Eric Meeks

Eric Meeks
Eric Meeks
Personal information
Born	January 15, 1965 (age 59); San Bernardino, California
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Arizona
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour; Asian PGA Tour
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1989
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 1989, 1995
The Open Championship	CUT: 1989

Eric Meeks (born January 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer.

Meeks won the 1988 U.S. Amateur.^[1] He played in the 1988 Eisenhower Trophy and in the 1989 Walker Cup match.^[2] He played his college golf for the Arizona Wildcats.^[3]

Meeks later turned professional and played on the Nike Tour/Nationwide Tour, where he had two runner-up finishes: 2001 Siouxland Open and 2002 Price Cutter Charity Championship.^[4] He also played on the Asian PGA Tour, finishing 8th on the Order of Merit in 1999.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

^ Hudson, Maryann (September 11, 1988). "Golf : Meeks Puts 1-Stroke Jinx to Rest With U.S. Amateur Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "Golf - 10 Named to Walker Cup". The New York Times. July 16, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ Mantowski, Ron (April 10, 2014). "Quarter-century later, Augusta memories indelible for Meeks". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "Eric Meeks – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 6, 2016.