| Wayne Levi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Wayne John Levi | ||
| Born | (1952-02-22)February 22, 1952 (age 73) Little Falls, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||
| Residence | Naples, Florida, U.S. New Hartford, New York, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | State University of New York at Oswego | ||
| Turned professional | 1973 | ||
| Current tour | Champions Tour | ||
| Former tour | PGA Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 20 | ||
| Highestranking | 16 (May 5, 1991)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 12 | ||
| PGA Tour Champions | 2 | ||
| Other | 6 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T11: 1984 | ||
| PGA Championship | T16: 1991 | ||
| U.S. Open | T25: 1979, 1993 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an Americanprofessional golfer.
Levi was born inLittle Falls, New York and attended high school inHerkimer, New York. He enrolled atOswego State University for two years and then theUniversity of South Florida briefly.[2]
In 1973, Levi turned professional.[2] He went on to win 12 times on thePGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the appointedPGA Tour Player of the Year.[2] After winning the 1990Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on theOfficial World Golf Ranking. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list.
He played on the winning U.S.1991 Ryder Cup team atKiawa Island,South Carolina. The same year he represented the U.S., together withJoey Sindelar, at theWorld Cup in Rome, Italy.
From 2002 he played on theChampions Tour where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004.[3]
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | Won with par on fourth extra hole | |
| 2 | 1984 | Hawaiian Open | Lost to par on second extra hole | |
| 3 | 1985 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
This list may be incomplete
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 10,2003 | 3M Championship | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | |
| 2 | Oct 3,2004 | Constellation Energy Classic | −16 (64-68-68=200) | 2 strokes |
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Yonex Open Hiroshima | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T28 | CUT | T46 | T25 |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T25 | T24 | T12 | T11 | T18 | 35 | |||
| U.S. Open | T45 | T43 | WD | T46 | T55 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T49 | CUT | CUT | T18 | T30 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T32 | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T49 | T25 | T47 | |
| PGA Championship | T16 | CUT | T31 |
Note: Levi never played inThe Open Championship.
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 22 |
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T63 | T5 | WD | T26 | WD | T13 | T20 | CUT | T48 | CUT | T8 | T50 | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | T27 | T43 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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