Pat Fitzsimons

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Pat Fitzsimons
Personal information
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SpouseAnnette
Career
CollegeUniversity of Oregon
Turned professional1971
Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from textPGA Tour
Professional wins11
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Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other10
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT22: 1975
PGA ChampionshipT43: 1976
U.S. OpenT9: 1975
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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Pat Fitzsimons (born December 15, 1950) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour.

Career

In 1950, Fitzsimons was born in Coos Bay, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon.[1]

In 1971, Fitzsimons turned professional. He had eleven top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a win at the 1975 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open. His career year was also in 1975 when he received Golf Digest's "Most Improved Golfer" award and was named Oregon's pro athlete of the year. His best finish in a major championship was T-9 at the 1975 U.S. Open.[2]

Fitzsimons played some on the Nike Tour during his late forties to prepare for the Senior PGA Tour. His best finish in a Nike Tour event was a T-5 at the 1995 NIKE Tri-Cities Open. After reaching the age of 50 in December 2000, he began play on the Senior PGA Tour but with very limited success.

Fitzsimons works with Bobby Walzel and Bunky Henry at GolfQuest, a Houston-based company which organizes corporate golf retreats. He also works as a teaching pro at The Palms Golf Club in La Quinta, California.[3]

Personal life

Fitzsimons lived in Prineville, Oregon during much of his regular career. He now lives in the San Diego County, California.[3][dead link]

Fitzsimons is married to Annette and has two sons.[3]

Awards and honors

  • In 1975, he earned Golf Digest's Most Improved Golfer Award.
  • In 1975, he also was awarded Oregon's Professional Athlete of the Year.

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Feb 23, 1975 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open −9 (70-71-64-70=275) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Tom Kite

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Other wins (10)

  • 1968 Oregon Open (as an amateur)
  • 1969 Northwest Open (as an amateur)
  • 1976 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
  • 1977 Northwest Open
  • 1981 Northwest Open
  • 1983 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship, Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament
  • 1985 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
  • 1990 Oregon Open
  • 1995 Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fitzsimons grabs tournament lead". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. United Press International. February 23, 1975. p. 1-B. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Competitive fires still burn in Fitzsimons". PGA Tour. September 25, 2000. Archived from the original on June 19, 2003.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pat Fitzsimons". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 22, 2026.