Keith Clearwater

Keith Clearwater
Personal information
Full name	Keith Allen Clearwater
Born	(1959-09-01) September 1, 1959 (age 65) Long Beach, California
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Orem, Utah
Career
College	Brigham Young University
Turned professional	1982
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	76 (January 31, 1993) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T39: 1993
PGA Championship	T48: 1991
U.S. Open	T31: 1987
The Open Championship	CUT: 1992
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1987

Keith Allen Clearwater (born September 1, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour.

Early life

Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California. He went to Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California.^{[ citation needed ]}

Amateur career

He was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school's golf team. In 1981, his junior year, he helped lead BYU to the 1981 NCAA Championship, and was named as a first team All-American. During his tenure at BYU, his teammates included future professional golfers Rick Fehr, Richard Zokol and Bobby Clampett. In his senior year, 1982, he was named as a second team All-American.

Professional career

In 1982, Clearwater turned pro.

In 1987, Clearwater joined the PGA Tour. He won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, both in his rookie season of 1987. He won the prestigious Colonial National Invitation in the spring of that year with a 14-under-par 266, which tied the previous tournament record set by Corey Pavin in 1985. Later in that same season, he won the Centel Classic.

Clearwater has had a moderately successful career in professional golf. He has just over two dozen top-10 tournament finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1987 U.S. Open, which included a third round of 64 that tied the Olympic Club course record and remains one shot off of the U.S. Open record. ^[2]

He also competed on the Champions Tour, but plays the PGA Tour's Colonial National Invitational every year. Most recently, Clearwater was hired by Pauma Valley Country Club, Pauma Valley, California as their Director of Instruction in February 2021. ^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Clearwater lives in Murrieta, California.

Amateur wins

• 1982 North and South Amateur

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 17, 1987	Colonial National Invitation	67-71-64-64=266	−14	3 strokes	Davis Love III
2	Nov 1, 1987	Centel Classic	71-68-68-71=278	−10	1 stroke	Billy Kratzert, Bob Lohr, Joey Sindelar

Other wins (1)

• 1985 Alaska State Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament									CUT
U.S. Open	CUT							T31		CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship								CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Masters Tournament				T39
U.S. Open		T37		T52						CUT	T53
The Open Championship			CUT
PGA Championship		T48	T56	WD

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

See also

• 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. "Week 5 1993 Ending 31 Jan 1993" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
2. "Records - The U.S. Open History". The U.S. Open.
3. "Home - Pauma Valley Country Club". Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
4. "Who is Keith Clearwater and why is he playing at Colonial this week?".

External links

• Keith Clearwater at the PGA Tour official site
• Keith Clearwater at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Northgate High School Athletics Website