Rick Pearson (golfer)

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Rick Pearson
Personal information
Born (1958-12-19) December 19, 1958 (age 65)
Marianna, Florida
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Florida
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nike Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1981
The Open Championship DNP

Rick Pearson (born December 19, 1958) is an American professional golfer who formerly played on the PGA Tour and the Nike Tour.

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Pearson was born in Marianna, Florida. He was the first player in Florida history to win back-to-back Florida State Junior College Championship titles. Pearson won the Florida State Amateur in 1978 and 1980. He attended the University of Florida where he won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) individual title in 1980 and was voted 1980 SEC player of the year. Pearson was also recognized as a second-team All-American in 1980. He turned pro later that year.

Pearson joined the PGA Tour in 1982 and played until the following year. He then played various tours until 1988, where he rejoined the PGA Tour for two seasons. He played on Tour until the following year but didn't find much success so he joined the Ben Hogan Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) in its inaugural year, 1990. He won the Ben Hogan Yuma Open while recording nine top-10 finishes en route to a 6th-place finish on the money list. He played on the Nationwide Tour until 1995 and picked up two more victories, the 1992 Ben Hogan Tri-Cities Open and the 1994 Nike Central Georgia Open.

Professional wins (3)

Nike Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Feb 11, 1990 Ben Hogan Yuma Open −15 (63-68-67=198)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sean Pacetti, Flag of the United States.svg Sam Randolph
2Sep 13, 1992 Ben Hogan Tri-Cities Open −6 (68-71-71=210)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Curt Byrum, Flag of the United States.svg Mike Foster
3May 15, 1994 Nike Central Georgia Open −15 (71-68-65-69=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Danny Briggs, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Murchison,
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Rymer

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1990 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mast Lost to par on third extra hole
2 1994 Nike Central Georgia Open Flag of the United States.svg Danny Briggs, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Murchison,
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Rymer
Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1981
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Pearson only played in the U.S. Open.

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