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Ed Fiori
American professional golfer (1953–2025)
American professional golfer (1953–2025)
| Field | Value |
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| name | Ed Fiori |
| image | Ed Fiori.webp |
| imagesize | 215 |
| caption | Fiori in 1985 |
| fullname | Edward Ray Fiori |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Lynwood, California, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| height | |
| weight | 220 lb |
| sporting_nationality | |
| college | University of Houston |
| yearpro | 1977 |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Champions Tour | |
| prowins | 7 |
| pgawins | 4 |
| champwins | 1 |
| otherwins | 2 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T6: 1980 |
| usopen | T35: 1978 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | T9: 1989 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection |
Champions Tour
Edward Ray Fiori (April 21, 1953 – July 6, 2025) was an American professional golfer who won four times on the PGA Tour and one time on the Champions Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California to practice his game. He attended the University of Houston where he played on the Houston Cougars golf team.
Professional career
In 1977, Fiori turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour after his success at Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
Fiori's first of four tournament wins on the PGA Tour was at the 1979 Southern Open. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain. Fiori's previous PGA tour victory was at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic. Fiori beat Tiger Woods at Quad City preventing Woods from gaining his first PGA Tour title. This would be the first of only four times in Woods' career that he would fail to win after holding the 54-hole-lead, all of Woods failure weren't majors until Yang Yong-eun outplayed Woods 13 years later at the 2009 PGA Championship.
Personal life
Fiori had been plagued with weight-related health problems, which led to him undergoing spinal fusion surgery in 2005. He lived in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.
Fiori died of cancer on July 6, 2025, at the age of 72.
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | ||||
| 1 | Oct 14, 1979 | Southern Open | −14 (69-72-65-68=274) | Playoff | USA Tom Weiskopf |
| 2 | Jul 5, 1981 | Western Open | −11 (74-67-69-67=277) | 4 strokes | USA Jim Colbert, USA Greg Powers, |
| USA Jim Simons | |||||
| 3 | Jan 17, 1982 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | −25 (70-65-66-67-67=335) | Playoff | USA Tom Kite |
| 4 | Sep 15, 1996 | Quad City Classic | −12 (66-68-67-67=268) | 2 strokes | USA Andrew Magee |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Southern Open | USA Tom Weiskopf | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1982 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | USA Tom Kite | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1981 Southern California Open
- 1984 Jerry Ford Invitational
Champions Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | Mar 7, 2004 | MasterCard Classic | −6 (72-71-67=210) | Playoff | AUS Graham Marsh |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | MasterCard Classic | AUS Graham Marsh | Won with par on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T6 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T35 | CUT | T46 | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T33 | T54 | T55 | CUT | T51 | T52 | T9 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T69 | CUT |
Note: Fiori never played in The Open Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
References
- "Obituary: Edward Ray Fiori".
- "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site".
- Zullo, Allan. (2001). "Astonishing but True Golf Facts". Andrew McMeels Publishing.
- (July 10, 2019). "'Even today, people call me the Tiger killer': Ed Fiori revisits the day he took down Tiger Woods".
- (2024-11-15). "Famous People from Sugar Land, Texas: Celebrated Locals Recognized Nationally – Sugar Land, Texas".
- Livsey, Laury. "Four-time PGA Tour winner Ed Fiori passes away". PGA Tour.
- "Fiori, Famous For Vanquishing A Young Tiger Woods, Dies At 72".
- (July 6, 2025). "Ed Fiori, four-time winner on PGA Tour, dies at 72". ESPN.
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