- Pat Fitzsimons
Pat Fitzsimons (born
December 15 ,1950 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who has played on thePGA Tour , theNationwide Tour and theChampions Tour .Fitzsimons was born in
Coos Bay, Oregon . He had eleven top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a win at the 1975Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open . His career year was 1975 when he received "Golf Digest "'s "Most Improved Golfer" award and was named Oregon's pro athlete of the year. His best finish in a major championship was T-9 at the 1975 U.S. Open. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=627|accessdate=2008-01-25] He lived inPrineville, Oregon during much of his regular career.Fitzsimons played some on the Nationwide Tour during his late forties to prepare for the Champions Tour. His best finish in a Nationwide Tour event was a T-5 at the 1995 NIKE Tri-Cities Open. After reaching the age of 50 in December 2000, he began play on the Champions Tour but with very limited success.
Fitzsimons works with Bobby Walzel and Bunky Henry at GolfQuest, a Houston-based company which organizes corporate golf retreats. He also works as a teaching pro at The Palms Golf Club in
La Quinta, California . He lives in the greater San Diego area and has two sons. [ [http://pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,2829770,00.html PGATOUR.com's "Life Beyond the Green" series: Competitive fires still burn in Fitzsimons] ]PGA Tour wins
*1975
Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open Other wins
*1968
Oregon Open (as an amateur)
*1969Northwest Open
*1977Northwest Open
*1981Northwest Open
*1983 Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament
*1995 Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament
*1990Oregon Open
* Northwest PGA Championship (3)References
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