Wayne Levi
| Wayne Levi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Wayne John Levi |
| Born | February 22, 1952 Little Falls, New York |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Naples, Florida New Hartford, New York |
| Career | |
| College | State University of New York at Oswego |
| Turned professional | 1973 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 12 |
| Champions Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T11: 1984 |
| U.S. Open | T25: 1979, 1993 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T16: 1991 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year |
1990 |
Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.
Levi (rhymes with "heavy") was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973.[1]
Levi went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the PGA Tour Player of the Year.[1] He played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team. Since 2002, he has played on the Champions Tour.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] PGA Tour wins (12)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 5, 1978 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Bob Mann) |
-34 (254) | 3 strokes | Bobby Wadkins & Lanny Wadkins |
| 2 | May 6, 1979 | Houston Open | -16 (69-65-63-71=268) | 2 strokes | Michael Brannan |
| 3 | Sep 7, 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | -11 (71-71-65-66=273) | Playoff | Gil Morgan |
| 4 | Feb 14, 1982 | Hawaiian Open | -11 (72-68-67-70=277) | 1 stroke | Scott Simpson |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1982 | LaJet Classic | -17 (64-71-68-68=271) | 6 strokes | Thomas Gray |
| 6 | Aug 14, 1983 | Buick Open | -16 (72-64-71-65=272) | 1 stroke | Calvin Peete |
| 7 | Sep 2, 1984 | B.C. Open | -9 (67-71-71-66=275) | 1 stroke | Russ Cochran, Hal Sutton |
| 8 | Jun 23, 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | -15 (71-68-67-67=273) | Playoff | Steve Pate |
| 9 | May 27, 1990 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic | -13 (72-66-68-69=275) | 1 stroke | Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price |
| 10 | Jun 10, 1990 | Centel Western Open | -13 (70-66-70-69=275) | 4 strokes | Payne Stewart |
| 11 | Jul 1, 1990 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | -28 (67-66-67-67=267) | 2 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Fabel, Rocco Mediate, Chris Perry |
| 12 | Sep 16, 1990 | Canadian Open | -15 (68-68-72-70=278) | 1 stroke |  Ian Baker-Finch, Jim Woodward |
PGA Tour playoff record (2-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | Gil Morgan |
Won with par on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1984 | Hawaiian Open | Jack Renner |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Steve Pate |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
[edit] Other wins (2)
This list may be incomplete
- 1973 New Hampshire Open
- 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)
[edit] Champions Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 10, 2003 | 3M Championship | -11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | Morris Hatalsky, Gil Morgan |
| 2 | Oct 3, 2004 | Constellation Energy Classic | -16 (64-68-68=200) | 2 strokes | Hale Irwin |
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T28 | CUT | T46 | T25 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T25 | T24 | T12 | T11 | T18 | 35 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T45 | DNP | DNP | T43 | WD | T46 | T55 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T49 | CUT | DNP | CUT | T18 | T30 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T32 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T49 | DNP | T25 | T47 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | T16 | CUT | T31 | DNP |
Note: Levi never player in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Just An Above-average Guy". Sports Illustrated. December 17, 1990. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1136042/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/16/82/media. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
[edit] External links
- Wayne Levi at the PGA Tour official site
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