Nick Price
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Full name | Nicholas Raymond Leige Price | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa | 28 January 1957||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Turned professional | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour | ||||||||||||||||||||
Professional wins | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (14 August 1994)[1] (44 weeks) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||||
PGA Tour | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunshine Tour | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PGA Tour Champions | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Masters Tournament | 5th: 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PGA Championship | Won: 1992, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Open | 4th/T4: 1992, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Open Championship | Won: 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.
Background
Price was born in Durban, Union of South Africa. His parents were originally British. His father was English and his mother Welsh. His early life was spent in Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe). He attended Prince Edward School in Salisbury (now Harare), where he captained the golf team. After his schooling he served in the Rhodesian Air Force during that country's Bush War.[2] He is at present a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. He began his professional golf career in 1977 on the South African Tour, before moving to the European Tour and finally the PGA Tour in 1983. In 1984, Price renounced his Zimbabwean citizenship and thereafter played under his British passport. It was not until 1996 that Price regained his dual citizenship. Price is married to Sue and has three children. They live in Hobe Sound, Florida.[3] Price's nephew Ray Price is a former national cricketer for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.[4]
Early professional years
Price won his first tournament outside of South Africa at the 1980 Swiss Open. He was still relatively unknown when he finished tied for second with Peter Oosterhuis one shot behind Tom Watson at the 1982 Open Championship after having a three-shot lead with six holes to go.[5] In 1983, Price won his first PGA Tour event with a wire to wire four-shot triumph over Jack Nicklaus at the World Series of Golf.[6]
After that win, it would be almost another eight years before Price won again on the PGA Tour. In the interim, Price shot an Augusta National Golf Club course record 63 at the 1986 Masters Tournament and finished second at the 1988 Open Championship to Seve Ballesteros.
Career peak
By the mid-1990s, Price was regarded as the best player in the world, and in 1994 he won two majors back-to-back, The Open and the PGA Championship, adding to his first major, the 1992 PGA Championship. He topped the PGA Tour money list in 1993 and 1994, setting a new earnings record each time, and spent 43 weeks at number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Price won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the 1982/83 season and would have won again in 1996/97 if he had met the minimum number of tournaments. In 1993 and 1997, Price was awarded the Vardon Trophy; which is given annually by the PGA of America to the player with the lowest adjusted scoring average with a minimum of 60 rounds.
In 2003, Price was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honour given by the USGA in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Price received the 2011 Old Tom Morris Award, the highest honour given by the GCSAA to an individual who "through a continuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf has helped to mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by Old Tom Morris."
Playing style
During his early career and peak, Price was one of the best ball strikers in the game along with his good friend and contemporary Greg Norman (who in 1996 tied Price's Augusta National course record of 63).[7]
Like fellow African Gary Player, Price has expressed his distaste for the Ryder Cup, saying of the event, "If you like root canals and hemorrhoids, you'd love it there.",[8] but he has played five times as a member of the Presidents Cup.
Although Price continues to play professionally, he has expanded into golf design with his own company operating out of Florida, and he has his own line of signature golf apparel. He is widely regarded by fans, media and his fellow players as one of the most personable golfers on the PGA Tour. He won his first Champions Tour event at the 2009 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am where he had three double bogeys in his final round, but he hung on to win by two strokes over Larry Nelson.[9]
Professional wins (48)
PGA Tour wins (18)
Legend |
Major championships (3) |
Players Championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (14) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 Aug 1983 | World Series of Golf | −10 (66-68-69-67=270) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 5 May 1991 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | −10 (68-64-70-68=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 8 Sep 1991 | Canadian Open | −15 (71-69-67-66=273) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 16 Aug 1992 | PGA Championship | −6 (70-70-68-70=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | 25 Oct 1992 | H.E.B. Texas Open | −21 (67-62-68-66=263) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 28 Mar 1993 | The Players Championship | −18 (64-68-71-67=270) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 27 Jun 1993 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −9 (67-70-69-65=271) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
8 | 4 Jul 1993 | Sprint Western Open | −19 (64-71-67-67=269) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 1 Aug 1993 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | −18 (69-65-66-66=266) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 13 Mar 1994 | Honda Classic | −12 (70-67-73-66=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
11 | 30 May 1994 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | −14 (65-70-67-64=266) | Playoff | ![]() |
12 | 3 Jul 1994 | Motorola Western Open (2) | −11 (67-67-72-71=277) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
13 | 17 Jul 1994 | The Open Championship | −12 (69-66-67-66=268) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
14 | 14 Aug 1994 | PGA Championship (2) | −11 (67-65-70-67=269) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
15 | 11 Sep 1994 | Bell Canadian Open (2) | −13 (67-72-68-68=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
16 | 20 Apr 1997 | MCI Classic | −15 (65-69-69-66=269) | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
17 | 2 Aug 1998 | FedEx St. Jude Classic (2) | −16 (65-67-70-66=268) | Playoff | ![]() |
18 | 19 May 2002 | MasterCard Colonial (2) | −13 (69-65-66-67=267) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Nick_Price_CanOpen.jpg/200px-Nick_Price_CanOpen.jpg)
PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1986 | Western Open | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kite won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1992 | H.E.B. Texas Open | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
3 | 1994 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1995 | NEC World Series of Golf | ![]() ![]() |
Norman won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 1998 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
6 | 2000 | Advil Western Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (7)
Legend |
Major championships (3) |
Other European Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 31 Aug 1980 | Swiss Open | −21 (65-69-67-66=267) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 6 Oct 1985 | Lancome Trophy | −13 (66-71-67-71=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 16 Aug 1992 | PGA Championship | −6 (70-70-68-70=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 | 17 Jul 1994 | The Open Championship | −12 (69-66-67-66=268) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | 14 Aug 1994 | PGA Championship (2) | −11 (67-65-70-67=269) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
6 | 16 Feb 1997 | Dimension Data Pro-Am1 | −20 (67-66-66-69=268) | 8 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 23 Feb 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 | −19 (67-66-70-66=269) | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1985 | Lancome Trophy | ![]() |
Won with par on third extra hole |
2 | 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 Sep 1999 | Suntory Open | −8 (67-71-70-68=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Sunshine Tour wins (11)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 Feb 1981 | SAB South African Masters | −7 (281) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 13 Feb 1982 | Sigma Vaal Reefs Open | −13 (70-66-64-71=275) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 12 Jan 1985 | ICL International | |||
4 | 31 Jan 1993 | ICL International (2) | −15 (66-72-65-70=273) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 23 Jan 1994 | ICL International (3) | −21 (61-69-65-72=267) | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 26 Nov 1995 | Zimbabwe Open | −22 (70-65-66-65=266) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 16 Feb 1997 | Dimension Data Pro-Am1 | −20 (67-66-66-69=268) | 8 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 23 Feb 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 | −19 (67-66-70-66=269) | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | 30 Nov 1997 | Zimbabwe Open (2) | −19 (68-67-66-68=269) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 22 Feb 1998 | Dimension Data Pro-Am (2) | −12 (69-67-68-72=276) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
11 | 29 Nov 1998 | Zimbabwe Open (3) | −17 (69-68-71-63=271) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 Nov 1989 | West End South Australian Open | −15 (70-71-67-69=277) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 8 Nov 1992 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −9 (70-65-73-63=271) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1992 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Other European wins (1)
- 1981 San Remo Masters (Italy)
Other African wins (1)
- 1979 Asseng TV Challenge Series
Other wins (8)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 Nov 1992 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | −7 (70-67=137) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 5 Dec 1993 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | −24 (67-66-66-65=264) | 12 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 12 Nov 1995 | Hassan II Golf Trophy | −6 (69-71-74-72=286) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 7 Dec 1997 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (2) | −13 (71-68-68-68=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 6 Dec 1998 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (3) | −15 (67-68-72-66=273) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 10 Jul 2001 | CVS Charity Classic (with ![]() |
−15 (60-59=119) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 20 Jun 2006 | CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic (2) (with ![]() |
−19 (61-62=123) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
8 | 23 Jun 2009 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic (3) (with ![]() |
−16 (66-60=126) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Other playoff record (4–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1992 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1998 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | ![]() |
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
3 | 2001 | CVS Charity Classic (with ![]() |
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2006 | CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic (with ![]() |
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Champions Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 Apr 2009 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | −9 (66-67-71=204) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 25 Apr 2010 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with ![]() |
−28 (62-64-62=188) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 6 Jun 2010 | Principal Charity Classic | −14 (67-65-67=199) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 13 Mar 2011 | Toshiba Classic | −17 (60-68-68=196) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2009 | Principal Charity Classic | ![]() ![]() |
McNulty won with birdie on fourth extra hole Price eliminated with birdie on second hole |
2 | 2010 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with ![]() |
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Won with par on second extra hole |
Playoff record
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2002 | Macau Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on fifth extra hole |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1991 | Zimbabwe Open | ![]() ![]() |
Waters won with birdie on fifth extra hole Price eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Major championships
Wins (3)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | PGA Championship | 2 shot deficit | −6 (70-70-68-70=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1994 | The Open Championship | 1 shot deficit | −12 (69-66-67-66=268) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1994 | PGA Championship (2) | 3 shot lead | −11 (67-65-70-67=269) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||
U.S. Open | |||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T39 | |||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | 5 | T22 | T14 | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | T48 | CUT | T17 | T40 | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | T27 | T23 | T2 | CUT | T44 | CUT | T8 | 2 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | T67 | T54 | 5 | CUT | T10 | T17 | T46 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T49 | T6 | CUT | T35 | CUT | T18 | T24 | CUT | T6 | |
U.S. Open | T19 | T4 | T11 | CUT | T13 | T19 | 4 | T23 | ||
The Open Championship | T25 | T44 | T51 | T6 | 1 | T40 | T45 | CUT | T29 | T37 |
PGA Championship | T63 | 1 | T31 | 1 | T39 | T8 | T13 | T4 | 5 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Masters Tournament | T11 | CUT | T20 | T23 | T6 | CUT | |
U.S. Open | T27 | CUT | T8 | T5 | T24 | T9 | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | T21 | T14 | T28 | T30 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | CUT | T29 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 13 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 15 |
The Open Championship | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 20 |
PGA Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 16 |
Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 87 | 64 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1989 PGA – 1992 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (five times)
The Players Championship
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | The Players Championship | 1 shot lead | −18 (64-68-71-67=270) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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The Players Championship | 7 | T22 | T58 | T24 | DQ | CUT | T16 | T9 | 8 | 1 | CUT | T37 | T46 | T24 | T8 | 3 | T3 | T10 | T9 | CUT | T42 | T32 | T27 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Match Play | T17 | T33 | R16 | R16 | R64 | R64 | |
Championship | T4 | T5 | NT1 | T15 | T48 | ||
Invitational | T3 | T20 | T29 | T28 | T42 | T46 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Rhodesia): 1976
Professional
- World Cup: 1978 (representing South Africa), 1993 (representing Zimbabwe)
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994, 1996, 1998 (winners), 2000, 2003 (tie), 2013 (non-playing captain), 2015 (non-playing captain), 2017 (non-playing captain)
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2007, 2008 (winners), 2009, 2010
See also
References
- ^ "Week 33 1994 Ending 14 Aug 1994" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Wade, Don (November 2005). Wanna Bet? The Greatest True Stories About Gambling on Golf, from Titanic Thompson to Tiger Woods. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-1560258995.
- ^ "Nick Price: Bio". nickprice.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013.
- ^ Williams, Jeff (June 2011). "Gentleman Nick". Cigar Aficionado. pp. 80–88.
- ^ Miller, Geoffrey (19 July 1982). "Watson Wins Open by One Shot". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. Associated Press. p. 1C.
- ^ "Price is right in golf World Series". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. 29 August 1983. p. 6.
- ^ Mayo, Michael (12 April 1996). "Norman Masters Augusta". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- ^ Apfelbaum, Jim, ed. (2007). The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-014-0.
- ^ "Nick Price claims first Champions Tour win". Golf Channel. Associated Press. 9 April 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Nick Price at the European Tour official site
- Nick Price at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Nick Price at the PGA Tour official site
- Nick Price at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Nick Price at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Nick Price Profile and stats from About.com
- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- Zimbabwean male golfers
- Sunshine Tour golfers
- European Tour golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- World Golf Hall of Fame inductees
- Rhodesian Air Force personnel
- Rhodesian military personnel of the Bush War
- Alumni of Prince Edward School
- White Zimbabwean sportspeople
- White South African people
- South African emigrants to Rhodesia
- Zimbabwean expatriates in the United States
- Zimbabwean people of English descent
- Zimbabwean people of Welsh descent
- Sportspeople from Durban
- People from Jupiter Island, Florida
- People from Hobe Sound, Florida
- 1957 births
- Living people