Kirk Triplett
| Kirk Triplett | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kirk Alan Triplett |
| Born | March 29, 1962 Moses Lake, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Career | |
| College | University of Nevada |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Nationwide Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T6: 2001, 2004 |
| U.S. Open | T7: 2001 |
| The Open Championship | T60: 2000 |
| PGA Championship | T10: 2001 |
Kirk Alan Triplett (born March 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Triplett was born in Moses Lake, Washington, and grew up in Pullman. He graduated from Pullman High School in 1980 and accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno, where he earned a degree in civil engineering. He became a golf professional in 1985.
Triplett is a three-time winner on the PGA Tour; the Nissan Open in 2000, the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2003, and the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in 2006. At age 49, he won the News Sentinel Open on the Nationwide Tour in 2011 to become that tour's oldest winner ever. [1]
Triplett was a member of the U.S. team in the 2000 Presidents Cup, and has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2009 he finished outside the top 150 on the money list and lost his PGA Tour playing card. He will be eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2012, after March 29.
Triplett lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and has recently coached some of his kids' sports teams.
Triplett is also part owner of a hole in one insurance company called Hole In One International in conjunction with President/CEO Mark Gilmartin.[2]
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[edit] Professional wins (7)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 20, 2000 | Nissan Open | 67-70-68-67=272 | -12 | 1 stroke |  Jesper Parnevik |
| 2 | Aug 24, 2003 | Reno-Tahoe Open | 67-68-73-63=271 | -17 | 3 strokes | Tim Herron |
| 3 | Feb 26, 2006 | Chrysler Classic of Tucson | 68-71-64-63=266 | -22 | 1 stroke | Jerry Kelly |
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (1)
[edit] Other wins (3)
- 1988 Alberta Open (Canada)
- 1991 California State Open
- 1996 Merrill Lynch Pebble Beach Invitational
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T33 | CUT | 66 | T52 | T23 | DNP | T40 | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | T15 | T13 | CUT | T13 | CUT | T49 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T6 | T40 | CUT | T6 | T17 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 56 | T7 | CUT | T28 | T20 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T60 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T69 | T10 | T29 | WD | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10
[edit] U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Presidents Cup: 2000 (winners)
[edit] References
- ^ ESPN.com "Kirk Triplett claims one-shot N'wide win". August 28, 2011. http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/6904838/kirk-triplett-becomes-oldest-win-nationwide-tour-event ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "Hole In One International - Partners". http://www.holeinoneinternational.com/partners. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Kirk Triplett at the PGA Tour official site
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