2008 U.S. Women's Open

 

Peter Jacobsen

Born: March 4, 1954

Birthplace: Portland, Ore.

Age: 54

Residence: Bonita Springs, Fla.

College: Oregon

Turned pro: 1976

Player notes:Captured 1994 U.S. Senior Open in his first year of eligibility at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis…Added second senior major by winning 2005 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship…Those are his only two victories on the Champions Tour…Owns seven PGA Tour wins, the last coming at the 2003 Greater Hartford Open…Picked up mythical U.S. Open title in the Hollywood movie "Tin Cup."…First job was working on the grounds crew at a golf course…Won 1974 Pacific-8 Conference title at Oregon, where he was a three-time All-American…Has suffered a variety of physical ailments over his career…Had ruptured disc in his back in 1987…His 2006 and 2007 seasons have been halted due to hip and spine issues…Had left hip-replacement surgery in 2006 after Senior British Open…Had micro surgery on his lower back in 2007…Wife Jan was on the gymnastics team at Oregon…Known for doing impersonations of popular golfers, including Arnold Palmer and Craig Stadler…Was part of the group Jake Trout and the Flounders with the late Payne Stewart and Mark Lye…Honored with the Francis Ouimet Award in 2006 for his lifelong contributions to golf…Member of the 1985 and ’95 U.S. Ryder Cup teams.

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