Wayne Levi

Wayne Levi
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Wayne John Levi
Born	(1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 Little Falls, New York
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Naples, Florida New Hartford, New York
Career
College	State University of New York at Oswego
Turned professional	1973
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	12
Champions Tour	2
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T11: 1984
U.S. Open	T25: 1979, 1993
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T16: 1991
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Player of the Year	1990

Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.

Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973.^[1]

Levi went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the PGA Tour Player of the Year.^[1] He played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team. Since 2002, he has played on the Champions Tour.^[2]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 5, 1978	Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Bob Mann)	−34 (64-65-62-63=254)	3 strokes	Bobby Wadkins & Lanny Wadkins
2	May 6, 1979	Houston Open	−16 (69-65-63-71=268)	2 strokes	Mike Brannan
3	Sep 7, 1980	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic	−11 (71-71-65-66=273)	Playoff	Gil Morgan
4	Feb 14, 1982	Hawaiian Open	−11 (72-68-67-70=277)	1 stroke	Scott Simpson
5	Oct 10, 1982	LaJet Classic	−17 (64-71-68-68=271)	6 strokes	Thomas Gray
6	Aug 14, 1983	Buick Open	−16 (72-64-71-65=272)	1 stroke	Calvin Peete
7	Sep 2, 1984	B.C. Open	−9 (67-71-71-66=275)	1 stroke	Russ Cochran, Hal Sutton
8	Jun 23, 1985	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	−15 (71-68-67-67=273)	Playoff	Steve Pate
9	May 27, 1990	BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic	−13 (72-66-68-69=275)	1 stroke	Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price
10	Jun 10, 1990	Centel Western Open	−13 (70-66-70-69=275)	4 strokes	Payne Stewart
11	Jul 1, 1990	Canon Greater Hartford Open	−28 (67-66-67-67=267)	2 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Fabel, Rocco Mediate, Chris Perry
12	Sep 16, 1990	Canadian Open	−15 (68-68-72-70=278)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch, Jim Woodward

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1980	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic	Gil Morgan	Won with par on fourth extra hole
2	1984	Hawaiian Open	Jack Renner	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1985	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Steve Pate	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

This list may be incomplete

1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open
1974 Tupper Lake Open
1975 Tupper Lake Open
1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 10, 2003	3M Championship	−11 (68-68-69=205)	1 stroke	Morris Hatalsky, Gil Morgan
2	Oct 3, 2004	Constellation Energy Classic	−16 (64-68-68=200)	2 strokes	Hale Irwin

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T28	CUT	T46	T25
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	T25	T24	T12	T11	T18	35	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T45	DNP	DNP	T43	WD	T46	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T49	CUT	DNP	CUT	T18	T30	CUT	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Masters Tournament	CUT	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T49	DNP	T25	T47
PGA Championship	DNP	T16	CUT	T31	DNP

Note: Levi never player in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	5	9	7
U.S. Open	2	14	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0
PGA Championship	2	10	5
Totals	9	33	22

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners)
World Cup: 1991

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Jenkins, Sally (December 17, 1990). "Just An Above-average Guy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
↑ "PGA Tour Media Guide – Wayne Levi". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

External links

Wayne Levi at the PGA Tour official site

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year 1948 Ben Hogan‡ 1949 Sam Snead‡ 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan‡ 1952 Julius Boros 1953 Ben Hogan#∞ 1954 Ed Furgol† 1955 Doug Ford† 1956 Jack Burke, Jr.‡ 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Dow Finsterwald† 1959 Art Wall, Jr.† 1960 Arnold Palmer‡ 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Arnold Palmer‡ 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi† 1965 Dave Marr† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus† 1968 No award 1969 Orville Moody† 1970 Billy Casper† 1971 Lee Trevino‡ 1972 Jack Nicklaus‡∞∞ 1973 Jack Nicklaus† 1974 Johnny Miller† 1975 Jack Nicklaus‡ 1976 Jack Nicklaus 1977 Tom Watson‡ 1978 Tom Watson 1979 Tom Watson 1980 Tom Watson† 1981 Bill Rogers† 1982 Tom Watson‡ 1983 Hal Sutton† 1984 Tom Watson 1985 Lanny Wadkins 1986 Bob Tway† 1987 Paul Azinger 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Tom Kite 1990 Nick Faldo‡ 1991 Corey Pavin 1992 Fred Couples† 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price‡ 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman† 1997 Tiger Woods† 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ 1999 Tiger Woods† 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ 2001 Tiger Woods† 2002 Tiger Woods‡ 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ 2006 Tiger Woods‡ 2007 Tiger Woods† 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ 2009 Tiger Woods 2010 Jim Furyk 2011 Luke Donald 2012 Rory McIlroy‡ 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Rory McIlroy# PGA Tour Players of the Year 1990 Wayne Levi 1991 Fred Couples 1992 Fred Couples† 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price‡ 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman† 1997 Tiger Woods† 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ 1999 Tiger Woods† 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ 2001 Tiger Woods† 2002 Tiger Woods‡ 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ 2006 Tiger Woods‡ 2007 Tiger Woods† 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ 2009 Tiger Woods 2010 Jim Furyk 2011 Luke Donald 2012 Rory McIlroy‡ 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Rory McIlroy#

† One major ‡ Two majors # Three majors ∞ One career grand slam ∞∞ Two career grand slams All of these are in the year of the award

United States Ryder Cup team – 1991

Paul Azinger Chip Beck Mark Calcavecchia Fred Couples Raymond Floyd Hale Irwin Wayne Levi Mark O'Meara Steve Pate Corey Pavin Payne Stewart Lanny Wadkins Dave Stockton (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5