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RAYMOND FLOYD
Birth Date: September 4, 1942 Birthplace: Fort Bragg, N.C. Age: 61 Ht.: 6'1" Wt.: 200 Home: Palm Beach, Fla. College: North Carolina Turned Professional: 1961 Joined PGA Tour: 1963 PGA Tour Playoff Record: 4-11 Joined Senior PGA Tour: 1992 Senior PGA Tour Playoff Record: 3-1 PGA Tour Victories: 22 - 1963 St. Petersburg Open, 1965 St. Paul Open, 1969 Jacksonville Open, American Golf Classic, PGA Championship, 1975 Kemper Open, 1976 Masters, World Open, 1977 Byron Nelson Classic, Pleasant Valley Classic, 1979 Greensboro Open, 1980 Doral-Eastern Open, 1981 Doral Eastern Open, Tournament Players Championship, Manufactures Hanover-Westchester Classic, 1982 Memorial Tournament, Danny Thomas-Memphis Classic, PGA Championship, 1985 Houston Open, 1986 U.S. Open, Walt Disney/Oldsmobile Classic, 1992 Doral Ryder Open
Other victories: 1995, '96, '97 and '98 Skins Game, 1996 Senior Slam, 1978 Brazilian Open, 1981 Canada PGA, 1985 Chrysler Team Championship (with Hal Sutton), 1988 Skins Game, the 1990 RMCC Invitational (with Fred Couples), the 1992 Fuji Electric Grandslam Seniors in Japan. Player Notes: in his youth, Floyd wavered between a career in baseball or golf, but a victory at the 1960 National Jaycees tournament tipped the scales toward golf, though he maintains his ties to baseball, particularly the Chicago Cubs. Floyd was rookie of the Year on tour in 1963, recording a win at the St. Petersburg Open. Floyd won 22 times in more than three decades on the PGA Tour, including four major championships (1969 and '82 PGA, 1976 Masters and 1986 U.S. Open), the 1982 Memorial Tournament and the 1981 Tournament Players Championship, where he defeated Curtis Strange in a playoff. Floyd's last victory on the PGA Tour was the 1992 Doral Ryder Open, winning at age 49 two weeks after losing his home to a fire. One of the greatest disappointments of his career was the 1990 Masters, which he lost in a playoff to Nick Faldo after hitting his approach into the water at the 11th hole on the second extra hole. . . Winner, 1983 Vardon Trophy. . . Competed on seven Ryder Cup Teams(1969, '75, '77, '81, '83, '85 and '91) Floyd also was the Captain of the 1989 Ryder Cup Team. . . Had surgery for prostate cancer on Dec. 17, 2002_Reported that surgery was successful and has declared himself in good health. 1990 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 11; top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average 70.87 (ranked 59th); money - $264,078 (ranked 55th). 1991 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 70.09 (ranked 8th); money - $284,897 (ranked 56th); best finish, T3rd, GTE Byron Nelson Classic. 1992 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 69.69 (ranked T3rdth); money - $741,918 (ranked 13th); won Doral Ryder Open. 1992 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 7; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 67.95; money - $436,991 (ranked 14th), won GTE North Classic, Ralph's Senior Classic and Senior PGA Tour Championship. 1993 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 6; in money - 5; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 70.07; money - $126,516 (ranked 120th); best finish, T7th, U.S. Open. 1993 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; top-10 finishes - 12; scoring average 69.67; money - $713,168 (ranked 9th); Winner Gulfstream Aerostream Invitational and Northville Long Island Classic. 1994 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 69.98; money - $95,017 (ranked 158th); best finish, T10th, Masters.
1995 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; in money - 4; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 70.47; money - $65,031 (ranked 180th); best finish, T17th, Doral Ryder Open and Masters. 1995 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; top-10 finishes - 19; scoring average 69.47 (ranked 1st); money - $1,419,545 (ranked 2nd); winner, PGA Seniors' Championship, Burnet Senior Classic, Emerald Coast Classic. 1996 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; top-10 finishes - 16; scoring average 70.22 (ranked 3rd); money - $1,043,051 (ranked 8th); winner, Ford Senior Players Championship. Played twice on the PGA Tour in 1996 finishing T8th at Doral and T25th in the Masters. Earned $67,800 for the two events. 1997 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 20; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 70.92 (ranked 12th); money - $584,755 (ranked 23rd); best finish, T3rd, in GTE Classic, Southwestern Bell Dominion and the Northville Long Island Classic. Played three times on the PGA Tour in 1997 finishing T65th in the AT&T Pebble Beach, T56th at Doral and missed cut in the Masters. Earned $7,811 for the three events. 1998 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 70.84 (ranked T10th); money - $702,472 (ranked 19th); best finish, T2nd, LG Championship. Played two times on the PGA Tour in 1998 finishing T15th at Doral and missed cut in the Masters. Earned $31,000 for the two events. 1999 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; top-10 finishes - 9; scoring average 70.66 (ranked T17th); money - $683,314 (ranked 27th); best finish, T2nd, MasterCard Championship and Ameritech Senior Open. Played two times on the PGA Tour in 1999 finishing 82nd at Doral Ryder and T38th in the Masters. Earned $28,480 for those two events. 2000 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 70.82 (ranked 26th); money - $717,258 (ranked 26th); winner Ford Senior Players Championship. Played three times on the PGA Tour in 2000 missing the cut in all three starts. 2001 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 70.72 (ranked 15th); money - $546,190 (ranked 34th); best finish, T2nd Verizon Classic and The Transamerica. Played two times on the PGA Tour in 2001 missing cut in Masters and Advil Western Open. 2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 71.36; money - $205,718 (ranked 70th); best finish, T15th Senior PGA Championship. Played two times on the PGA Tour in 2002 missing cut in Masters and Advil Western Open. 2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 71.61; money - $201,675 (ranked 66th); best finish, T9th SBC Classic & Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Played two times on the PGA Tour in 2003 missing cut in Masters & Advil Western Open. |
