Russ Cochran

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Russell Earl Cochran (born October 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is one of a half-dozen left-handed players to win a PGA Tour event.

Cochran was born, raised and has lived most of his life in Paducah, Kentucky. He grew up playing on Paxton Park Public Golf Course in Paducah, as did fellow PGA Tour player, Kenny Perry, who came along a couple years later. He attended the University of Kentucky, and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1979 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982.

Cochran has about 60 top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a victory at the 1991 Centel Western Open. His career year was 1991, when in addition to his win at the Western Open, he had two second place finishes and a third; and finished 10th on the money list. His best finish in a major was a T-7 at the 1992 PGA Championship. Cochran set the Valhalla Golf Club course record (65) in the third round of the 1996 PGA Championship which stood until broken (63) in the same tournament four years later by José María Olazábal. He has played some on the Nationwide Tour in his mid to late-forties in preparation for the Champions Tour; his best finish in that venue is a T-3 at the 2003 Louisiana Open.

Cochran and his wife, Jackie, have four children: three sons and a daughter. His oldest son, Ryan, played golf at the University of Florida and aspires to play professionally like his father.