Lindy Miller
| Lindy Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | July 6, 1956 Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||
| Turned professional | 1978 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Ben Hogan Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 6 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T16: 1978 | ||
| PGA Championship | T57: 1991 | ||
| U.S. Open | T54: 1977 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Lindy Miller(born July 6, 1956) is an Americanprofessional golferwho has played on thePGA Tour,Ben Hogan Tour,andChampions Tour.
Early life
[edit]Miller was born, raised and has lived most of his life inFort Worth, Texas.During his teens, he won the 1973 Fort Worth Junior Golf Association Championship.
Amateur career
[edit]Miller attendedOklahoma State Universityand was a distinguished member of thegolfteam — anAll-Americanfor all four years (1975–1978), a first-team All-American his last three years[1][2]and winner of theHaskins Awardin 1978. Miller's college teammates included future PGA Tour ChampionsDavid EdwardsandBob Tway.Miller and Edwards ledthe Cowboysto victory at the 1976 and 1978NCAA Championships.At the 1978Masters,Miller posted a two-under-par 286 – the lowest total for an amateur since 1961. He turned professional in 1978.
Professional career
[edit]Miller played on both thePGA TourandBen Hogan Tourduring his regular career years. He won the 1990Ben Hogan Amarillo Open.His best finish on the PGA Tour was second at the 1979Tallahassee Open.[3]
In 1988, Miller played himself in the film,Dead Solid Perfect,which followed the life of a professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
After retiring as a touring professional, he became director of golf at Fort Worth's Mira Vista Golf Club. In 2007, North Texas PGA Senior Championship, Miller shot a competitive course record 63 in the final round on his way to winning the tournament.[4]
Amateur wins
[edit]this list is incomplete
- 1973 Fort Worth Junior Golf Association Championship
- 1977Southern Amateur,Pacific Coast Amateur,Center Invitational
- 1978 Center Invitational
Professional wins (7)
[edit]Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 9,1990 | Ben Hogan Amarillo Open | −10 (66-64-70=200) | 2 strokes |  John Daly,Andy Dillard,Kevin Leach,Brian Watts
|
Other wins (5)
[edit]- 1978Oklahoma Open
- 1986Oklahoma Open,Northern Texas PGA Championship
- 1992Northern Texas PGA Championship
- 2006Northern Texas PGA Championship
Senior wins (1)
[edit]- 2007 FINA North Texas PGA Seniors' Championship
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T16LA | 45 | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T54 | CUT | CUT | |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | 71 | CUT | T57 |
Note: Miller never played inThe Open Championship.
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Walker Cup:1977(winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"All-Americans by Year".Oklahoma State University Athletics Department.Retrieved2007-11-19.[dead link]
- ^"1970 All America Golf Teams".Golf Coaches Association of America. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-07.Retrieved2007-11-19.
- ^"Golf Major Championships".Retrieved2008-01-03.
- ^"Miller shoots course record in final round to claim FINA NTPGA Seniors' Championship"(PDF).Retrieved2007-11-19.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Lindy Millerat thePGA Tourofficial site