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James Christopher Perry (born September 27, 1961) is an Americanprofessional golfer. He has been featured in the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking.

Amateur career

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Perry was born inEdenton, North Carolina. He was theMinnesota high school golf champion in 1978, 1979 and 1980. Perry attended theOhio State University where he was a three-time All-America selection. He finished runner-up in the 1983U.S. Amateur. Perry was named Collegiate Player of the Year in 1984. He also captured the 1983Big Ten Championship. He won the 1982 and 1983Minnesota State Amateur and 1984Minnesota State Open.

Professional career

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Perry turned pro in 1984. He played on thePGA Tour from 1985 to 1992. He split time between the PGA Tour and theNike Tour in 1993, and played on the Nike Tour full-time in 1994. In 1994 he was named theNike Tour Player of the Year and also led the money list. He won theNike Utah Classic on the Nike Tour in 1994 and the 1994Mexican Open. He then played on the PGA Tour from 1995 to 2001. He won theB.C. Open in 1998, his only PGA Tour victory. 1999 was Perry's best year on tour; he earned $2,145,707 and finished fifth on the money list. He recorded two runner-up finishes, and his 14 top-10 finishes were second only toTiger Woods' 16. He cracked the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings due to his successful year.

Perry suffered left hand and wrist injuries at the2001 Open Championship, causing him to play in only a few events in 2002. He was granted a major medical extension for 2003 but was still too injured to play on tour regularly. He received a second major medical extension for 2004 but only played in one event. He had surgery for a pinched nerve in his elbow in February 2004 and was told by his doctor that it would take 18 months to two years to fully recover. He has been granted medical extensions every year since 2003 but has played in very few events due to the injuries. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since 2006.

Personal life

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Perry also played baseball and hockey while growing up. He was captain of theEdina-West High School hockey team during the 1979–80 season.

Perry's father,Jim, pitched inMajor League Baseball and won 215 games and was the 1970American League Cy Young Award winner. His uncleGaylord Perry also pitched in MLB, was a winner of 315 games and is a member of theBaseball Hall of Fame.

Awards and honors

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In 1984, Perry earned Collegiate Player of the Year.
In 1993, Perry was inducted into theOhio State Varsity O Hall of Fame.
In 1994, Perry won the Nike Tour money list.
In 1994, Perry earned Nike Tour Player of the Year honors.

Amateur wins

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this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (4)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 25,1998	B.C. Open	−15 (67-70-69-67=273)	3 strokes	Peter Jacobsen

Nike Tour wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 11,1994	Nike Utah Classic	−11 (69-68-68=205)	1 stroke	David Duval

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic	John Elliott	Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

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1984Minnesota State Open (as an amateur)
1994Mexican Open

Results in major championships

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Tournament	1982	1984	1985	1986	1987	1989
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT	CUT		T54
The Open Championship
PGA Championship					T28	T17

Tournament	1990	1991	1994	1995	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Masters Tournament							T50	T14	T37
U.S. Open		T31	CUT	T56	T43	T25	T42	T32	T19
The Open Championship					WD			CUT	WD
PGA Championship	T26				T49	74	T10	T34	CUT

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	4	3
U.S. Open	0	2	12	8
The Open Championship	0	0	3	0
PGA Championship	1	2	8	7
Totals	1	5	27	18

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1997 PGA – 2000 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
The Players Championship	T55	T54	T20	T64	T21	T16	T27	CUT					T31	CUT	T32	T33

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament	1999	2000	2001
Match Play		R64	R32
Championship	T7	16	NT¹
Invitational

¹Cancelled due to9/11

Top 10

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

References

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^"Week 17 2000 Ending 30 Apr 2000"(pdf).OWGR. RetrievedOctober 4, 2019.
^^a ^b"2017 Yearbook & Media Guide – MGA Amateur Championship"(PDF). Minnesota Golf Association. pp. 143–148.

External links

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Chris Perry at thePGA Tour official site
Chris Perry at theOfficial World Golf Ranking official site

v t e Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year
1990Jeff Maggert 1991Tom Lehman 1992John Flannery 1993Sean Murphy 1994Chris Perry 1995Jerry Kelly 1996Stewart Cink 1997Chris Smith 1998Bob Burns 1999Carl Paulson 2000Spike McRoy 2001Chad Campbell 2002Patrick Moore 2003Zach Johnson 2004Jimmy Walker 2005Jason Gore 2006Ken Duke 2007Nick Flanagan 2008Brendon de Jonge 2009Michael Sim 2010Jamie Lovemark 2011J. J. Killeen 2012Casey Wittenberg 2013Michael Putnam 2014Carlos Ortiz 2015Patton Kizzire 2016Wesley Bryan 2017Chesson Hadley 2018Im Sung-jae 2019Scottie Scheffler 2020–21Stephan Jäger 2022Justin Suh 2023Ben Kohles 2024Matt McCarty

Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year