Ron Streck

Ron Streck
Personal information
Full name Ronald Raymond Streck
Born (1954-07-17) July 17, 1954
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Tulsa, Oklahoma
Career
College University of Tulsa
Turned professional 1976
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Web.com Tour 1
PGA Tour Champions 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 32nd: 1982
U.S. Open T23: 1977
The Open Championship T44: 1981
PGA Championship 4th: 1979

Ronald Raymond Streck (born July 17, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, and is a current player on the Champions Tour.

Streck was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father started him playing golf at age 312. He attended the University of Tulsa from 1973 to 1976, and was twice an All-American.[1] He turned pro in 1976.

Streck had several notable "firsts" in the annals of professional golf, earning him the nickname "Milestone Man". He was the first PGA player to play with Metalwoods. He was the first PGA player to win with Metalwoods (at the 1981 Michelob-Houston Open). With his victory in 2005 at the Commerce Bank Championship, he became the first player to win events on all three U.S.-based men's professional Tours (PGA, Nationwide, and Champions).[2] In addition, he won in Morocco in 1983 in a tournament that was later on the European Tour.

In 1997, Streck was inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame. He is married with three children and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up
1 Sep 17, 1978 San Antonio Texas Open −15 (73-67-63-62=265) 1 stroke United States Hubert Green, United States Lon Hinkle
2 May 2, 1981 Michelob-Houston Open −15 (68-68-62=198) 3 strokes United States Hale Irwin, United States Jerry Pate

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open United States Woody Blackburn Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 Jul 3, 2005 Commerce Bank Championship −16 (62-68-67=197) 3 strokes United States Jim Ahern

Results in major championships

Tournament 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Masters Tournament CUT CUT 32
U.S. Open T23 CUT T54 T56 CUT
The Open Championship T44
PGA Championship 4 T59 T49 T22 76 CUT T65
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

  1. Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour Creative Services. 1991. p. 204.
  2. O'Connell, Jim (July 3, 2005). "Streck makes history with Champions Tour victory". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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