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Gary Koch  |
EXEMPT STATUS: PGA TOUR Career Victory List FULL NAME: Gary Koch HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: November 21, 1952 BIRTHPLACE: Baton Rouge, LA RESIDENCE: Tampa, FL FAMILY: Wife, Donna; Patricia (4/1/81), Rachel (7/30/83) EDUCATION: University of Florida (1974, Public Relations) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf course design, reading, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1975 JOINED TOUR: 2003 |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (6) 1976 Tallahassee Open. 1977 Florida Citrus Open. 1983 Doral-Eastern Open. 1984 Isuzu/Andy Williams San Diego Open, Bay Hill Classic. 1988 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational. |
| Other Victories |
| 1968 Florida State Junior. 1969 Florida State Junior, Orange Bowl Junior, Florida State Open. 1970 Florida State Junior, U.S. Junior Amateur. 1973 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Southeastern Conference Championship. 1974 Southeastern Conference Championship. |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $81,480 (69) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T16--Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 65 at Round 3, Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights |
| T17 in his debut on the Champions Tour at the Royal Caribbean Golf Classic...Teamed with Roger Maltbie to win the Raphael Division at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Duo posted a bogey-free, 36-hole better-ball total of 14-under 130, two strokes better than both Chi Chi Rodriguez/Larry Ziegler and Mike Hill/Lee Trevino. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--1976 Tallahassee Open. 1977 Florida Citrus Open. 1983 Doral-Eastern Open. 1984 Isuzu/Andy Williams San Diego Open, Bay Hill Classic. 1988 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T16--2003 Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T4--1998 NIKE Lakeland Classic. |
| Best 2002 Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T48--Greater Richmond Open |
| 2002 Season PGA TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--; Top 10 finishes--0 |
| 2002 Season Nationwide Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--1; Top 10 finishes--0 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Played one event on the PGA TOUR (Bay Hill Invitational, missed cut) and the Greater Richmond Open on the Nationwide Tour where he finished T48. Once again was a member of NBC's broadcast team, working several PGA TOUR events and selected Champions Tour events as well. |
| Personal |
| Began TV work with ESPN in 1990 working on Champions Tour telecasts before joining NBC Sports later in the decade...Gained his first taste of professional golf when he qualified for the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont as an amateur and finished 57th. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 2-0 |
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