Sammy Rachels
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sammy Tindol Rachels III |
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| Residence | DeFuniak Springs, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Columbus College |
| Turned professional | 1972 |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
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| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T45: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1981 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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Sammy Tindol Rachels III (born September 23, 1950) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, but found his greatest level of success on the Champions Tour.
Early life
Rachels was born in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. He has lived in the town his entire life. He attended Columbus College and won the 1971 NAIA Championship.
Professional career
In 1972, Rachels turned professional. Rachels played on the PGA Tour from 1975 to ;1985, and had 11 top-10 finishes in 123 career events. Although he never won, he recorded runner-up finishes at the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic and Bank of Boston Classic in 1983. He also had a runner-up finish in the unofficial Magnolia State Classic that year. His best finish in a major championship was T6 at the 1981 U.S. Open.[1] Four back operations forced him to leave the Tour and take a club pro job near his home in the Florida Panhandle.
Rachels joined the Nationwide Tour in his forties to prepare for the Champions Tour, which he joined after reaching the age of 50 in September 2000. He won three events in his first two years on the Champions Tour.
Professional wins (4)
Regular career wins (1)
Senior PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Jun 3, 2001 | BellSouth Senior Classic | −17 ( 66-70-63=199) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin |
| 2 | Oct 14, 2001 | The Transamerica | −14 (70-63-69=202) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Doug Tewell |
| 3 | May 5, 2002 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | −15 (70-64-67=201) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Dana Quigley |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Bruno's Memorial Classic | Template:Flagicon Dana Quigley | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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| U.S. Open | T6 | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T45 | CUT |
Note: Rachels never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
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U.S. national team appearances
- PGA Cup: 1990 (winners), 1996 (tie)
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sammy Rachels". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
External links
- Sammy Rachels at the PGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
