Paul Azinger

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Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American golfer who was at his peak in the late 1980s and the early 1990s.

Azinger was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He attended Florida State University and turned professional in 1981. He finished one shot behind the winner Nick Faldo in the 1987 Open Championship. He won eleven tournaments on the PGA Tour in seven seasons from 1987 to 1993, climaxing in his one major title, the 1993 PGA Championship. He was subsequently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He wrote a book called Zinger about his battle with the disease and was the recipient of GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to the individual who has continued to be active in golf despite physical handicap or serious illness. In 2000, he won his first tournament in seven seasons at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

He is also an avid poker player and competed in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event.[1]

Azinger gave the eulogy at the memorial service for friend Payne Stewart. He has been named as the US Ryder Cup captain for the 2008 event at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. [2]

Contents

Major championship is shown in bold.

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP T17 CUT T14
U.S. Open CUT DNP CUT 34 CUT T6 T9
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T2 T47 T8
PGA Championship DNP DNP CUT CUT CUT 2 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters CUT 52 T31 CUT DNP T17 T18 T28 5 CUT
U.S. Open T24 CUT T33 T3 DNP CUT T67 T28 T14 T12
The Open Championship T48 DNP T59 T59 DNP CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP
PGA Championship T31 DNP T33 1 CUT T31 T31 T29 T13 T41
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Masters T28 T15 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T12 T5 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T7 DNP DNP WD DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T24 T22 CUT CUT T55 CUT CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

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