Wayne Levi
American professional golfer
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::summary American professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wayne Levi |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Wayne John Levi |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Little Falls, New York, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 165 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| New Hartford, New York, U.S. | |
| college | State University of New York at Oswego |
| yearpro | 1973 |
| retired | |
| tour | Champions Tour |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| prowins | 20 |
| pgawins | 12 |
| champwins | 2 |
| otherwins | 6 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T11: 1984 |
| usopen | T25: 1979, 1993 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | T16: 1991 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | [PGA Tour |
| Player of the Year](pga-tour-player-of-the-year) | |
| year1 | 1990 |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life
Levi 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.
Professional career
In 1973, Levi turned professional. He 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 appointed PGA Tour Player of the Year. After winning the 1990 Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on the Official World Golf Ranking. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list.
He played on the winning U.S. 1991 Ryder Cup team at Kiawa Island, South Carolina. The same year he represented the U.S., together with Joey Sindelar, at the World Cup in Rome, Italy.
From 2002 he played on the Champions Tour where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004.
Professional wins (20)
PGA Tour wins (12)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Nov 5, 1978 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with USA Bob Mann) | −34 (64-65-62-63=254) | 3 strokes | USA Bobby Wadkins and USA Lanny Wadkins | | 2 | May 6, 1979 | Houston Open | −16 (69-65-63-71=268) | 2 strokes | USA Mike Brannan | | 3 | Sep 7, 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | −11 (71-71-65-66=273) | Playoff | USA Gil Morgan | | 4 | Feb 14, 1982 | Hawaiian Open | −11 (72-68-67-70=277) | 1 stroke | USA Scott Simpson | | 5 | Oct 10, 1982 | LaJet Classic | −17 (64-71-68-68=271) | 6 strokes | USA Thomas Gray | | 6 | Aug 14, 1983 | Buick Open | −16 (72-64-71-65=272) | 1 stroke | JPN Isao Aoki, USA Calvin Peete | | 7 | Sep 2, 1984 | B.C. Open | −9 (67-71-71-66=275) | 1 stroke | USA Russ Cochran, USA Hal Sutton | | 8 | Jun 23, 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | −15 (71-68-67-67=273) | Playoff | USA Steve Pate | | 9 | May 27, 1990 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (2) | −13 (72-66-68-69=275) | 1 stroke | USA Keith Clearwater, USA Larry Mize, ZWE Nick Price | | 10 | Jun 10, 1990 | Centel Western Open | −13 (70-66-70-69=275) | 4 strokes | USA Payne Stewart | | 11 | Jul 1, 1990 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −13 (67-66-67-67=267) | 2 strokes | USA Mark Calcavecchia, USA Brad Fabel, USA Rocco Mediate, USA Chris Perry | | 12 | Sep 16, 1990 | Canadian Open | −10 (68-68-72-70=278) | 1 stroke | AUS Ian Baker-Finch, USA Jim Woodward | ::
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | USA Gil Morgan | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
| 2 | 1984 | Hawaiian Open | USA Jack Renner | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | USA Steve Pate | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| :: |
Other wins (6)
This list may be incomplete
- 1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open
- 1974 Tupper Lake Open
- 1975 Tupper Lake Open, Manchester Open
- 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)
Champions Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Aug 10, 2003 | 3M Championship | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | USA Morris Hatalsky, USA Gil Morgan | | 2 | Oct 3, 2004 | Constellation Energy Classic | −16 (64-68-68=200) | 2 strokes | USA Hale Irwin | ::
Playoff record
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Yonex Open Hiroshima | JPN Toshiaki Odate | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T28 | CUT | T46 | T25 |
| PGA Championship | |||||
| :: |
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| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T25 | T24 | T12 | T11 | T18 | 35 | |||
| U.S. Open | T45 | T43 | WD | T46 | T55 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T49 | CUT | CUT | T18 | T30 | CUT | |||
| :: |
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| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T32 | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T49 | T25 | T47 | |
| PGA Championship | T16 | CUT | T31 | ||
| :: |
Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
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| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
| :: |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
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| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T63 | T5 | WD | T26 | WD | T13 | T20 | CUT | T48 | CUT | T8 | T50 | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | T27 | T43 | CUT | |
| :: |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Four Tours World Championship: 1990
- Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners)
- World Cup: 1991
References
References
- Jenkins, Sally. (December 17, 1990). "Just An Above-average Guy".
- "PGA Tour Media Guide – Wayne Levi". PGA Tour.
- Olesak, Ken. (April 5, 1976). "State Golf Season Set To Start". Hartford Courant.
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