April 29, 2015(2015-04-29) (aged 71) Atlanta, Georgia
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
Turned professional
1975
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins
14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
12
Japan Golf Tour
2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
T11: 1986
PGA Championship
T3: 1982
U.S. Open
T4: 1983
The Open Championship
DNP
Achievements and awards
Byron Nelson Award
1984
Vardon Trophy
1984
Calvin Peete (July 18, 1943 – April 29, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was the most successful African-American to have played on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, prior to the emergence of Tiger Woods. Peete won the 1985 Tournament Players Championship and finished the season top-5 on the PGA Tour money list three times; 1982, 1983 and 1985. He was ranked in the top 10 players on the McCormack's World Golf Rankings in 1984.
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Trevino on the 8th hole of a sudden death playoff. 1979: Black golfer CalvinPeete, who did not take up golf until he was 23 years old, wins for the first...
Glasson (12), Ken Green, Donnie Hammond, Kenny Knox, Roger Maltbie (12), CalvinPeete (12,13), Doug Tewell, Bob Tway, Mark Wiebe 12. Top 30 players from the...
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Scott Hoch 70.08 1985 Don Pooley 70.36 Don Pooley 70.36 1984 CalvinPeete 70.56 CalvinPeete 70.56 1983 Raymond Floyd 70.61 Raymond Floyd 70.61 1982 Tom...
three shots over Steve Melnyk. 1982: CalvinPeete wins by seven shots over Hal Sutton and Dan Halldorson. It is Peete's 4th PGA Tour win for the year tying...
seven shots over Don Pooley and defending champion Andy Bean. 1983: CalvinPeete shoots a final round 63, including a hole out for birdie from a bunker...
Mike Reid 6 Jan 26, 1986 Phoenix Open 64-64-68-71=267 −17 2 strokes CalvinPeete, Tony Sills 7 May 25, 1986 Memorial Tournament 68-69-66-68=271 −17 4...
12), Billy Kratzert (11), Gil Morgan (9,10,12), Larry Nelson (11,12), CalvinPeete, Jack Renner, Jim Simons, J. C. Snead 9. Top 16 players and ties from...
Jo Sanders Emanuel Steward Byron Krieger Ken Westerfield Donna Caponi CalvinPeete Sid Abel Jeff Blashill David Booth Adam Burt Jimmy Carson Shawn Chambers...
Cities Open in 1982, he was tied for the lead after three rounds with CalvinPeete and Jeff Mitchell. A final round 67 left him tied for second behind Payne...
the first generation of African-American professional golfers such as CalvinPeete. Two weeks after the 1952 San Diego Open, Louis was invited to play in...
Seve Ballesteros (2) Jim Colbert (2) Mark McCumber (2) Gil Morgan (2) CalvinPeete (2) Hal Sutton (2) Lanny Wadkins (2) Fuzzy Zoeller (2) Money list Hal...
player, 2-time Women's British Open champion (born in Grosse Pointe) CalvinPeete, PGA Tour player, 12-time winner, member of Ryder Cup team (born in Detroit)...
Qualifying School and was unsuccessful again. In his third attempt, CalvinPeete made it onto the PGA Tour. Sources: "Past champions: PGA Tour National...
Winner Ref. PGA Player of the Year Tom Watson Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) CalvinPeete Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) CalvinPeete...
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