Curtis Strange

Curtis Northrup Strange ( born January 30, 1955 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American professional golfer of the Champions Tour and two-time major winner.

Career

The son of a golf course owner was after graduating at the Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and a successful amateur career in 1976 professional golfer. He won his first tournament in 1979 on the PGA TOUR.

In the 1980s, Strange was one of the leading golfers. In this period fell 16 of his 17 tournament victories on the PGA TOUR, he won the money list three times ( 1985, 1987 and 1988). He excelled in the 1988 season as the first golfer in the prize money, the magical one- million-dollar mark. His two major victories at the U.S. Open in 1988 and 1989 ( the first player since Ben Hogan in 1950 and 1951, who defended this title ) were the highlights of his career. After this success, however, Strange did not win a PGA Tour event more.

He participated as a player five times at the Ryder Cup. In 2002 he was captain (non -playing captain ) of the U.S. team.

In 1997, Strange began a full-time job as an analyst with the U.S. television channel ABC Sports. He quickly grew in reputation and is now the chief analyst in the Gulf area this large media group.

Since 2005 he plays - even without a tournament victory - on the Champions Tour. 2007 Strange was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Curtis Strange is married to his wife Sarah and has two grown sons. His residence is located in Kingsmill, Virginia.

PGA Tour victories

Major championships are shown in bold.

Other tournament victories

Participation in team competitions

• Ryder Cup: 1983 ( winners ), 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2002 ( non -playing captain )
• Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 ( winners ), 1990, 1991, 1994
• Four Tours World Championship: 1985, 1987, 1988 ( winners ), 1989 ( winners )
• UBS Cup: 2001 ( winners ), 2004 ( winners )