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.
Professional career In 1973, Levi turned professional. He 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. 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.
Professional wins (20) PGA Tour wins (12) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Nov 5, 1978Walt Disney World National Team Championship(with Bob Mann)−34 (64-65-62-63=254)3 strokes Bobby Wadkins and Lanny Wadkins2May 6, 1979Houston Open −16 (69-65-63-71=268)2 strokes Mike Brannan3Sep 7, 1980Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic−11 (71-71-65-66=273)Playoff Gil Morgan4Feb 14, 1982Hawaiian Open−11 (72-68-67-70=277)1 stroke Scott Simpson5Oct 10, 1982LaJet Classic−17 (64-71-68-68=271)6 strokes Thomas Gray6Aug 14, 1983Buick Open−16 (72-64-71-65=272)1 stroke Isao Aoki, Calvin Peete7Sep 2, 1984B.C. Open−9 (67-71-71-66=275)1 stroke Russ Cochran, Hal Sutton8Jun 23, 1985Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic−15 (71-68-67-67=273)Playoff Steve Pate9May 27, 1990BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic (2)−13 (72-66-68-69=275)1 stroke Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price10Jun 10, 1990Centel Western Open−13 (70-66-70-69=275)4 strokes Payne Stewart11Jul 1, 1990Canon Greater Hartford Open−13 (67-66-67-67=267)2 strokes Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Fabel, Rocco Mediate, Chris Perry12Sep 16, 1990Canadian Open−10 (68-68-72-70=278)1 stroke Ian Baker-Finch, Jim Woodward
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11980Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic Gil MorganWon with par on fourth extra hole 21984Hawaiian Open Jack RennerLost to par on second extra hole31985Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Steve PateWon with birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (6) This list may be incomplete 1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open 1974 Tupper Lake Open 1975 Tupper Lake Open, Manchester Open 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)
Champions Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 10, 2003 3M Championship−11 (68-68-69=205)1 stroke Morris Hatalsky, Gil Morgan2Oct 3, 2004 Constellation Energy Classic−16 (64-68-68=200)2 strokes Hale Irwin
Playoff record PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11993Yonex Open Hiroshima Toshiaki OdateLost to birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19751976197719781979Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT28CUTT46T25PGA Championship Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTT25T24T12T11T1835U.S. OpenT45T43WDT46T55PGA ChampionshipCUTT49CUTCUTT18T30CUT Tournament19901991199219931994Masters TournamentCUTT32U.S. OpenCUTT49T25T47PGA ChampionshipT16CUTT31 Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.
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 madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 7U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 10The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 5Totals 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 Tournament19781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997The Players ChampionshipT63T5WDT26WDT13T20CUTT48CUTT8T50CUTCUTT17CUTT27T43CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances Professional Four Tours World Championship: 1990 Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners) World Cup: 1991
See also
Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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