Raymond Floyd
| Raymond Floyd | |
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| Nation: |
 United States
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1961 |
| Current tour: | no longer active |
| Tournament wins: | 66 |
| Major wins : | 4 (+ 4 senior majors) |
| Awards: | World Golf Hall of Fame (1989) |
Raymond "Ray" Floyd (born September 4, 1942 in Fort Bragg , North Carolina ) is a former American professional golfer of the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour .
Career
He attended the University of North Carolina and became a professional in 1961 . Floyd quickly established himself on the PGA Tour and landed his first victory in 1963. He has won a total of 22 times, with his last success in 1992 at the age of 49 making him one of the oldest winners of a PGA Tour event.
Ray Floyd won four major championships, the PGA Championships in 1969 and 1982, the Masters in 1976 and the US Open in 1986. He is one of the oldest players to ever win a major . In 1990 he only missed a historic victory in the Masters in the jump-off against Nick Faldo.
After reaching the age limit for the Senior PGA Tour (forerunner of the Champions Tour ), Floyd continued his successful streak there and recorded 14 wins between 1992 and 2000, including four Senior Majors and two Senior Tour Championships .
In early 2010, Floyd announced his retirement from professional tournament golf. In the course of his career he had won 66 tournaments.
Results in major championships
| competition | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | T8 | CUT | T7 | T36 |
| US Open | DNP | T14 | T6 | WD | T38 | DNP | T13 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 |
| PGA Championship | T57 | DNP | T17 | T18 | T20 | T41 | 1 |
| competition | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T13 | CUT | 54 | T22 | T30 | 1 | T8 | T16 | T17 |
| US Open | T22 | 8th | CUT | 16 | T15 | T12 | 13 | T47 | T12 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | 4th | 8th | T2 | T36 |
| PGA Championship | T8 | CUT | T4 | T35 | T11 | T10 | T2 | T40 | T50 | T62 |
| competition | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T17 | T8 | T7 | T4 | T15 | T2 | CUT | CUT | T11 | T38 |
| US Open | T47 | T37 | T49 | T13 | T52 | T23 | 1 | T43 | T17 | T26 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T3 | T15 | T14 | CUT | DNP | T16 | T17 | CUT | T42 |
| PGA Championship | T17 | T19 | 1 | T20 | T13 | CUT | CUT | T14 | T9 | T46 |
| competition | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T2 | T17 | 2 | T11 | T10 | T17 | T25 | CUT | CUT | T38 |
| US Open | CUT | T8 | T42 | T7 | DNP | T36 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T39 | CUT | T12 | T34 | DNP | T58 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T49 | T7 | T48 | CUT | T61 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| competition | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10.
PGA Tour victories
- 1963 St. Petersburg Open Invitational
- 1965 St. Paul Open Invitational
- 1969 Greater Jacksonville Open , American Golf Classic , PGA Championship
- 1975 Kemper Open
- 1976 The Masters , World Open Golf Championship
- 1977 Byron Nelson Golf Classic , Pleasant Valley Classic
- 1979 Greater Greensboro Open
- 1980 Doral-Eastern Open
- 1981 Doral-Eastern Open , Tournament Players Championship , Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
- 1982 Memorial Tournament , Danny Thomas Memphis Classic , PGA Championship
- 1985 Houston Open
- 1986 US Open , Walt Disney World / Oldsmobile Classic
- 1992 Doral-Eastern Open
Major championships are in bold .
Other tournament victories
- 1978 Brazilian Open
- 1979 Costa Rica Open
- 1981 Canadian PGA, Seiko Point Leader
- 1982 Seiko Point Leader, Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa)
- 1985 Chrysler Team Championship (with Hal Sutton )
- 1988 Skins Game
- 1990 RMCC Invitational (with Fred Couples )
- 1991 Daiwa KBC Augusta ( Japan Golf Tour )
- 1993 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout (with Steve Elkington )
Champions Tour victories
- 1992 GTE North Classic, Ralphs Senior Classic, Senior Tour Championship
- 1993 Gulfstream Aerospace Invitational, Northville Long Island Classic
- 1994 The Tradition , Las Vegas Senior Classic, Cadillac NFL Golf Classic, Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship
- 1995 Senior PGA Championship , Burnet Senior Classic, Emerald Coast Classic
- 1996 Ford Senior Players Championship
- 2000 Ford Senior Players Championship
Senior majors in bold .
Other senior tournament victories
- 1992 Fuji Electric Grandslam
- 1993 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Jack Nicklaus and Chi Chi Rodriguez )
- 1994 Diners Club Matches (with Dave Eichelberger ), Senior Skins Game
- 1995 Senior Skins Game, Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Office Depot Father / Son Challenge (with Raymond Floyd Jr.), Lexus Challenge (with Michael Chiklis ), Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Hale Irwin and Jack Nicklaus)
- 1996 Senior Skins Game, Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Office Depot Father / Son Challenge (with Raymond Floyd Jr.)
- 1997 Senior Skins Game, Office Depot Father / Son Challenge (with Raymond Floyd Jr.), Lexus Challenge (with William Devane )
- 1998 Senior Skins Game
- 2000 Office Depot Father / Son Challenge (with Robert Floyd)
- 2001 Office Depot Father / Son Challenge (with Robert Floyd)
- 2006 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with Dana Quigley )
See also
Web links
- Player profile at the PGA Tour (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Floyd, Raymond |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Floyd, Ray (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Bragg , North Carolina |