Corey Pavin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Corey Pavin holding the U.S. Open Trophy after his win

Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

Pavin was born in Oxnard, California. He attended UCLA and turned professional in 1982. 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. 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.

On Thursday, July 27, 2006, during the first round of what would become his fifteenth 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

1 PGA Tour wins (15)
2 Other wins (12)
3 Results in major championships
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] PGA Tour wins (15)

1984 (1) Houston Coca-Cola Open
1985 (1) Colonial National Invitation
1986 (2) Hawaiian Open, Greater Milwaukee Open
1987 (2) Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Hawaiian Open
1988 (1) Texas Open
1991 (2) Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic
1992 (1) Honda Classic
1994 (1) Nissan Los Angeles Open
1995 (2) Nissan Open, U.S. Open
1996 (1) MasterCard Colonial
2006 (1) U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (12)

1983 Lufthansa German Open (European Tour), South African PGA Championship, Calberson Classic (Europe - not a European Tour event)
1984 New Zealand Open (PGA Tour of Australasia)
1985 New Zealand Open (PGA Tour of Australasia), U.S. vs. Japan Matches (individual)
1993 Toyota World Match Play Championship (Europe - then an unofficial event).
1994 Tokai Classic (Japan Golf Tour)
1995 Asian Masters, Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa - unofficial event)
1996 Ssang Yong International Challenge (South Korea).
1999 Martel Skins Game (Taiwan).

[edit] Results in major championships

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