Craig Perks

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Craig Perks
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Craig William Perks
Born	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	New Zealand
Career
College	University of Oklahoma University of Southwestern Louisiana
Turned professional	1993
Retired	2007
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2002, 2003, 2004
U.S. Open	CUT: 2002
The Open Championship	T50: 2002
PGA Championship	T29: 2002

Craig William Perks (born 6 January 1967) is a professional golfer from New Zealand who played on the PGA Tour.

Perks was born in Palmerston North. He played college golf at University of Oklahoma and University of Southwestern Louisiana in the United States. He turned professional in 1993 and played on the second tier Nike Tour for several seasons. He became a member of the PGA Tour after a tie for 35th in the 1999 Qualifying School earned him his tour card for the following season.

In 2002 he won The Players Championship, one of the most prestigious tournaments on the PGA Tour. He played the final three holes, a par 5, a par 3 and a par 4, in only 9 shots.^[1] He was the 2002 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year. It remains his only win on the PGA Tour, and after making only one cut on the PGA Tour during 2006 and 2007, he announced his retirement in November 2007.^[2]

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Mar 2002	The Players Championship	–8 (71-68-69-72-280)	2 strokes	Stephen Ames

Results in major championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004
The Masters	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T50	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T29	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

World Cup (representing New Zealand): 2002, 2004

References

↑ "Players Championship top finishers' scorecards". sports.espn.go.com. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
↑ Former Players Championship winner Perks retires, pgatour.com, 25 November 2007

External links

Craig Perks at the PGA Tour official site
Craig Perks at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

v t e Players Championship champions

1974 Jack Nicklaus 1975 Al Geiberger 1976 Jack Nicklaus 1977 Mark Hayes 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Lanny Wadkins 1980 Lee Trevino 1981 Raymond Floyd† 1982 Jerry Pate 1983 Hal Sutton 1984 Fred Couples 1985 Calvin Peete 1986 John Mahaffey 1987 Sandy Lyle† 1988 Mark McCumber 1989 Tom Kite 1990 Jodie Mudd 1991 Steve Elkington 1992 Davis Love III 1993 Nick Price 1994 Greg Norman 1995 Lee Janzen 1996 Fred Couples 1997 Steve Elkington 1998 Justin Leonard 1999 David Duval 2000 Hal Sutton 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Craig Perks 2003 Davis Love III 2004 Adam Scott 2005 Fred Funk 2006 Stephen Ames 2007 Phil Mickelson 2008 Sergio García† 2009 Henrik Stenson 2010 Tim Clark 2011 K. J. Choi† 2012 Matt Kuchar 2013 Tiger Woods

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Persondata
Name	Perks, Craig
Alternative names	Perks, Craig William
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	6 January 1967
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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