Ed Fiori

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Ed Fiori
Personal information
Full nameEdward Ray Fiori
Born (1953-04-21) April 21, 1953 (age 71)
Lynwood, California
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Sugar Land, Texas
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
PGA Tour Champions1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T6: 1980
PGA Championship T9: 1989
U.S. Open T35: 1978
The Open Championship DNP

Edward Ray Fiori (born April 21, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA and Champions Tour.

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Early life and education

Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California, to practice his game. [1] He attended the University of Houston where he played on the golf team. He turned pro in 1977 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978.

Career

Fiori won four tournaments on the PGA Tour. His first win was at the 1979 Southern Open. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain. [1] Fiori's previous PGA tour victory was at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic. [2] Fiori beat Tiger Woods at Quad City preventing Woods from gaining his first PGA Tour title. This would be the first of only four times in Woods' career that he would fail to win after holding the 54-hole-lead, and the only one until Yang Yong-eun outplayed Woods 13 years later at the 2009 PGA Championship. [3]

Personal life

Fiori has been plagued with weight-related health problems, including spinal fusion surgery. He lives in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 14, 1979 Southern Open −14 (69-72-65-68=274)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf
2Jul 5, 1981 Western Open −11 (74-67-69-67=277)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert, Flag of the United States.svg Greg Powers,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Simons
3Jan 17, 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic −25 (70-65-66-67-67=335)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
4Sep 15, 1996 Quad City Classic −12 (66-68-67-67=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1979 Southern Open Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 7, 2004 MasterCard Classic −6 (72-71-67=210)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 MasterCard Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh Won with par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T6CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open T35CUTT46CUT
PGA Championship CUTT33T54T55CUTT51T52T9
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
PGA Championship T69CUT

Note: Fiori never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ Zullo, Allan (2001). Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Forest Fairview, North Carolina: Andrew McMeels Publishing.
  3. ↑ Arkush, Michael (July 10, 2019). "'Even today, people call me the Tiger killer': Ed Fiori revisits the day he took down Tiger Woods". Golf Magazine. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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