Bruce Summerhays | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Bruce Patton Summerhays |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri | February 14, 1944
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Farmington, Utah |
Career | |
College | University of Utah |
Turned professional | 1966 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
Other | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | 77th: 1981 |
U.S. Open | 65th: 1974 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Bruce Patton Summerhays (born February 14, 1944) is an American professional golfer. He served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tampa, Florida. [1]
Summerhays was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the University of Utah and turned professional in 1966. Summerhays spent his regular (under 50) career competing in mainly local events, but as a senior he has competed successfully on the Champions Tour. He has won three Champions Tour events and over $9 million in prize money. [2]
Summerhays is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and says his favorite books are the Book of Mormon and the Bible . [3] He and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of eight children and have 30 grandchildren.
Summerhays' daughter, Carrie Summerhays Roberts, an All-American golfer at Brigham Young University, played on the LPGA Tour and is now the women's golf coach for BYU. [4] Two of his nephews are also golf professionals; Daniel plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, and Boyd Summerhays played on PGA Tour Canada.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 24, 1997 | Saint Luke's Classic | −11 (63-71-65=199) | Playoff | Hugh Baiocchi |
2 | Jul 5, 1998 | State Farm Senior Classic | −10 (69-68-69=206) | 1 stroke | Walter Hall, Hale Irwin |
3 | Sep 12, 2004 | Kroger Classic | −8 (69-71-68=208) | 1 stroke | Gil Morgan, Doug Tewell, Jim Thorpe |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1997 | Saint Luke's Classic | Hugh Baiocchi | Won with par on second extra hole |
2 | 1998 | Kroger Senior Classic | Hugh Baiocchi, Bob Charles, Frank Conner, Larry Nelson | Baiocchi won with birdie on second extra hole |
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