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Nationality
  
United States

Other
  
10

Height
  
1.80 m

PGA tour wins
  
1

Turned professional
  
1971

Role
  
Golfer

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR


Name
  
Pat Fitzsimons

Spouse
  
Annette

Masters Tournament
  
T22: 1975

Weight
  
78 kg

Professional wins
  
11

Born
  
December 15, 1950 (age 73) Coos Bay, Oregon (
1950-12-15
)

Hall of Fame biography - Pat Fitzsimons


Pat Fitzsimons (born December 15, 1950) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Fitzsimons was born in Coos Bay, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon. He turned professional in 1971.

Fitzsimons had eleven top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a win at the 1975 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open. His career year was 1975 when he received Golf Digest's Most Improved Golfer award and was named Oregon's pro athlete of the year. His best finish in a major championship was T-9 at the 1975 U.S. Open. He lived in Prineville, Oregon during much of his regular career.

Fitzsimons played some on the Nationwide Tour during his late forties to prepare for the Champions Tour. His best finish in a Nationwide Tour event was a T-5 at the 1995 NIKE Tri-Cities Open. After reaching the age of 50 in December 2000, he began play on the Champions Tour but with very limited success.

Fitzsimons works with Bobby Walzel and Bunky Henry at GolfQuest, a Houston-based company which organizes corporate golf retreats. He also works as a teaching pro at The Palms Golf Club in La Quinta, California. He lives in the greater San Diego area and has two sons.

Other wins (10)

  • 1968 Oregon Open (as an amateur)
  • 1969 Northwest Open (as an amateur)
  • 1976 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
  • 1977 Northwest Open
  • 1981 Northwest Open
  • 1983 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship, Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament
  • 1985 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
  • 1995 Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament
  • 1990 Oregon Open
  • References

    Pat Fitzsimons Wikipedia


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