Chris Patton (golfer)

Chris Patton
— Golfer —
Personal information
Nickname	"Big Daddy"
Born	(1967-11-20) November 20, 1967 Fountain Inn, South Carolina
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[1]
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14.9 st)^[1]
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Megan Patton
Career
College	Clemson University
Turned professional	1990
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Canadian Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Web.com Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T39: 1990
U.S. Open	CUT: 1990
The Open Championship	CUT: 1990
PGA Championship	DNP

Chris Patton (born November 20, 1967) is an American professional golfer, best known for his large size^[1] and for winning the 1989 U.S. Amateur.

Patton was born in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. He played college golf at Clemson University where he won five events and was a three-time All-American.^[2] While at Clemson, he won the 1989 U.S. Amateur at Merion Golf Club.^[3] The win earned him invitations to the first three majors in 1990. He finished as the low amateur (T-39) at the Masters Tournament. He turned professional after the 1990 U.S. Amateur.

Patton played on the Nationwide Tour from 1993 to 1995, winning once at the 1993 Nike New Mexico Charity Classic. He also played on the Canadian Tour, the PGA Tour of Australasia, and the NGA Hooters Tour, winning once on each tour.

In 2012, Patton was part of the reality show "Chasing The Dream" on the Golf Channel and was featured as Robbie Biershenk's friend and caddie during the 9-episode mini-series.

Amateur wins

1989 U.S. Amateur

Professional wins

Nationwide Tour wins

1993 Nike New Mexico Charity Classic

Canadian Tour wins

1992 Manitoba Open^[4]

Austalasian Tour wins

1991 Australian Match Play Championship^[4]

Other wins

2003 Air Medal-Match-Shoot Out (NGA Hooters Tour)

References

1 2 3 Telander, Rick (June 18, 1990). "The Grandest Tiger: Clemson's mighty Chris Patton has never had a proper lesson, but he can hit a golf ball a country mile". Retrieved March 9, 2012.
↑ 2011–12 Clemson Men's Golf Media Guide p. 66
↑ 1989 U.S. Amateur
1 2 Cawthon, Raad (July 26, 1992). "Big Hitter Patton Hopes To Be A Hit". Chicago Tribune. Cox News Service. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

External links

Chris Patton at the PGA Tour official site
Clemson Tigers profile

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau 2016 Curtis Luck

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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