Kirk Triplett

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Kirk Triplett
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Triplett in June 2011
Personal information
Full nameKirk Alan Triplett
Born (1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 (age 62)
Moses Lake, Washington
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
SpouseCathi
Children4
Career
College Nevada
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins17
Highest ranking 25 (June 4, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions8
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T6: 2001, 2004
PGA Championship T10: 2001
U.S. Open T7: 2001
The Open Championship T60: 2000
Achievements and awards
Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2012

Kirk Alan Triplett (born March 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.

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Early life and amateur career

Born in Moses Lake, Washington, Triplett grew up on the Palouse in Pullman and graduated from Pullman High School in 1980. [2] [3] He accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno, [3] and earned a degree in civil engineering.

Professional career

Triplett became a golf professional in 1985 and played on tours in Australia, Asia, and Canada. [4] [5] [6] He qualified for the U.S. Open in 1986 and 1987, but missed the cuts. [7]

In his fourth attempt, Triplett earned his PGA Tour card in December 1989 at the qualifying tournament near Houston, [4] [8] and was a rookie in 1990. [5] [9] He won three events during his career: the Nissan Open in 2000, [6] [10] the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2003, [11] and the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in 2006. [12] He was also a runner-up five times: Houston Open (1992), Buick Invitational (1995), John Deere Classic (2000), Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (2001), and Bay Hill Invitational (2003).

A member of the Presidents Cup team in 2000, Triplett claimed three wins and halved in singles as the U.S. won 21½–10½. [13] His career best Official World Golf Ranking was 25th in June 2000.

Triplett's best result in a major championship was a tie for sixth at the Masters, in 2001 and 2004. The latter included a hole in one, late in the fourth round at the par-3 16th (Redbud); in the preceding pairing ten minutes earlier, Pádraig Harrington had also aced it. [14]

In 2009, Triplett finished outside the top 150 on the money list and lost his PGA Tour playing card. On the Nationwide Tour in 2011, he won the News Sentinel Open at age 49 to become that tour's oldest winner ever. [15]

Senior career

Eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2012 after March 29, Triplett won in his eighth attempt on July 9, at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He entered the final round four strokes behind, but shot a final round 66 to surge through the pack and prevail by two strokes over Mark McNulty. [16] The win made him the sixth player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, and Champions Tour). [17] He successfully defended the title in 2013 for his second Champions Tour win.

Triplett shot a tournament record 9-under-par at the Principal Charity Classic at West Glen Oaks Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa. Through December 2018, he has six wins on the PGA Tour Champions.

Triplett is also part owner of a hole in one insurance company called Hole In One International in conjunction with President/CEO Mark Gilmartin. [18]

In March 2019, Triplett won the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, California in a playoff over Woody Austin. Playing the par-5 18th hole at Newport Beach Country Club for the third time on the final day of the tournament, Triplett holed an 18-foot eagle putt for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory. [19]

In September 2019, Triplett won the PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in a playoff over Billy Andrade.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 20, 2000 Nissan Open 67-70-68-67=272−121 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Parnevik
2Aug 24, 2003 Reno–Tahoe Open 67-68-73-63=271−173 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron
3Feb 26, 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson 68-71-64-63=266−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 John Deere Classic Flag of the United States.svg Michael Clark II Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 28, 2011 News Sentinel Open 67-64-68-68=267−212 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 26, 1988 Alberta Open 66-68-64-71=279−1Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Vic Wilk
2Jul 1, 1988 Fort McMurray Rotary Charity Classic 65-69-70=204−123 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Wayne Bradley

Other wins (3)

PGA Tour Champions wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 8, 2012 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 70-70-66=206−102 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty
2Sep 29, 2013 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (2)67-70-68=205−112 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman, Flag of the United States.svg Doug Garwood
3Feb 16, 2014 ACE Group Classic 67-67-66=200−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Olin Browne, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer,
Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf
4Oct 12, 2014 SAS Championship 70-63-69=202−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman
5Jun 26, 2016 American Family Insurance Championship 68-66-65=199−172 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bart Bryant, Flag of the United States.svg Mike Goodes
6Apr 22, 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst)		65-48-33-48=194−24Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman
7Mar 10, 2019 Hoag Classic 70-65-68=203−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin
8Sep 29, 2019 PURE Insurance Championship (3)70-69-67=206−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst)		 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2019 Hoag Classic Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin Won with eagle on second extra hole
32019 PURE Insurance Championship Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2022 Principal Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T33CUT66T52T23T40CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT15T13CUTT13CUTT49
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUTT6T40CUTT6T17
U.S. Open 56T7CUTT28T20CUT
The Open Championship T60
PGA Championship T69T10T29WDCUTCUT
Tournament20102011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00002374
U.S. Open 000013179
The Open Championship 00000021
PGA Championship 000014147
Totals00004104021

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship T36T68CUTT39T4567T19T10T35T38
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
The Players Championship T42T31CUTT8CUTT17T63T23
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200020012002200320042005
Match Play R64R32R16
Championship T14NT165
Invitational T33DQT28T69

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
DQ = disqualified
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T33T10T41T375T16NTT48T21T53T39
Senior PGA Championship T19T6T13T7T33T64T28NTT63T55CUTT51
U.S. Senior Open T22T98T57WD2T85NTWDCUTT60T48
Senior Players Championship T6T60T222T7T9T28T6561T427566
Senior British Open Championship T15T8T25T3NTT47CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

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