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Corey Pavin 
Personal information Full name Corey Allen Pavin Nickname Bulldog Born November 16, 1959
Oxnard, CaliforniaHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Nationality 
United StatesCareer College UCLA Turned professional 1982 Current tour(s) PGA Tour (joined 1984)
Champions Tour (joined 2010)Professional wins 27 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 15 European Tour 1 Japan Golf Tour 2 PGA Tour of Australasia 2 Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)Masters Tournament 3rd: 1992 U.S. Open Won: 1995 The Open Championship T4: 1993 PGA Championship 2nd: 1994 Achievements and awards PGA Tour
leading money winner1991 PGA Player of the Year 1991 Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.[1]
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Biography
Pavin was born in Oxnard, California. He attended UCLA. Pavin won two gold medals at the 1981 Maccabiah Games, the Jewish Olympics in Israel,[2][3][4][5] and turned professional the following year. He quickly established himself in the sport, with three international victories in 1983, and his first PGA Tour victory at the 1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open.
He won at least one event on either the PGA Tour or the international tour nearly every year for the next decade, and topped the PGA's money list in 1991, when he was the last man to achieve this without winning at least one million dollars in prize money. Pavin's success culminated in his only major victory, the 1995 U.S. Open. Rather than marking a move to a new level of achievement, however, this was soon followed by a long slide down the world rankings from a high ranking of 5th. After Pavin won the Colonial in 1996, he did not win another PGA tournament for ten years. His 89th place finish on the 2004 money list was the first time he had made the top one hundred since 1998. Pavin finally won his fifteenth career title in 2006 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, ending a streak of 242 consecutive tournaments without a win.
Pavin played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1991, 1993, and 1995.
In 2002 he was named to the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
On July 27, 2006, during the first round of what would become his 15th tour title, Pavin broke the record for the fewest number of strokes needed to complete nine holes at a PGA Tour event, with an 8-under par score of 26. The previous record of 27 strokes was held by Mike Souchak, Andy North, Billy Mayfair and Robert Gamez, with Mayfair and Gamez' scores being 9-under par.[7] His 36-hole total of 125 also tied the record for fewest shots taken in the first 36 holes of a PGA Tour event held by Tom Lehman, Mark Calcavecchia, and Tiger Woods.[8]
Pavin was the only top Jewish player on the tour until 1991.[9][10][11][12] In that year he converted to Christianity[13][14][15][16][17][18] He was named the 117th-greatest Jewish athlete in the 2007 book The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes, by Peter S. Horvitz.[19][20]
In December 2008, Pavin was named captain for the 2010 Ryder Cup U.S. team by the PGA of America.[21] In October 2010, the U.S. Ryder Cup team lost 13½ to 14½, against the European side.[22]
Pavin began playing on the Champions Tour in 2010. In June 2010, he lost in a sudden death playoff to Bubba Watson at the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour.
Amateur wins (1)
- 1981 North and South Amateur
Professional wins (27)
PGA Tour wins (15)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up 1 Apr 29, 1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open -10 (70–68–68–68=274) 1 stroke Buddy Gardner2 May 19, 1985 Colonial National Invitation -14 (66–64–68–68=266) 4 strokes Bob Murphy3 Feb 16, 1986 Hawaiian Open -16 (67–67–72–66=272) 2 strokes Paul Azinger4 Sep 21, 1986 Greater Milwaukee Open -17 (66–72–67–67=272) Playoff 
Dave Barr5 Jan 18, 1987 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -19 (72–71–65–66–67=341) 1 stroke 
Bernhard Langer6 Feb 8, 1987 Hawaiian Open -18 (65–75–66–64=270) Playoff Craig Stadler7 Oct 16, 1988 Texas Open -21 (64–63–66–66=259) 8 strokes Robert Wrenn8 Feb 10, 1991 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -29 (65–69–66–66–65=331) Playoff Mark O'Meara9 May 12, 1991 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic -16 (68–67–67–70=272) Playoff Steve Pate10 Mar 15, 1992 Honda Classic -15 (68–67–70–68=273) Playoff Fred Couples11 Feb 13, 1994 Nissan Los Angeles Open -13 (67–64–72–68=271) 2 strokes Fred Couples12 Feb 26, 1995 Nissan Open -16 (67–66–68–67=268) 3 strokes Jay Don Blake, Kenny Perry13 Jun 18, 1995 U.S. Open Even (72–69–71–68=280) 2 strokes 
Greg Norman14 May 19, 1996 MasterCard Colonial -8 (69–67–67–69=272) 2 strokes Jeff Sluman15 Jul 30, 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee -20 (61–64–68–67=260) 2 strokes Jerry KellyPGA Tour playoff record (5-4)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1986 Greater Milwaukee Open Dave BarrWon with birdie on fourth extra hole 2 1987 Hawaiian Open Craig StadlerWon with birdie on second extra hole 3 1991 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Mark O'MearaWon with birdie on first extra hole 4 1991 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Steve PateWon with par on second extra hole 5 1991 Canon Greater Hartford Open Billy Ray Brown, Rick FehrLost to birdie on first extra hole 6 1992 Honda Classic Fred CouplesWon with birdie on second extra hole 7 1992 Southwestern Bell Colonial Bruce LietzkeLost to birdie on first extra hole 8 1995 Kemper Open Lee JanzenLost to birdie on first extra hole 9 2010 Travelers Championship Scott Verplank, Bubba WatsonWatson won with par on second extra hole
Pavin eliminated with par on first holeEuropean Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up 1 Jul 31, 1983 Lufthansa German Open -13 (67–71–68–69=275) 3 strokes 
Seve Ballesteros, 
Tony JohnstoneJapan Golf Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 Nov 3, 1985 ABC Cup -12 (70–68–67–71=276) Tie – tournament shared 
Jet Ozaki2 Oct 9, 1994 Tokai Classic -11 (68–69–68–72=277) 1 stroke 
Chin-Sheng HsiehPGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
- 1984 New Zealand Open
- 1985 New Zealand Open
Other wins (7)
- 1983 South African PGA Championship, Calberson Classic (Europe – not a European Tour event)
- 1993 Toyota World Match Play Championship (Europe – then an unofficial event).
- 1995 Asian Masters, Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa – unofficial event)
- 1996 Ssang Yong International Challenge (South Korea)
- 1999 Martel Skins Game (Taiwan)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1995 U.S. Open 3 shot deficit E (72–69–71–68=280) 2 strokes Greg NormanResults timeline
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters DNP CUT DNP DNP T25 T11 T27 T42 50 U.S. Open CUT T60 CUT DNP T9 CUT DNP CUT DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP T22 T39 CUT CUT T38 DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T20 T6 T21 CUT T17 CUT Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters DNP T22 3 T11 T8 T17 T7 T43 T41 CUT U.S. Open T24 T8 CUT T19 CUT 1 T40 CUT CUT T34 The Open Championship T8 CUT T34 T4 CUT T8 T27 T51 CUT CUT PGA Championship T14 T32 T12 CUT 2 CUT T26 DNP CUT T10 Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Masters CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT T19 T54 CUT T17 T11 CUT DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship CUT CUT T22 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T49 T62 T63 T19 Tournament 2010 The Masters DNP U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship DNP PGA Championship CUT DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1981 (winners)
Professional
- USA vs. Japan: 1982
- Nissan Cup: 1985
- Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners), 1995, 2010 (captain)
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners)
See also
References
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External links
- Corey Pavin at the PGA Tour official site
- Corey Pavin at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Corey Pavin at the European Tour official site
- Corey Pavin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year PGA Players of the Year
1948 Ben Hogan‡ · 1949 Sam Snead‡ · 1950 Ben Hogan† · 1951 Ben Hogan‡ · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan#∞ · 1954 Ed Furgol† · 1955 Doug Ford† · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr.‡ · 1957 Dick Mayer† · 1958 Dow Finsterwald† · 1959 Art Wall, Jr.† · 1960 Arnold Palmer‡ · 1961 Jerry Barber† · 1962 Arnold Palmer‡ · 1963 Julius Boros† · 1964 Ken Venturi† · 1965 Dave Marr †· 1966 Billy Casper† · 1967 Jack Nicklaus† · 1968 No award · 1969 Orville Moody† · 1970 Billy Casper† · 1971 Lee Trevino ‡· 1972 Jack Nicklaus‡∞∞ · 1973 Jack Nicklaus† · 1974 Johnny Miller† · 1975 Jack Nicklaus‡ · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Tom Watson‡ · 1978 Tom Watson · 1979 Tom Watson · 1980 Tom Watson† · 1981 Bill Rogers† · 1982 Tom Watson‡ · 1983 Hal Sutton† · 1984 Tom Watson · 1985 Lanny Wadkins · 1986 Bob Tway† · 1987 Paul Azinger · 1988 Curtis Strange† · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Nick Faldo‡ · 1991 Corey Pavin · 1992 Fred Couples† · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price‡ · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman† · 1997 Tiger Woods† · 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ · 1999 Tiger Woods† · 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ · 2001 Tiger Woods† · 2002 Tiger Woods‡ · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh† · 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ · 2006 Tiger Woods‡ · 2007 Tiger Woods† · 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ · 2009 Tiger Woods · 2010 Jim FurykPGA Tour Players of the Year
1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples† · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price‡ · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman† · 1997 Tiger Woods† · 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ · 1999 Tiger Woods† · 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ · 2001 Tiger Woods† · 2002 Tiger Woods‡ · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh† · 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ · 2006 Tiger Woods‡ · 2007 Tiger Woods† · 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ · 2009 Tiger Woods · 2010 Jim Furyk† One major ‡ Two majors # Three majors ∞ One career grand slam ∞∞ Two career grand slams
All of these are in the year of the awardCorey Pavin in the Ryder Cup United States Ryder Cup captains 1927 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1931 Walter Hagen · 1933 Walter Hagen · 1935 Walter Hagen · 1937 Walter Hagen · 1947 Ben Hogan · 1949 Ben Hogan · 1951 Sam Snead · 1953 Lloyd Mangrum · 1955 Chick Harbert · 1957 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1959 Sam Snead · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1963 Arnold Palmer · 1965 Byron Nelson · 1967 Ben Hogan · 1969 Sam Snead · 1971 Jay Hebert · 1973 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1975 Arnold Palmer · 1977 Dow Finsterwald · 1979 Billy Casper · 1981 Dave Marr · 1983 Jack Nicklaus · 1985 Lee Trevino · 1987 Jack Nicklaus · 1989 Raymond Floyd · 1991 Dave Stockton · 1993 Tom Watson · 1995 Lanny Wadkins · 1997 Tom Kite · 1999 Ben Crenshaw · 2002 Curtis Strange · 2004 Hal Sutton · 2006 Tom Lehman · 2008 Paul Azinger · 2010 Corey PavinUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1991 Paul Azinger · Chip Beck · Mark Calcavecchia · Fred Couples · Raymond Floyd · Hale Irwin · Wayne Levi · Mark O'Meara · Steve Pate · Corey Pavin · Payne Stewart · Lanny Wadkins
Dave Stockton (non-playing captain)
Won: 14.5 – 13.5
United States Ryder Cup team – 1993 Paul Azinger · Chip Beck · John Cook · Fred Couples · Raymond Floyd · Jim Gallagher, Jr. · Lee Janzen · Tom Kite · Davis Love III · Corey Pavin · Payne Stewart · Lanny Wadkins
Tom Watson (non-playing captain)
Won: 15 – 13United States Ryder Cup team – 1995 Fred Couples · Ben Crenshaw · Brad Faxon · Jay Haas · Peter Jacobsen · Tom Lehman · Davis Love III · Jeff Maggert · Phil Mickelson · Corey Pavin · Loren Roberts · Curtis Strange
Lanny Wadkins (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5United States Ryder Cup team – 2010 Stewart Cink · Rickie Fowler · Jim Furyk · Dustin Johnson · Zach Johnson · Matt Kuchar · Hunter Mahan · Phil Mickelson · Jeff Overton · Steve Stricker · Bubba Watson · Tiger Woods
Corey Pavin (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5Corey Pavin in the Presidents Cup United States Presidents Cup team – 1994 Fred Couples • Jim Gallagher, Jr. • Jay Haas • Scott Hoch • John Huston • Tom Lehman • Davis Love III • Jeff Maggert • Phil Mickelson • Corey Pavin • Loren Roberts
Hale Irwin (non-playing captain)
Won: 20 – 12United States Presidents Cup team – 1996 Mark Brooks • Fred Couples • David Duval • Scott Hoch • Tom Lehman • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Mark O'Meara • Phil Mickelson • Corey Pavin • Kenny Perry • Steve Stricker
Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)
Won: 16.5 – 15.5Categories:- American golfers
- Jewish golfers
- UCLA Bruins men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- People from Oxnard, California
- 1959 births
- Living people
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