John Harris (golfer)

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John Harris
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	John Richard Harris
Born	(1952-06-12) June 12, 1952 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Edina, Minnesota
Career
College	University of Minnesota
Turned professional	1976 (reinstated amateur 1983) 2002
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Champions Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T50: 1994
U.S. Open	CUT: 1977, 1994, 2001
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

John Richard Harris (born June 13, 1952) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Harris was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Roseau, Minnesota, near the Canadian border. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he distinguished himself in both golf and ice hockey. Harris was the second-leading scorer on the Gophers 1974 NCAA national championship team, and then two months later won the individual Big Ten championship in golf.^[1]

Harris played minor league hockey after college and then became a professional golfer in 1976. His best finish on the PGA Tour was a T-26 at the 1976 Hawaiian Open.^[1] He regained his amateur status in 1983 and soon became one of the dominant players on the amateur circuit in Minnesota. He won the Minnesota State Amateur four times, the Minnesota State Mid-Amateur five times, and the 1993 U.S. Amateur at the age of 41.^[2]

After turning 50 in June 2002, Harris began a second professional golf career. His first win came in his fifth Champions Tour season at the 2006 Commerce Bank Championship. Harris lives in the upscale Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie.^[1]

Harris took over as director of golf at the University of Minnesota in July 2010 after the departure of Brad James. In December 2010 the Minnesota Daily published a report that Harris kept associate women's head coach Katie Brenny from coaching, traveling with the team, or recruiting while letting his son-in-law and former caddy, Ernie Rose, perform those duties under a different title.^[3] Harris resigned as director of golf in June 2011.^[4]

Amateur wins

1974 Big Ten Championship (individual), Minnesota State Amateur
1987 Minnesota State Amateur
1988 Minnesota State Mid-Amateur
1989 Minnesota State Amateur
1990 Minnesota State Mid-Amateur
1991 Minnesota State Mid-Amateur
1992 Minnesota State Mid-Amateur
1993 U.S. Amateur
1995 Sunnehanna Amateur
1997 Porter Cup
1999 Minnesota State Mid-Amateur
2000 Minnesota State Amateur
2002 Terra Cotta Invitational

Professional wins

Regular career wins

1994 Minnesota State Open (as an amateur)
1995 Minnesota State Open (as an amateur)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 25, 2006	Commerce Bank Championship	–11 (70-68-64=202)	Playoff	Tom Jenkins

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Commerce Bank Championship	Tom Jenkins	Won with birdie on first extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1993 (winners), 1995, 1997 (winners), 2001
Eisenhower Trophy: 1994 (winners)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kider, Teddy (July 1, 2007). "Another Shot at Victory in a Second Golf Career". New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
↑ "The Second Coming of John Harris". Golf Gear News. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
↑ "Sources: Golf coach didn't get a shot". December 1, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
↑ "Minnesota's Harris resigns as director of golf". Golfweek. June 25, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

External links

John Harris at the PGA Tour official site

v t e U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris, Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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Persondata
Name	Harris, John
Alternative names	Harris, John Richard
Short description	Professional golfer, amateur golfer
Date of birth	June 12, 1952
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death

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