Wayne Levi

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Wayne Levi
Personal information
Full nameWayne John Levi
Born (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 71)
Little Falls, New York
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Naples, Florida
New Hartford, New York
Career
College State University of New York at Oswego
Turned professional1973
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking 16 (May 5, 1991) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour12
PGA Tour Champions2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T11: 1984
PGA Championship T16: 1991
U.S. Open T25: 1979, 1993
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Player of the Year 		1990

Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.

Contents

Early life

Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973. [2]

Professional career

Levi went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the appointed PGA Tour Player of the Year. [2] After winning the 1990 Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on the Official World Golf Ranking. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list.

He played on the winning U.S. 1991 Ryder Cup team at Kiawa Island, South Carolina. The same year he represented the U.S., together with Joey Sindelar, at the World Cup in Rome, Italy.

From 2002 he played on the Champions Tour where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004. [3]

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (12)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Nov 5, 1978 Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with Flag of the United States.svg Bob Mann)		−34 (64-65-62-63=254)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins and Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins
2May 6, 1979 Houston Open −16 (69-65-63-71=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brannan
3Sep 7, 1980 Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic −11 (71-71-65-66=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan
4Feb 14, 1982 Hawaiian Open −11 (72-68-67-70=277)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson
5Oct 10, 1982 LaJet Classic −17 (64-71-68-68=271)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Gray
6Aug 14, 1983 Buick Open −16 (72-64-71-65=272)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki, Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete
7Sep 2, 1984 B.C. Open −9 (67-71-71-66=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran, Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton
8Jun 23, 1985 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic −15 (71-68-67-67=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate
9May 27, 1990 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (2)−13 (72-66-68-69=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Keith Clearwater, Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize,
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
10Jun 10, 1990 Centel Western Open −13 (70-66-70-69=275)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart
11Jul 1, 1990 Canon Greater Hartford Open −13 (67-66-67-67=267)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of the United States.svg Brad Fabel,
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate, Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perry
12Sep 16, 1990 Canadian Open −10 (68-68-72-70=278)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch, Flag of the United States.svg Jim Woodward

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1980 Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan Won with par on fourth extra hole
2 1984 Hawaiian Open Flag of the United States.svg Jack Renner Lost to par on second extra hole
3 1985 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (6)

This list may be incomplete

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 10, 2003 3M Championship −11 (68-68-69=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky, Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan
2Oct 3, 2004 Constellation Energy Classic −16 (64-68-68=200)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1993 Yonex Open Hiroshima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiaki Odate Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19751976197719781979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT28CUTT46T25
PGA Championship
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUTT25T24T12T11T1835
U.S. Open T45T43WDT46T55
PGA Championship CUTT49CUTCUTT18T30CUT
Tournament19901991199219931994
Masters Tournament CUTT32
U.S. Open CUTT49T25T47
PGA Championship T16CUTT31

Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000597
U.S. Open 0000021410
The Open Championship 00000000
PGA Championship 000002105
Totals0000093322

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997
The Players Championship T63T5WDT26WDT13T20CUTT48CUTT8T50CUTCUTT17CUTT27T43CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 18 1991 Ending 5 May 1991" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Jenkins, Sally (December 17, 1990). "Just An Above-average Guy". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  3. ↑ "PGA Tour Media Guide – Wayne Levi". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Olesak, Ken (April 5, 1976). "State Golf Season Set To Start". Hartford Courant. p. 50. Retrieved October 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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