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Ryder Cup
2002 |
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Paul Azinger
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Birthdate:
Jan. 6, 1960
Birthplace: Holyoke, Mass.
Age: 41 Ht: 6'2" Wt:
175
Home: Bradenton, Fla.
College: Florida State
Turned Professional: 1981
Joined PGA Tour: 1982
Ryder Cup: Member of the 1981, 1991 and 1993 U.S. Ryder
Cup teams ... record of 5-6-2 in Ryder Cup competition |
Player Notes
After high school, a career in golf seemed highly unlikely for
Azinger ... He was working at his father's marina in Sarasota
and pumping gas, and on the golf course could barely break 40
... At Brevard Junior College he decided he wanted to play more
golf and was introduced to John Redman, who helped Azinger bring
his average score down from 77 to 72 in a year ... Two years later,
in the fall of 1981, he earned his Tour card in Q-School, but
lost it with earnings of only $10,655 in 1982 ... Failing Q-School
the second time, Azinger started playing the mini-tours, and would
not earn his card for good until 1985 ... His game steadily improved
until his breakout year of 1987, when he won three times, finished
second to Nick Faldo at the British Open, and ended up second
on the money list ... Underwent surgery on his right shoulder
on June 20th, 1991, but was only sidelined for three months ...
Won Tournament of Champions. Azinger's greatest year on the tour
was 1993, with wins at Memorial, New England and the PGA Championship
... He also played in his third Ryder Cup that year ... In November
of 1993 however, Azinger's best year took a disturbing turn when
he was diagnosed with lymphoma; he would miss much of the 1994
season while undergoing successful treatment of the cancer ...
Since then has fought back and his earnings have improved each
year ... The comeback finally proved successful when he won the
2000 Sony Open in Hawaii ... Member of the 2000 Presidents Cup
team.
PGA Tour Wins: 12 - 1987 Phoenix Open, Panasonic-Las Vegas
Invitational, Greater Hartford Open, 1988 Hertz Bay Hill Classic,
1989 Greater Hartford Open, 1990 Tournament of Championship, 1991
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 1992 Tour Championship, 1993 Memorial
Tournament, New England Classic, PGA Championship, 2000 Sony Open
In Hawaii.
Other Wins: 2 - 1990 and 1992 BMW International Open (Eur). |
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