Dicky Pride

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Dicky Pride
Personal information
Full name	Richard Fletcher Pride III
Born	July 15, 1969 (1969-07-15) (age 42) Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Orlando, Florida
Career
College	University of Alabama
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1995
U.S. Open	T28: 2003
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T73: 1994

Richard Fletcher "Dicky" Pride III (born July 15, 1969) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Pride was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He attended Tuscaloosa Academy and the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the golf team. Pride was named All-Southeastern Conference his junior and senior years. He was a semifinalist at the 1991 U.S. Amateur Championship. He turned pro in 1992.

Pride has over a dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the Federal Express St. Jude Classic during his rookie season of 1994. He won that event with a birdie on the first extra hole of a playoff with Hal Sutton and Gene Sauers. His best finish in a major was T-28 at the 2003 U.S. Open.^[1]

Pride developed severe health problems in 2002 (gall bladder, pancreatitis) which severely limited his playing time. Since recovering, he has split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He lives in Orlando, Florida. He is identified as a fan favorite at tournaments due to his casual style of play and friendliness.

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 31, 1994	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	-17 (66-67-67-67=267)	Playoff	Gene Sauers, Hal Sutton

PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1994	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Gene Sauers, Hal Sutton	Won with birdie on first extra hole

See also

• Alabama Crimson Tide golf
• 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1897. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 

External links

• Dicky Pride at the PGA Tour official site
• Dicky Pride at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Pride, Dicky
Alternative names	Pride, Richard Fletcher, III
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	July 15, 1969
Place of birth	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date of death
Place of death