John Harris

Born: June 13, 1952

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn.

Age: 56

Residence: Edina, Minn.

College: Minnesota

Turned pro: 1976/2002

Player notes: Attended the University of Minnesota on a hockey scholarship, but also played golf and was an All-American…Had a distinguished amateur career after regaining his amateur status in 1983…Won 1993 U.S. Amateur at the age of 41 and remains the last mid-amateur (25 and over) to win that championship…Member of the USA Walker Cup teams in 1993, ’95, ’97 and 2001…Member of the 1994 USA World Amateur Team Championship team…Created the Harris-Homeyer Insurance Company in 1979 with Bill Homeyer, the father of 2003 U.S. Women’s Open champion Hilary (Homeyer) Lunke…Decided to pursue pro golf again after turning 50 in 2002 and has one Champions Tour victory, the 2006 Commerce Bank Championship…Four-time Minnesota State Amateur champion and two-time Minnesota Open champion…Member of the Minnesota Golf Hall of Fame and University of Minnesota Hall of Fame…Only top 10 in 2008 Champions Tour season came at recent Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.