Curtis Strange

Curtis Strange
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Curtis Northrup Strange
Born	(1955-01-30) January 30, 1955 Norfolk, Virginia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Sarah Strange
Children	2 sons
Career
College	Wake Forest University
Turned professional	1976
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	28
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	17
Japan Golf Tour	1
Best results in major championships (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	T2: 1985
U.S. Open	Won: 1988, 1989
The Open Championship	T13: 1988
PGA Championship	T2: 1989
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2007 (member page)
PGA Tour leading money winner	1985, 1987, 1988
PGA Player of the Year	1988

Curtis Northrup Strange (born January 30, 1955) is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between their debut in 1986 and 1990.^[1]

Early years through college

Strange and his identical twin brother, Allan,^[2] were born in Norfolk, Virginia.^[3] His father, a local country club owner, started him in golf at age 7.^[2] Strange is a graduate of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team with Jay Haas and Bob Byman that Golf World has labeled "the greatest of all time".^[4]

PGA Tour career

Strange is considered one of the leading golfers of the 1980s as 16 of his 17 PGA Tour victories took place in that decade. He topped the PGA Tour money list in 1985 and 1987 and in 1988, when he became the first man to win a million dollars in official money on the Tour in a season. His two majors were the 1988 and 1989 U.S. Opens. Strange is one of only two people in the last 83 years who won the U.S. Open two years in a row, Ben Hogan (1950, 1951) being the other.

Strange never won on the PGA Tour again after his 2nd U.S. Open victory. He played on five Ryder Cup teams (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1995) and captained the team in 2002.^[2]

Like Henrik Stenson, Strange was a natural left-hander who played right-handed.

Later career and honors

After reaching the age of 50 in January 2005, Strange began play on the Champions Tour, remarking, "I was getting worse and said, 'To hell with it.'"^[5] His best finishes thus far are a 3rd-place finish in the 2005 Constellation Energy Classic and a T-5 in the 2005 FedEx Kinko's Classic.^[2]

In 1997 he was hired as the lead golf analyst for ESPN/ABC, working alongside host Mike Tirico. He left due to a contract dispute in before the 2004 U.S. Open, but rejoined ESPN/ABC at the 2008 U.S. Open, four years after he first left. In 2016 he was hired by Fox as a course reporter for their USGA Championships.

In this capacity he has provided commentary for several notable events, including Tiger Woods' playoff win at the 1997 Mercedes Championships, David Duval's final round of 59 at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Jean van de Velde's collapse at the 1999 Open Championship, Woods achieving the career grand slam at the 2000 Open Championship, Peter Jacobsen becoming one of the oldest Tour winners at age 49 during the 2003 Greater Hartford Open, Woods' winning performance with a torn ACL and a broken leg at the 2008 U.S. Open, Tom Watson nearly winning the 2009 Open Championship at age 59, and Phil Mickelson's second nine charge during the final round to win the 2013 Open Championship.

On April 18, 2007, Strange was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, and was inducted on November 12, 2007, at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida.

In May 2009, he was named to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, which honors athletes, coaches and administrators who contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia.

Amateur wins (5)

Professional wins (28)

PGA Tour wins (17)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Tour Championship (1)
Other PGA Tour (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 21, 1979	Pensacola Open	−17 (69-71-62-69=271)	1 stroke	Billy Kratzert
2	May 4, 1980	Michelob-Houston Open	−18 (66-63-66-71=266)	Playoff	Lee Trevino
3	Aug 17, 1980	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	−11 (69-65-70-69=273)	2 strokes	Gibby Gilbert
4	Aug 21, 1983	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	−16 (69-62-69-68=268)	1 stroke	Jay Haas, Jack Renner
5	Sep 30, 1984	LaJet Golf Classic	−15 (68-67-67-71=273)	2 strokes	Mark O'Meara
6	Mar 3, 1985	Honda Classic	−13 (67-64-70-74=275)	Playoff	Peter Jacobsen
7	Mar 24, 1985	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	−17 (69-73-64-66-66=338)	1 stroke	Mike Smith
8	Jul 7, 1985	Canadian Open	−9 (69-69-68-73=279)	2 strokes	Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman
9	Apr 27, 1986	Houston Open	−14 (72-68-68-66=274)	Playoff	Calvin Peete
10	Jul 5, 1987	Canadian Open	−12 (71-70-66-69=276)	3 strokes	David Frost, Jodie Mudd, Nick Price
11	Aug 2, 1987	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	−13 (70-68-68-69=275)	1 stroke	Russ Cochran, Mike Donald, Tom Kite, Denis Watson
12	Aug 30, 1987	NEC World Series of Golf	−5 (70-66-68-71=275)	3 strokes	Fulton Allem
13	May 1, 1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	−18 (69-68-66-67=270)	Playoff	Greg Norman
14	May 29, 1988	Memorial Tournament	−14 (73-70-64-67=274)	2 strokes	David Frost, Hale Irwin
15	Jun 20, 1988	U.S. Open	−6 (70-67-69-72=278)	Playoff	Nick Faldo
16	Nov 14, 1988	Nabisco Championship	−9 (64-71-70-74=279)	Playoff	Tom Kite
17	Jun 18, 1989	U.S. Open	−2 (71-64-73-70=278)	1 stroke	Chip Beck, Mark McCumber, Ian Woosnam

PGA Tour playoff record (6–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1980	Michelob-Houston Open	Lee Trevino	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1981	Tournament Players Championship	Raymond Floyd, Barry Jaeckel	Floyd won with par on first extra hole
3	1983	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	Gil Morgan, Lanny Wadkins	Morgan won with birdie on second extra hole
4	1985	Honda Classic	Peter Jacobsen	Won with par on first extra hole
5	1986	Houston Open	Calvin Peete	Won with birdie on third extra hole
6	1988	Independent Insurance Agent Open	Greg Norman	Won with birdie on third extra hole
7	1988	U.S. Open	Nick Faldo	Won 18-hole playoff (Strange:71, Faldo:75)
8	1988	Nabisco Championship	Tom Kite	Won with birdie on second extra hole
9	1991	Doral-Ryder Open	Rocco Mediate	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (11)

1980 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Nancy Lopez)
1981 Panama Open
1986 ABC Japan-U.S. Match (Japan Golf Tour), Fred Meyer Challenge (with Peter Jacobsen; tie with Greg Norman & Gary Player)
1988 Sanctuary Cove Classic (Australia)
1989 Palm Meadows Cup (Australia), RMCC Invitational (with Mark O'Meara), PGA Grand Slam of Golf (United States - unofficial event), Skins Game
1990 Skins Game
1993 Greg Norman's Holden Classic (Australia)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1988	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	−6 (70-67-69-72=278)	Playoff¹	Nick Faldo
1989	U.S. Open (2)	3 shot deficit	−2 (71-64-73-70=278)	1 stroke	Chip Beck, Mark McCumber, Ian Woosnam

¹Defeated Nick Faldo in an 18-hole playoff – Strange 71 (E), Faldo 75 (+4).

Results timeline

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	CUT	T15 LA	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T58	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	T19	T7	CUT	T46	T2	T21	T12	T21	T18
U.S. Open	T16	T17	T39	T26	3	T31	CUT	T4	1	1
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T15	T29	DNP	DNP	T14	DNP	T13	T61
PGA Championship	T5	T27	T14	86	CUT	CUT	CUT	9	T31	T2

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T7	T42	T31	WD	T27	9	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T21	CUT	T23	T25	4	T36	T27	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T38	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	T72	T44	T19	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	WD	CUT	CUT	T19	T17	T26	CUT	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T58	CUT	CUT

LA = Low amateur
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	0	1	4	10	20	14
U.S. Open	2	0	1	5	5	10	22	15
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9
PGA Championship	0	1	0	2	3	6	23	12
Totals	2	2	1	8	12	30	78	50

Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1987 Masters – 1990 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1974 (winners)
Walker Cup: 1975 (winners)

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1983 (winners), 1985, 1987, 1989 (tied), 1995, 2002 (non-playing captain)
Dunhill Cup: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 (winners), 1990, 1991, 1994
Four Tours World Championship: 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1988 (winners), 1989 (winners)
UBS Cup: 2001 (winners), 2002 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2004 (winners)

References

↑ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
1 2 3 4 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Curtis Strange". Retrieved December 20, 2013.
↑ "PGA Tour Profile – Curtis Strange". Retrieved December 20, 2013.
↑ Yocom, Guy (February 2005). "My Shot: Curtis Strange". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005.
↑ Apfelbaum, Jim, ed. (2007). The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-014-0.

External links

Curtis Strange at the PGA Tour official site
Curtis Strange at the Japan Golf Tour official site
World Golf Hall of Fame profile

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

PGA Tour Players of the Year

Curtis Strange in the Ryder Cup

American Ryder Cup captains

United States Ryder Cup team – 1983

Ben Crenshaw Raymond Floyd Bob Gilder Jay Haas Tom Kite Gil Morgan Calvin Peete Craig Stadler Curtis Strange Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson Fuzzy Zoeller Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1985

Raymond Floyd Hubert Green Peter Jacobsen Tom Kite Andy North Mark O'Meara Calvin Peete Craig Stadler Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Fuzzy Zoeller Lee Trevino (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 – 16.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1987

Andy Bean Mark Calcavecchia Ben Crenshaw Tom Kite Larry Mize Larry Nelson Dan Pohl Scott Simpson Payne Stewart Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13 – 15

United States Ryder Cup team – 1989

Paul Azinger Chip Beck Mark Calcavecchia Fred Couples Ken Green Tom Kite Mark McCumber Mark O'Meara Payne Stewart Curtis Strange Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson Raymond Floyd (non-playing captain)

Tied: 14 – 14

United States Ryder Cup team – 1995

Fred Couples Ben Crenshaw Brad Faxon Jay Haas Peter Jacobsen Tom Lehman Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Corey Pavin Loren Roberts Curtis Strange Lanny Wadkins (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 2002

Paul Azinger Mark Calcavecchia Stewart Cink David Duval Jim Furyk Scott Hoch Davis Love III Phil Mickelson Hal Sutton David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Curtis Strange (non-playing captain)

Lost: 12.5 – 15.5

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.