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Rex Caldwell
American professional golfer
American professional golfer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rex Caldwell |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Rex Allen Caldwell |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Everett, Washington, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 225 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| college | San Fernando Valley State College |
| yearpro | 1972 |
| retired | |
| tour | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Champions Tour | |
| prowins | 4 |
| pgawins | 1 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 2 (regular) |
| 1 (senior) | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T11: 1984 |
| usopen | CUT: 1981, 1984, 1985 |
| open | CUT: 1982 |
| pga | 3rd: 1979 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
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| year1 | |
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Champions Tour 1 (senior) Rex Allen Caldwell (born May 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Caldwell was born in Everett, Washington. He attended San Fernando Valley State College.
Professional career
In 1972, Caldwell turned professional. He played on the PGA Tour from 1972 to 1990. His best year in professional golf was 1983 when he teamed with John Cook to win at the World Cup. He also had six top-10 finishes that year in PGA Tour events which included a win at the LaJet Coors Classic and four solo 2nd or T-2 finishes. His best finish in a major was third place at the 1979 PGA Championship. He has more than $1.3 million in career earnings.
Caldwell also played on what is now the Nationwide Tour in the 1990s. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1994 NIKE Dakota Dunes Open.
After turning 50, Caldwell played on the Champions Tour from 2000 to 2006. His best finish was a T-6 at the 2003 Turtle Bay Championship.
Caldwell has played on several other tours during his regular and senior careers including the Mexican Tour, Texas Tour, Sunbelt Senior Tour and the Heartland Players Senior Tour.
Personal life
Caldwell lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, JoAnn.
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | Sep 25, 1983 | LaJet Coors Classic | −6 (68-72-76-66=282) | 1 stroke | USA Lee Trevino |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | USA Keith Fergus | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Phoenix Open | USA Bob Gilder, USA Johnny Miller | |
| USA Mark O'Meara | Gilder won with birdie on eighth extra hole | |||
| Miller and O'Meara eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1978 California State Open
- 1983 World Cup (with John Cook)
Senior wins (1)
- Hollywood Casino Senior Classic (Heartland Players Senior Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T38 | T11 | 56 | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | DQ | 3 | 20 | T49 | T61 | T74 | T25 | CUT |
DQ = disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- World Cup: 1983 (winners)
References
References
- Resnick, Joe. (1985-01-24). "Rex Caldwell : Former CSUN Golfer Shakes Temper--and PGA's Money Tree". Los Angeles Times.
- "Rex Caldwell Player Profile".
- "1983 Stats from PGA Tour's official site".
- Ducibella, Jim. (July 14, 1996). "He'll laugh all the way to the bank, win or lose Rex Caldwell closes in on his best tour payday in years". The Virginian-Pilot.
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