Contents

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (12)

European Tour wins (2)

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

See also

External links

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (12)

★ 1987 (3) Phoenix Open, Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open

★ 1988 (1) Hertz Bay Hill Classic

★ 1989 (1) Canon Greater Hartford Open

★ 1990 (1) MONY Tournament of Champions

★ 1991 (1) AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

★ 1992 (1) THE TOUR Championship

★ 1993 (3) Memorial Tournament, New England Classic, 'PGA Championship'

★ 2000 (1) Sony Open in Hawaii
Major championship is shown in 'bold'.

European Tour wins (2)

★ 1990 BMW International Open

★ 1992 BMW International Open

Other wins (1)

★ 1994 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Fred Couples and Greg Norman)

Team appearances

★ Ryder Cup (4): 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002

★ World Cup: 1989

★ Presidents Cup (2): 1994 (Captain's Assistant), 2000

Major Championships

Wins (1)

'Year	'Championship	'Winning Score	'Margin	'Runner Up
1993	PGA Championship	-12 (69-66-69-68=272)	Playoff	Greg Norman

Results timeline

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T17	CUT	T14
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	CUT	34	CUT	T6	T9
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T2	T47	T8
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	2	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	CUT	52	T31	CUT	DNP	T17	T18	T28	5	CUT
U.S. Open	T24	CUT	T33	T3	DNP	CUT	T67	T28	T14	T12
The Open Championship	T48	DNP	T59	T59	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP
PGA Championship	T31	DNP	T33	'1'	CUT	T31	T31	T29	T13	T41

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Masters	T28	T15	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T12	T5	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T7	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T24	T22	CUT	CUT	T55	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

See also

★ Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

★ Profile on the PGA Tour's official site

★ Results in ranking tournaments over the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site