Sam Randolph
| Sam Randolph | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Samuel William Randolph | ||
| Born | May 13, 1964 Santa Barbara, California | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Southern California | ||
| Turned professional | 1986 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T18: 1985 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1988 | ||
| U.S. Open | T35: 1986 | ||
| The Open Championship | T56: 1986 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Samuel William Randolph (born May 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Born in Santa Barbara, California, Randolph learned the game of golf from his father, Sam Randolph Sr., who was the head professional at La Cumbre Country Club for 38 years.[1] As a teen, Randolph and fellow future PGA Tour player, Billy Andrade, won the Junior World Cup in 1981.
He played college golf for the University of Southern California and was a three-time first-team All-American with 13 collegiate wins. After finishing as runner-up in 1984, Randolph won the U.S. Amateur the following year. He also won the California State Amateur, the Haskins Award, and was low amateur at The Masters in 1985. In 1986, Randolph was the low amateur at both The Masters and the U.S. Open; he turned pro and joined the PGA Tour later that year.
Randolph played on the PGA Tour from 1987–1992, and won one event, the Bank of Boston Classic in 1987.[1] His best finish in a major championship occurred as an amateur; T-18 at The Masters in 1985.[2] From 1993 to 2002, Randolph split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, mostly on the Nationwide Tour. He had three T-2 finishes in Nationwide Tour events in the 1990s, but no victories. After his playing career waned, Randolph moved into the teaching ranks.
Randolph was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of fame in 2005. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife, Julie.[1]
Amateur wins (4)[]
- 1981 Junior World Cup (with Billy Andrade), Junior World Golf Championship (Boys 15-17)
- 1985 U.S. Amateur, California State Amateur
Professional wins (1)[]
PGA Tour wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1987 | Bank of Boston Classic | −14 (67-68-64=199)* | 4 strokes |  Wayne Grady, Gene Sauers,
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*Note: The 1987 Bank of Boston Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T18LA | T36LA | CUT | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T35LA | T43 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T56 | |||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
U.S. national team appearances[]
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Biography on Sam Randolph's official site". Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links[]
- Sam Randolph at the PGA Tour official site
- Sam Randolph at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- American male golfers
- USC Trojans men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Golfers from California
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
- 1964 births
- Living people