- Gene Sauers
Gene Craig Sauers (born
August 22 ,1962 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who has played on thePGA Tour and theNationwide Tour .Sauers was born in
Savannah, Georgia . His father started him playinggolf at the age of 9. He attendedGeorgia Southern University inStatesboro, Georgia . He turned pro and joined the PGA Tour in1984 .Sauers has four dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including three official wins. His first win was at the
1986 Bank of Boston Classic ; his second came at the rain-shortened1989 Hawaiian Open ; his third, which came after a 13-year hiatus, was at the2002 Air Canada Championship. He also won the1990 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic before that became an official money event. Sauers also finished two other tournaments in a tie for first-place at the end of regulation: the1992 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic which he lost on the fourth extra hole of a playoff to John Cook, and the1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic which he andHal Sutton lost toDicky Pride . He received the 2002 "PGA Comeback Player of the Year" award. His best finish in a major was a T-2 at the1992 PGA Championship .Sauers lost his Tour card in
1995 and had to play primarily on the Nationwide Tour before gaining a two-year exemption as a result of his victory in the Air Canada Championship. He recorded one victory in this venue at the 1998 NIKE South Carolina Classic, and about a dozen top-10 finishes. [ [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/20/49 Bio on PGA Tour's official site] ]Professional wins
PGA Tour
*1986
Bank of Boston Classic
*1989Hawaiian Open
*2002Air Canada Championship Nationwide Tour
*1998 NIKE South Carolina Classic
Other
*1983
Georgia Open
*1985Georgia Open
*1986Georgia Open
*1990Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic References
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/20/49 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
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