FRED COUPLES
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FRED COUPLES
EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 1996 PLAYERS Championship
HEIGHT: 5" 11"
WEIGHT: 185
BIRTHDATE: October 3, 1959
BIRTHPLACE: Seattle, WA
RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX
FAMILY: Married; One son, Oliver (by marriage); One Daughter, Gigi (by marriage)
COLLEGE: University of Houston
SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, tennis, antiques, bicycling, vintage cars
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980
Q SCHOOL: Fall 1980
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (14): 1983 Kemper Open. 1984. Tournament Players Championship. 1987 Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1990 Nissan Los Angeles Open. 1991 Federal Express St. Jude Classic, B.C. Open. 1992. Nissan Los Angeles Open, Nestle Invitational, Masters. 1993 Honda Classic. 1994 Buick Open. 1996 THE PLAYERS Championship. 1998 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Memorial Tournament.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES: 1991 Johnnie Walker World Championship. 1994 World Cup (Indiv.). 1995 Dubai Desert Classic (Eur), Johnnie Walker Classic (Eur), Johnnie Walker World Championship (Eur)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Career year came in 1992, when he won three events, including the Masters Tournament and more than $1.3 million...named PGA TOUR Player of Year for 1991 and 1992...won 1994 Buick Open by two strokes over Corey Pavin...opened 1995 Tour schedule with T5 at Mercedes Championships and made five straight cuts after that, including T10 at the Masters...after missing first cut of year at MCI Classic, left TOUR for nearly two months due to resumption of back problems--diagnosed as closing of the space between disc and spinal cord...back trouble first occurred prior to final round of 1994 Doral-Ryder Open..second-extra-hole winner over Robert Gamez at 1993 Honda Classic...holed out from bunker on No. 7 to force playoff...first TOUR win came in five-man playoff at 1983 Kemper Open...captured Tournament Players Championship in 1984, carding TPC at Sawgrass course-record 64 in process...lowered mark to 63 in 1992 PLAYERS Championship...claimed first of two Nissan Los Angeles Open titles in 1990...recorded back-to-back victories on PGA European Tour in November 1995, first American to do so since Charles Coody (1973)...also first time in career he had consecutive wins...teamed with Davis Love III to win record four consecutive World Cup of Golf titles (1992-95)...won 1995 and 1996 Skins Games...captured Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International in 1993-94...teamed with Raymond Floyd to win 1990 RMCC Invitational hosted by Greg Norman and with Brad Faxon to win 1994 Shark Shootout...winner (with Mike Donald) of 1990 Sazale Classic...winner of Vardon Trophy 1991-92, Arnold Palmer Award 1992, PGA Player of Year 1992.
PERSONAL: Roomed with Blaine McCallister and CBS-TV broadcaster Jim Nantz at University of Houston...three team for annual Three Amigos Celebrity Tournament...Fred's charity Millie Medin Violet Sobich Couples Fund, in memory of mother...also hosts The Fred Couples Invitational, another charity event, in hometown of Seattle...introduced to golf by father, who worked in Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.
| Split Type | Events | Wins | Top 10 Finishes | Cuts Made | Money Winnings | Eagles | Birdies | Pars | Bogeys | Holes Played | Average Score |
| Jan | 3 | - | - | 3 | $58,956 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 234 | 69.2 |
| Feb | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | $139,400 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 144 | 69.8 |
| Mar | 3 | - | - | 2 | $86,100 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 180 | 70.9 |
| Apr | 2 | - | - | 1 | $26,950 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 108 | 74.2 |
| May | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 36 | 75.5 |
| Jun | 2 | - | - | 2 | $25,233 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 144 | 70.9 |
| Aug | 2 | - | - | 2 | $41,400 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 54 | 70.7 |
| Majors | 1 | - | - | 1 | $26,950 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 72 | 73.5 |
| Top 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | $96,200 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 72 | 68.5 |
| Made Cut | 12 | - | 1 | 12 | $378,039 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 792 | 70.2 |
| Missed Cut | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 108 | 75.7 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | $378,039 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 900 | 70.8 |
Courtesy of ESPN
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