- John Paul Cain
John Paul Cain (born
January 14 ,1936 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on theSenior PGA Tour .Cain was born and raised in
Sweetwater, Texas . He attendedTexas Tech University and was a member of thegolf team from 1955–1956 and 1958–1959. He helped the Red Raiders win the last two Border Conference championships in 1955 and 1956. In 1959, Cain helped the team win theSouthwest Conference championship and place fifth in the NCAA Championship.cite web | title=Biographical information from Texas Tech Red Raiders Athletic's Official Site | url=http://texastech.cstv.com/trads/hoh-ad.html | accessdate=2007-12-05]Cain worked as a stockbroker in Houston until turning professional in 1988 at the age of 52. He won his first tournament a year later at the
Greater Grand Rapids Open , becoming only the second Monday qualifier (afterLarry Mowry ) to win a Senior PGA Tour event.cite news | title=Qualifier Captures Seniors' Tournament | publisher=New York Times | date=July 17, 1989 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DA163BF934A25754C0A96F948260 | accessdate=2007-12-05] In 1994, Cain, playing as a sponsor's exemption, earned his second Senior Tour title at theAmeritech Senior Open by one stroke overJim Colbert andSimon Hobday , both of whom had also finished at T-2 the previous year. [cite web | title=The SBC Senior Open — A Brief History | publisher=GolfChicago.com | date=July 11, 2002 | url=http://www.golfchicago.com/chicago/story.asp?id=1054 | accessdate=2007-12-05]Cain is a member of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
Amateur wins
*1959 Texas State Amateur
enior PGA Tour wins (2)
*1989
Greater Grand Rapids Open
*1994Ameritech Senior Open References
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/50/93/ Results and stats on PGA Tour's official site]
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