Nick Price

Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.

For other people named Nick Price, see Nick Price (disambiguation).

Nick Price
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Raymond Leige Price
Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957
Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality Zimbabwe
ResidenceJupiter, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1977
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Professional wins48
Highest ranking1 (14 August 1994)[1]
(44 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour18
European Tour7
Japan Golf Tour1
Sunshine Tour11
PGA Tour of Australasia2
PGA Tour Champions4
Other12
Best results in major championships
(wins: 3)
Masters Tournament5th: 1986
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1992, 1994
U.S. Open4th/T4: 1992, 1998
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1994
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2003 (member page)
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner		1982/83
PGA Player of the Year1993, 1994
PGA Tour
Player of the Year		1993, 1994
PGA Tour
leading money winner		1993, 1994
Vardon Trophy1993, 1997
Byron Nelson Award1997
Payne Stewart Award2002
Bob Jones Award2005
Old Tom Morris Award2011

Background

Price was born in Durban, Union of South Africa. His parents were originally British. His father was English and his mother Welsh. His early life was spent in Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe). He attended Prince Edward School in Salisbury (now Harare), where he captained the golf team. After his schooling he served in the Rhodesian Air Force during that country's Bush War.[2] He is at present a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. He began his professional golf career in 1977 on the South African Tour, before moving to the European Tour and finally the PGA Tour in 1983. In 1984, Price renounced his Zimbabwean citizenship and thereafter played under his British passport. It was not until 1996 that Price regained his dual citizenship. Price is married to Sue and has three children. They live in Hobe Sound, Florida.[3] Price's nephew Ray Price is a former national cricketer for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.[4]

Early professional years

Price won his first tournament outside of South Africa at the 1980 Swiss Open. He was still relatively unknown when he finished tied for second with Peter Oosterhuis one shot behind Tom Watson at the 1982 Open Championship after having a three-shot lead with six holes to go.[5] In 1983, Price won his first PGA Tour event with a wire to wire four-shot triumph over Jack Nicklaus at the World Series of Golf.[6]

After that win, it would be almost another eight years before Price won again on the PGA Tour. In the interim, Price shot an Augusta National Golf Club course record 63 at the 1986 Masters Tournament and finished second at the 1988 Open Championship to Seve Ballesteros.

Career peak

By the mid-1990s, Price was regarded as the best player in the world, and in 1994 he won two majors back-to-back, The Open and the PGA Championship, adding to his first major, the 1992 PGA Championship. He topped the PGA Tour money list in 1993 and 1994, setting a new earnings record each time, and spent 43 weeks at number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Price won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the 1982/83 season and would have won again in 1996/97 if he had met the minimum number of tournaments. In 1993 and 1997, Price was awarded the Vardon Trophy; which is given annually by the PGA of America to the player with the lowest adjusted scoring average with a minimum of 60 rounds.

In 2003, Price was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honour given by the USGA in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Price received the 2011 Old Tom Morris Award, the highest honour given by the GCSAA to an individual who "through a continuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf has helped to mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by Old Tom Morris."

Playing style

During his early career and peak, Price was one of the best ball strikers in the game along with his good friend and contemporary Greg Norman (who in 1996 tied Price's Augusta National course record of 63).[7]

Like fellow African Gary Player, Price has expressed his distaste for the Ryder Cup, saying of the event, "If you like root canals and hemorrhoids, you'd love it there.",[8] but he has played five times as a member of the Presidents Cup.

Although Price continues to play professionally, he has expanded into golf design with his own company operating out of Florida, and he has his own line of signature golf apparel. He is widely regarded by fans, media and his fellow players as one of the most personable golfers on the PGA Tour. He won his first Champions Tour event at the 2009 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am where he had three double bogeys in his final round, but he hung on to win by two strokes over Larry Nelson.[9]

Professional wins (48)

PGA Tour wins (18)
Legend
Major championships (3)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (14)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 28 Aug 1983 World Series of Golf −10 (66-68-69-67=270) 4 strokes Jack Nicklaus
2 5 May 1991 GTE Byron Nelson Classic −10 (68-64-70-68=270) 1 stroke Craig Stadler
3 8 Sep 1991 Canadian Open −15 (71-69-67-66=273) 1 stroke David Edwards
4 16 Aug 1992 PGA Championship −6 (70-70-68-70=278) 3 strokes John Cook, Nick Faldo,
Jim Gallagher Jr., Gene Sauers
5 25 Oct 1992 H.E.B. Texas Open −21 (67-62-68-66=263) Playoff Steve Elkington
6 28 Mar 1993 The Players Championship −18 (64-68-71-67=270) 5 strokes Bernhard Langer
7 27 Jun 1993 Canon Greater Hartford Open −9 (67-70-69-65=271) 1 stroke Roger Maltbie, Dan Forsman
8 4 Jul 1993 Sprint Western Open −19 (64-71-67-67=269) 5 strokes Greg Norman
9 1 Aug 1993 Federal Express St. Jude Classic −18 (69-65-66-66=266) 3 strokes Jeff Maggert, Rick Fehr
10 13 Mar 1994 Honda Classic −12 (70-67-73-66=276) 1 stroke Craig Parry
11 30 May 1994 Southwestern Bell Colonial −14 (65-70-67-64=266) Playoff Scott Simpson
12 3 Jul 1994 Motorola Western Open (2) −11 (67-67-72-71=277) 1 stroke Greg Kraft
13 17 Jul 1994 The Open Championship −12 (69-66-67-66=268) 1 stroke Jesper Parnevik
14 14 Aug 1994 PGA Championship (2) −11 (67-65-70-67=269) 6 strokes Corey Pavin
15 11 Sep 1994 Bell Canadian Open (2) −13 (67-72-68-68=275) 1 stroke Mark Calcavecchia
16 20 Apr 1997 MCI Classic −15 (65-69-69-66=269) 6 strokes Brad Faxon, Jesper Parnevik
17 2 Aug 1998 FedEx St. Jude Classic (2) −16 (65-67-70-66=268) Playoff Jeff Sluman
18 19 May 2002 MasterCard Colonial (2) −13 (69-65-66-67=267) 5 strokes Kenny Perry, David Toms
Nick Price with Canadian Open trophy

PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1986 Western Open Fred Couples, David Frost,
Tom Kite		 Kite won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1992 H.E.B. Texas Open Steve Elkington Won with par on second extra hole
3 1994 Southwestern Bell Colonial Scott Simpson Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1995 NEC World Series of Golf Billy Mayfair, Greg Norman Norman won with birdie on first extra hole
5 1998 FedEx St. Jude Classic Jeff Sluman Won with birdie on second extra hole
6 2000 Advil Western Open Robert Allenby Lost to par on first extra hole

European Tour wins (7)
Legend
Major championships (3)
Other European Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 31 Aug 1980 Swiss Open −21 (65-69-67-66=267) 6 strokes Manuel Calero
2 6 Oct 1985 Lancome Trophy −13 (66-71-67-71=275) Playoff Mark James
3 16 Aug 1992 PGA Championship −6 (70-70-68-70=278) 3 strokes John Cook, Nick Faldo,
Jim Gallagher Jr., Gene Sauers
4 17 Jul 1994 The Open Championship −12 (69-66-67-66=268) 1 stroke Jesper Parnevik
5 14 Aug 1994 PGA Championship (2) −11 (67-65-70-67=269) 6 strokes Corey Pavin
6 16 Feb 1997 Dimension Data Pro-Am1 −20 (67-66-66-69=268) 8 strokes David Frost
7 23 Feb 1997 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 −19 (67-66-70-66=269) Playoff David Frost

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Lancome Trophy Mark James Won with par on third extra hole
2 1997 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship David Frost Won with par on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Sep 1999 Suntory Open −8 (67-71-70-68=276) 1 stroke Shigeki Maruyama

Sunshine Tour wins (11)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 14 Feb 1981 SAB South African Masters −7 (281) 4 strokes Mark McNulty
2 13 Feb 1982 Sigma Vaal Reefs Open −13 (70-66-64-71=275) 5 strokes John Bland, Denis Watson
3 12 Jan 1985 ICL International
4 31 Jan 1993 ICL International (2) −15 (66-72-65-70=273) 2 strokes Mark McNulty, Bruce Vaughan
5 23 Jan 1994 ICL International (3) −21 (61-69-65-72=267) 9 strokes David Frost, Bruce Vaughan
6 26 Nov 1995 Zimbabwe Open −22 (70-65-66-65=266) 1 stroke Brenden Pappas
7 16 Feb 1997 Dimension Data Pro-Am1 −20 (67-66-66-69=268) 8 strokes David Frost
8 23 Feb 1997 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 −19 (67-66-70-66=269) Playoff David Frost
9 30 Nov 1997 Zimbabwe Open (2) −19 (68-67-66-68=269) 2 strokes Mark McNulty, Brenden Pappas
10 22 Feb 1998 Dimension Data Pro-Am (2) −12 (69-67-68-72=276) 5 strokes Mark McNulty
11 29 Nov 1998 Zimbabwe Open (3) −17 (69-68-71-63=271) 5 strokes Tjaart van der Walt

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship David Frost Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 26 Nov 1989 West End South Australian Open −15 (70-71-67-69=277) 5 strokes Lucien Tinkler, Paul Foley
2 8 Nov 1992 Air New Zealand Shell Open −9 (70-65-73-63=271) Playoff Lucas Parsons

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Air New Zealand Shell Open Lucas Parsons Won with par on first extra hole

Other European wins (1)
  • 1981 San Remo Masters (Italy)

Other African wins (1)
  • 1979 Asseng TV Challenge Series

Other wins (8)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 11 Nov 1992 PGA Grand Slam of Golf −7 (70-67=137) Playoff Tom Kite
2 5 Dec 1993 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge −24 (67-66-66-65=264) 12 strokes Mark McNulty
3 12 Nov 1995 Hassan II Golf Trophy −6 (69-71-74-72=286) 2 strokes Roger Chapman
4 7 Dec 1997 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (2) −13 (71-68-68-68=275) 1 stroke Ernie Els, Davis Love III
5 6 Dec 1998 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (3) −15 (67-68-72-66=273) Playoff Tiger Woods
6 10 Jul 2001 CVS Charity Classic
(with Mark Calcavecchia)		 −15 (60-59=119) Playoff Brad Faxon and Gary Player
7 20 Jun 2006 CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic (2)
(with Tim Clark)		 −19 (61-62=123) Playoff Brad Faxon and Mike Weir
8 23 Jun 2009 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (3)
(with David Toms)		 −16 (66-60=126) 3 strokes Laura Diaz and Matt Kuchar

Other playoff record (4–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1992 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Tom Kite Won with par on first extra hole
2 1998 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge Tiger Woods Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
3 2001 CVS Charity Classic
(with Mark Calcavecchia)		 Brad Faxon and Gary Player Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2006 CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic
(with Tim Clark)		 Brad Faxon and Mike Weir Won with birdie on second extra hole

Champions Tour wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 19 Apr 2009 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am −9 (66-67-71=204) 2 strokes Larry Nelson
2 25 Apr 2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Mark O'Meara)		 −28 (62-64-62=188) Playoff John Cook and Joey Sindelar
3 6 Jun 2010 Principal Charity Classic −14 (67-65-67=199) 4 strokes Tommy Armour III
4 13 Mar 2011 Toshiba Classic −17 (60-68-68=196) 1 stroke Mark Wiebe

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2009 Principal Charity Classic Fred Funk, Mark McNulty McNulty won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Price eliminated with birdie on second hole
2 2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Mark O'Meara)		 John Cook and Joey Sindelar Won with par on second extra hole

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Macau Open Zhang Lianwei Lost to par on fifth extra hole

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1991 Zimbabwe Open Grant Turner, Keith Waters Waters won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Price eliminated by birdie on first hole

Major championships

Wins (3)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
1992PGA Championship2 shot deficit−6 (70-70-68-70=278)3 strokes John Cook, Nick Faldo,
Jim Gallagher Jr., Gene Sauers
1994The Open Championship1 shot deficit−12 (69-66-67-66=268)1 stroke Jesper Parnevik
1994PGA Championship (2)3 shot lead−11 (67-65-70-67=269)6 strokes Corey Pavin

Results timeline
Tournament19751976197719781979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT T39
PGA Championship
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUT 5 T22 T14 CUT
U.S. Open T48 CUT T17 T40 CUT
The Open Championship T27 T23 T2 CUT T44 CUT T8 2 CUT
PGA Championship T67 T54 5 CUT T10 T17 T46
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T49 T6 CUT T35 CUT T18 T24 CUT T6
U.S. Open T19 T4 T11 CUT T13 T19 4 T23
The Open Championship T25 T44 T51 T6 1 T40 T45 CUT T29 T37
PGA Championship T63 1 T31 1 T39 T8 T13 T4 5
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
Masters Tournament T11 CUT T20 T23 T6 CUT
U.S. Open T27 CUT T8 T5 T24 T9 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T21 T14 T28 T30 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T29 CUT CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00014112013
U.S. Open00035122015
The Open Championship1203592720
PGA Championship2005792016
Totals3201221418764
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1989 PGA – 1992 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (five times)

The Players Championship

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1993The Players Championship1 shot lead−18 (64-68-71-67=270)5 strokes Bernhard Langer

Results timeline
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Players Championship 7 T22 T58 T24 DQ CUT T16 T9 8 1 CUT T37 T46 T24 T8 3 T3 T10 T9 CUT T42 T32 T27
  Win
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament1999200020012002200320042005
Match Play T17 T33 R16 R16 R64 R64
Championship T4 T5 NT1 T15 T48
Invitational T3 T20 T29 T28 T42 T46

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
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  2. Wade, Don (November 2005). Wanna Bet? The Greatest True Stories About Gambling on Golf, from Titanic Thompson to Tiger Woods. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-1560258995.
  3. "Nick Price: Bio". nickprice.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013.
  4. Williams, Jeff (June 2011). "Gentleman Nick". Cigar Aficionado. pp. 80–88.
  5. Miller, Geoffrey (19 July 1982). "Watson Wins Open by One Shot". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. Associated Press. p. 1C.
  6. "Price is right in golf World Series". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. 29 August 1983. p. 6.
  7. Mayo, Michael (12 April 1996). "Norman Masters Augusta". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  8. Apfelbaum, Jim, ed. (2007). The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-014-0.
  9. "Nick Price claims first Champions Tour win". Golf Channel. Associated Press. 9 April 2009.
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