Bruce Summerhays

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Bruce Summerhays
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Summerhays, circa 1966
Personal information
Full nameBruce Patton Summerhays
Born (1944-02-14) February 14, 1944 (age 79)
St. Louis, Missouri
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Farmington, Utah
Career
College University of Utah
Turned professional1966
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions3
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship 77th: 1981
U.S. Open 65th: 1974
The Open Championship DNP

Bruce Patton Summerhays (born February 14, 1944) is an American professional golfer. He served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tampa, Florida. [1]

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Career

Summerhays was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the University of Utah and turned professional in 1966. Summerhays spent his regular (under 50) career competing in mainly local events, but as a senior he has competed successfully on the Champions Tour. He has won three Champions Tour events and over $9 million in prize money. [2]

Personal life

Summerhays is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and says his favorite books are the Book of Mormon and the Bible . [3] He and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of eight children and have 30 grandchildren.

Summerhays' daughter, Carrie Summerhays Roberts, an All-American golfer at Brigham Young University, played on the LPGA Tour and is now the women's golf coach for BYU. [4] Two of his nephews are also golf professionals; Daniel plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, and Boyd Summerhays played on PGA Tour Canada.

Professional wins (7)

Other wins (4)

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Aug 24, 1997 Saint Luke's Classic −11 (63-71-65=199)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi
2Jul 5, 1998 State Farm Senior Classic −10 (69-68-69=206)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Walter Hall, Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
3Sep 12, 2004 Kroger Classic −8 (69-71-68=208)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan, Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1997 Saint Luke's Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi Won with par on second extra hole
2 1998 Kroger Senior Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi, Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles,
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner, Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson
Baiocchi won with birdie on second extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. Sorensen, Mike (May 17, 2010). "A grand adventure". Deseret News. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. "Champions Tour Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. "Bruce Summerhays profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. "BYU golf: Carrie Summerhays Roberts named women's coach". Deseret News. July 10, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2011.