Curtis Strange

Full Name: Curtis Northrup Strange
Profession: Golfer

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Biography: Curtis Strange is an American professional golfer and broadcast analyst.

After a stellar college (Wake Forest University) and amateur career Strange became one of the dominant players on the PGA Tour in the 1980's, winning 16 of his 17 tour victories in that decade.

This included back-to-back US Open victories in 1988-89 as well as runner-up finishes in the Masters (1985) and PGA Championship (1989). Between 1986-90 he spent 200 weeks inside the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

He as also PGA Tour leading money winner in 1985, 1987, 1988.

Strange played on five Ryder Cup teams (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995) and captained the team in 2002.

He has worked extensively in television broadcasting for ESPN/ABC and Fox, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.

Born: January 30, 1955
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Age: 69 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aquarius

Historical Events

1981-03-23 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Sawgrass CC: Raymond Floyd beats Barry Jaeckel and Curtis Strange on the first hole of a sudden death playoff in a rain affected Monday finish
1985-04-14 49th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bernhard Langer wins by 2 strokes from Seve Ballesteros, Curtis Strange & Raymond Floyd; first German champion
1987-08-31 Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385)
1988-06-20 US Open Men's Golf, The Country Club: Curtis Strange wins a Monday 18-hole playoff by 4 strokes from Englishman Nick Faldo
1989-06-18 US Open Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Curtis Strange wins by 3 from Scott Simpson for first back-to-back Open titles since Ben Hogan 1950-51
1989-08-13 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Kemper Lakes GC: Payne Stewart wins first of 3 major titles by 1 from Andy Bean, Mike Reid & Curtis Strange
2018-06-17 US Open Men's Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins by 1 stroke from Tommy Fleetwood for first back-to-back Open titles since 1988-89 (Curtis Strange)

Biographies and Sources

Curtis Strange - World Golf Hall of Fame