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Wayne Levi

American professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Wayne Levi
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fullname	Wayne John Levi
birth_date
birth_place	Little Falls, New York, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	165 lb
nationality
residence	Naples, Florida, U.S.
New Hartford, New York, U.S.
college	State University of New York at Oswego
yearpro	1973
retired
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	20
pgawins	12
champwins	2
otherwins	6
majorwins
masters	T11: 1984
usopen	T25: 1979, 1993
open	DNP
pga	T16: 1991
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wghofyear
award1	PGA Tour
Player of the Year
year1	1990
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New Hartford, New York, U.S. Player of the Year](pga-tour-player-of-the-year) Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.

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.

Professional career

In 1973, Levi turned professional. He 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. 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.

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (12)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1980	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic	USA Gil Morgan	Won with par on fourth extra hole
2	1984	Hawaiian Open	USA Jack Renner	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1985	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	USA Steve Pate	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (6)

This list may be incomplete

1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open
1974 Tupper Lake Open
1975 Tupper Lake Open, Manchester Open
1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 10, 2003	3M Championship	−11 (68-68-69=205)	1 stroke	USA Morris Hatalsky, USA Gil Morgan
2	Oct 3, 2004	Constellation Energy Classic	−16 (64-68-68=200)	2 strokes	USA Hale Irwin

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1993	Yonex Open Hiroshima	JPN Toshiaki Odate	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	T28	CUT	T46	T25
PGA Championship

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Masters Tournament	CUT	T25	T24	T12	T11	T18	35
U.S. Open	T45			T43	WD	T46	T55
PGA Championship	CUT	T49	CUT		CUT	T18	T30	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Masters Tournament	CUT	T32
U.S. Open	CUT	T49		T25	T47
PGA Championship		T16	CUT	T31

Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.

WD = Withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	5	9	7
U.S. Open	2	14	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0
PGA Championship	2	10	5

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
The Players Championship	T63	T5	WD	T26	WD	T13	T20	CUT	T48	CUT	T8	T50	CUT	CUT	T17	CUT	T27	T43		CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Four Tours World Championship: 1990
Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners)
World Cup: 1991

References

Jenkins, Sally. (December 17, 1990). "Just An Above-average Guy".
"PGA Tour Media Guide – Wayne Levi". PGA Tour.
Olesak, Ken. (April 5, 1976). "State Golf Season Set To Start". Hartford Courant.

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