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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Curtis Strange

Curtis Northrup Strange (born January 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990



Early years through college

Strange and his identical twin brother, Allan,[2] were born in Norfolk, Virginia.[3] His father, a local country club owner, started him in golf at age 7.[2] Strange is a graduate ofPrincess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team with Jay Haas and Bob Byman that Golf World has labeled "the greatest of all time".[4]

[edit]PGA Tour career

Strange is considered one of the leading golfers of the 1980s as 16 of his 17 PGA Tourvictories took place in that decade. He topped the PGA Tour money list in 1985 and 1987 and in 1988, when he became the first man to win a million dollars in official money on the Tour in a season. His two majors were the 1988 and 1989 U.S. Opens.
Strange never won on the PGA Tour again after his 2nd U.S. Open victory. He played on five Ryder Cup teams (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1995) and captained the team in 2002.[2]

[edit]Later career and honors

After reaching the age of 50 in January 2005, Strange began play on the Champions Tour, remarking, "I was getting worse and said, 'To hell with it.'"[5] His best finishes thus far are a 3rd place finish in the 2005 Constellation Energy Classic and a T-5 in the 2005 FedEx Kinko's Classic.[2]
From 1997 to 2005 he served as the lead analyst for golf coverage on ABC television, and in recent years he has broadcast for ABC, NBC, and ESPN.
On April 18, 2007, Strange was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, and was inducted on November 12, 2007 at the World Golf Village inSt. Augustine, Florida.
In May 2009, he was named to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors athletes, coaches and administrators who contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia.

[edit]Amateur wins (5)

[edit]Professional wins (28)

[edit]PGA Tour wins (17)

Legend
Major Championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (15)
No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of
Victory
Runner(s)-up
1Oct 21, 1979Pensacola Open-17 (69-71-62-69=271)1 strokeUnited States Billy Kratzert
2May 4, 1980Michelob-Houston Open-22 (66-63-66-71=266)PlayoffUnited States Lee Trevino
3Aug 17, 1980Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic-15 (69-65-70-69=273)2 strokesUnited States Gibby Gilbert
4Aug 21, 1983Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open-20 (67-62-69-68=268)1 strokeUnited States Jay HaasUnited States Jack Renner
5Sep 30, 1984LaJet Golf Classic-15 (68-67-67-71=273)2 strokesUnited States Mark O'Meara
6Mar 3, 1985Honda Classic-13 (67-64-70-74=275)PlayoffUnited States Peter Jacobsen
7Mar 24, 1985Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational-22 (69-73-64-66-66=338)1 strokeUnited States Mike Smith
8Jul 7, 1985Canadian Open-9 (69-69-68-73=279)2 strokesUnited States Jack NicklausAustralia Greg Norman
9Apr 27, 1986Houston Open-14 (72-68-68-66=274)PlayoffUnited States Calvin Peete
10Jul 5, 1987Canadian Open-12 (71-70-66-69=276)3 strokesSouth Africa David Frost
11Aug 2, 1987Federal Express St. Jude Classic-13 (70-68-68-69=275)1 strokeUnited States Russ CochranUnited States Mike Donald,
United States Tom KiteZimbabwe Denis Watson
12Aug 30, 1987NEC World Series of Golf-13 (68-68-68-71=275)3 strokesSouth Africa Fulton Allem
13May 1, 1988Independent Insurance Agent Open-18 (69-68-66-67=270)PlayoffAustralia Greg Norman
14May 29, 1988Memorial Tournament-14 (73-70-64-67=274)2 strokesSouth Africa David FrostUnited States Hale Irwin
15Jun 19, 1988U.S. Open-6 (70-67-69-72=278)PlayoffEngland Nick Faldo
16Nov 13, 1988Nabisco Championship-9 (64-71-70-74=279)PlayoffUnited States Tom Kite
17Jun 18, 1989U.S. Open-2 (71-64-73-70=278)1 strokeUnited States Chip BeckUnited States Mark McCumber,
Wales Ian Woosnam

[edit]Other wins (11)

[edit]Major championships

[edit]Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 HolesWinning ScoreMarginRunner(s)-up
1988U.S. Open1 shot lead-6 (70-67-69-72=278)Playoff1England Nick Faldo
1989U.S. Open (2)3 shot deficit-2 (71-64-73-70=278)1 strokeUnited States Chip BeckUnited States Mark McCumberWales Ian Woosnam
1Defeated Nick Faldo 71 to 75 in an 18 hole playoff.

[edit]Results timeline

Tournament19751976197719781979
The MastersCUTT15 LACUTDNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPDNPCUTDNPDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNPCUTDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPT58CUT
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
The MastersCUTT19T7CUTT46T2T21T12T21T18
U.S. OpenT16T17T39T263T31CUTT411
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPT15T29DNPDNPT14DNPT13T61
PGA ChampionshipT5T27T1486CUTCUTCUT9T31T2
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The MastersT7T42T31WDT279CUTDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenT21CUTT23T254T36T27CUTCUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTT38CUTDNPDNPCUTT72T44T19DNP
PGA ChampionshipCUTWDCUTCUTT19T17T26CUTDNPDNP
Tournament200020012002
The MastersDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenCUTDNPDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipT58CUTCUT



LA = Low Amateur
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.

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