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Ed Fiori

Edward Ray Fiori (born April 21, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA and Champions Tour.

Ed Fiori
Personal information
Full nameEdward Ray Fiori
Born (1953-04-21) April 21, 1953 (age 71)
Lynwood, California
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceSugar Land, Texas
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
PGA Tour Champions1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT6: 1980
PGA ChampionshipT9: 1989
U.S. OpenT35: 1978
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Early life and education

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Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California, to practice his game.[1] He attended the University of Houston where he played on the golf team. He turned pro in 1977 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978.

Career

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Fiori won four tournaments on the PGA Tour. His first win was at the 1979 Southern Open. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain.[1] Fiori's previous PGA tour victory was at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic.[2] Fiori beat Tiger Woods at Quad City preventing Woods from gaining his first PGA Tour title. This would be the first of only four times in Woods' career that he would fail to win after holding the 54-hole-lead, and the only one until Yang Yong-eun outplayed Woods 13 years later at the 2009 PGA Championship.[3]

Personal life

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Fiori has been plagued with weight-related health problems, including spinal fusion surgery. He lives in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.

Professional wins (7)

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PGA Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 14, 1979 Southern Open −14 (69-72-65-68=274) Playoff   Tom Weiskopf
2 Jul 5, 1981 Western Open −11 (74-67-69-67=277) 4 strokes   Jim Colbert,   Greg Powers,
  Jim Simons
3 Jan 17, 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic −25 (70-65-66-67-67=335) Playoff   Tom Kite
4 Sep 15, 1996 Quad City Classic −12 (66-68-67-67=268) 2 strokes   Andrew Magee

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1979 Southern Open   Tom Weiskopf Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic   Tom Kite Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

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Champions Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Mar 7, 2004 MasterCard Classic −6 (72-71-67=210) Playoff   Graham Marsh

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2004 MasterCard Classic   Graham Marsh Won with par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T6 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open T35 CUT T46 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T33 T54 T55 CUT T51 T52 T9
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
PGA Championship T69 CUT

Note: Fiori never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play
  • CUT = missed the half-way cut
  • "T" = tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Zullo, Allan (2001). Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Forest Fairview, North Carolina: Andrew McMeels Publishing.
  3. ^ Arkush, Michael (July 10, 2019). "'Even today, people call me the Tiger killer': Ed Fiori revisits the day he took down Tiger Woods". Golf Magazine. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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