Eddie Pearce
| Eddie Pearce | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 16, 1952 Hooters Jordan Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T28: 1976 |
| PGA Championship | T32: 1974 |
| U.S. Open | T14: 1975 |
| The Open Championship | 52nd: 1975 |
Eddie Pearce (born March 16, 1952) is an American professional golfer.
Pearce was born in Fort Myers, Florida and grew up in Temple Terrace, Florida, where, as an infant, his first golf club was placed in his hands by the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias. By the time he was 12, he was shooting in the 60s and was featured as a child prodigy in Professional Golfer Magazine. He attended C. Leon King High School in nearby Tampa, Florida and was on the same high school golf team as PGA Tour veteran Gary Koch.
As an amateur, Pearce won the Florida Boys Junior Championship for his age division in three straight years (1964–1966). He also won his age division at the "Future Masters" Tournament in seven straight years (1963–1969).
Pearce then went on to win the 1968
Pearce played on the PGA Tour from 1974 to 1981 and again in 1993. He also played on the
In 1974, the inaugural year of The Players Championship, Pearce finished in 9th place. In the 1976 Masters Tournament, Pearce was two-under par after the first two rounds before ending up the tournament tied for 28th.
Although he never won on the PGA Tour, Pearce had four runner-up finishes.
In 2002, Pearce tried to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open but missed by one stroke and was named an alternate.
Professional wins (1)
Hooters Jordan Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 2, 1994 | Naturally Fresh Cup | −12 (64-71-69=204)* | 1 stroke |  Paul Claxton, Kelly Korleski, Hicks Malonson, Dave Miley, Mike Swartz, Dennis Zinkon
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T28 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | 59 | T14 | T47 | CUT | T53 | |||
| The Open Championship | 52 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T32 | T54 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
References
- ^ 1968 U.S. Junior Amateur
- ^ 1971 U.S. Amateur[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wake Forest Golf - All Americans and National Honors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "GolfObserver.com statistical profile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-16.