Sammy Rachels
| Sammy Rachels | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sammy Tindol Rachels III |
| Born | September 23, 1950 Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T45: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1981 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Sammy Tindol Rachels III (born September 23, 1950) is an American
Champions Tour
.
Rachels was born, raised and lived his entire life in
Columbus College and won the 1971 NAIA Championship
. He turned professional in 1972.
Rachels played on the PGA Tour from 1975–1985, and had 11 top-10 finishes in 123 career events. Although he never won, his career year was 1983 when he finished T-2 in the
Florida Panhandle
.
Rachels joined the Nationwide Tour in his forties to prepare for the Champions Tour, which he joined after reaching the age of 50 in September 2000. He won three events in his first two years on the Champions Tour.
Professional wins (4)
Other wins (1)
- 1994 PGA Club Professional Championship
Senior PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 3, 2001 | BellSouth Senior Classic | −17 ( 66-70-63=199) | 4 strokes |  Hale Irwin
|
| 2 | Oct 14, 2001 | The Transamerica
|
−14 (70-63-69=202) | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd, Doug Tewell
|
| 3 | May 5, 2002 | Bruno's Memorial Classic
|
−15 (70-64-67=201) | Playoff | Dana Quigley
|
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Bruno's Memorial Classic
|
Dana Quigley
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T6 | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T45 | CUT |
Note: Rachels never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
- PGA Cup: 1990 (winners), 1996 (tie)
See also
References
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links
- Sammy Rachels at the PGA Tour official site