Eric Meeks

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Eric Meeks
Personal information
Born (1965-01-15) January 15, 1965 (age 59)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Arizona
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Asian PGA Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1989
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1989, 1995
The Open Championship CUT: 1989

Eric Meeks (born January 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer.

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Meeks won the 1988 U.S. Amateur. [1] He played in the 1988 Eisenhower Trophy and in the 1989 Walker Cup match. [2] He played his college golf for the Arizona Wildcats. [3]

Meeks later turned professional and played on the Nike Tour/Nationwide Tour, where he had two runner-up finishes: 2001 Siouxland Open and 2002 Price Cutter Charity Championship. [4] He also played on the Asian PGA Tour, finishing 8th on the Order of Merit in 1999.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ Hudson, Maryann (September 11, 1988). "Golf : Meeks Puts 1-Stroke Jinx to Rest With U.S. Amateur Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Golf - 10 Named to Walker Cup". The New York Times. July 16, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Mantowski, Ron (April 10, 2014). "Quarter-century later, Augusta memories indelible for Meeks". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Eric Meeks – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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