Tiburón Golf Club at
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples | | DEC. 9 - 13, 2009 | | Day | Schedule & Format | | Wed | Day One Pro-Am (Shamble) | | Thu | Day Two Pro-Am (Best-Ball) | | Fri | First-Round (Modified Alt. Shot) | | Sat | Second-Round (Better Ball) | | Sun | Final-Round (Scramble) | | »more info |
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| Nick Price |
 | Full Name: Nick Price | | Height: 6-0 | | Weight: 190 | | Birthdate: January 28, 1957 | | Birthplace: Durban, South Africa | | Turned Professional: 1977 |
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| PGA TOUR Victories | | (18) 1983 World Series of Golf. 1991 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Canadian Open. 1992 PGA Championship, H.E.B. Texas Open. 1993 THE PLAYERS Championship, Canon Greater Hartford Open, Sprint Western Open, Federal Express St. Jude Classic. 1994 Honda Classic, Southwestern Bell
Colonial, Motorola Western Open, British Open Championship, PGA Championship, Bell Canadian Open. 1997 MCI Classic. 1998 FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2002 MasterCard Colonial. |
| Other Victories | | (24): 1979 Asseng Invitational. 1980 Canon European Masters. 1981 San Reno Masters, South African Masters. 1982 Vaals Reef Open. 1985 Trophee Lancome, ICL International. 1989 West End South Australian Open. 1992 Air New Zealand/Shell Open. 1993 ICL International, Sun City Million Dollar Challenge. 1994 British Open, ICL International. 1995
Alfred Dunhill Challenge, Hassan II Golf Trophy, Zimbabwe Open. 1997 Dimension Data Pro-Am, Alfred Dunhill South African PGA, Zimbabwe Open, Million Dollar Challenge. 1998 Dimension Data Pro-Am, Zimbabwe Open, Million Dollar Challenge. 1999 Suntory Open.
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| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Position | | $1,039,397 (10) |
| Current Year Highlights | | Appeared to be in control of the FedEx Kinko's Classic midway through the final round but eventually finished T2 in the event one stroke back of fellow countryman Denis Watson. Enjoyed a three-stroke lead with four to play but made back-to-back double-bogeys on No. 15 and No. 16 at
The Hills after his ball found a watery grave on each hole. Still had a chance to send the event into a playoff, but missed a 15-foot birdie effort on the final hole that left him one stroke short...Along with Lonnie Nielsen, was T2 again at the Commerce Bank Championship, one stroke back of Loren Roberts. Final-round 65 matched the low round of the tournament...Was the 36-hole leader at The Principal Charity Classic and remained in contention throughout the final round before finishing third, two strokes behind Jay Haas...Was T5 at The ACE Group Classic. Had a chance of joining the four-man playoff, which included eventual winner Scott Hoch, but missed a birdie opportunity at No. 18 leaving him one stroke shy...Returned from his summer hiatus to finish T7 at the Boeing Classic in late August near Seattle. It was his first start in two months following summer holidays with his family...Teed it up at the PGA TOUR's Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya and was T14 after 54 holes before a final-round 74 left him T42 in Mexico. |
| Career Highlights | | 2007: Rookie season on the Champions Tour saw him compete in 15 events and finish 40th on the final money list...Best showing of the season came in May at the Senior PGA Championship. In the final grouping Sunday for the first time in his Champions Tour career when he
was T2 after 54 holes. Eventually finished third at Kiawah Island, SC, three strokes back of childhood friend Denis Watson...Carded a final-round 63 at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin. Sunday score was his career-best on the Champions Tour and was a 17-stroke improvement over Saturday round...Debuted on the Champions Tour at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, FL, and finished T20 on The Old Course at Broken Sound. |
| Personal | | Published The Swing in 1997...Born in South Africa, moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) at an early age...After a decade of collaborating with a variety of architects, formed his own design company, Nick Price Golf Course Design. Currently designing golf courses in South Africa, Dominican Republic and the TPC in
Cancun, Mexico, and also has designed courses in Zimbabwe, the Phillipines, Hong Kong and Portugal...Web site is nickprice.com. |
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