Wayne Levi

Wayne Levi
Personal information
Full nameWayne John Levi
Born (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 72)
Little Falls, New York
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceNaples, Florida
New Hartford, New York
Career
CollegeState University of New York at Oswego
Turned professional1973
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking16 (May 5, 1991)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour12
PGA Tour Champions2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT11: 1984
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1991
U.S. OpenT25: 1979, 1993
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Player of the Year		1990

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, before turning professional in 1973.[2]

Professional career

Levi 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.[2] 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.[3]

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 United States Bob Mann) 		−34 (64-65-62-63=254) 3 strokes United States Bobby Wadkins and United States Lanny Wadkins
2 May 6, 1979 Houston Open −16 (69-65-63-71=268) 2 strokes United States Mike Brannan
3 Sep 7, 1980 Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic −11 (71-71-65-66=273) Playoff United States Gil Morgan
4 Feb 14, 1982 Hawaiian Open −11 (72-68-67-70=277) 1 stroke United States Scott Simpson
5 Oct 10, 1982 LaJet Classic −17 (64-71-68-68=271) 6 strokes United States Thomas Gray
6 Aug 14, 1983 Buick Open −16 (72-64-71-65=272) 1 stroke Japan Isao Aoki, United States Calvin Peete
7 Sep 2, 1984 B.C. Open −9 (67-71-71-66=275) 1 stroke United States Russ Cochran, United States Hal Sutton
8 Jun 23, 1985 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic −15 (71-68-67-67=273) Playoff United States Steve Pate
9 May 27, 1990 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (2) −13 (72-66-68-69=275) 1 stroke United States Keith Clearwater, United States Larry Mize,
Zimbabwe Nick Price
10 Jun 10, 1990 Centel Western Open −13 (70-66-70-69=275) 4 strokes United States Payne Stewart
11 Jul 1, 1990 Canon Greater Hartford Open −13 (67-66-67-67=267) 2 strokes United States Mark Calcavecchia, United States Brad Fabel,
United States Rocco Mediate, United States Chris Perry
12 Sep 16, 1990 Canadian Open −10 (68-68-72-70=278) 1 stroke Australia Ian Baker-Finch, United States Jim Woodward

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

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

Other wins (6)

This list may be incomplete

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 United States Morris Hatalsky, United States Gil Morgan
2 Oct 3, 2004 Constellation Energy Classic −16 (64-68-68=200) 2 strokes United States Hale Irwin

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1993 Yonex Open Hiroshima Japan 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 1988 1989
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.

  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 7
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 10
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 5
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 9 33 22
  • 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
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 18 1991 Ending 5 May 1991" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jenkins, Sally (December 17, 1990). "Just An Above-average Guy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide – Wayne Levi". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. ^ Olesak, Ken (April 5, 1976). "State Golf Season Set To Start". Hartford Courant. p. 50. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.