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| Apr. 18, 2007  Strange has two top-20 finishes on the Champions Tour in 2007. (Greenwood/WireImage) Birthdate: January 30, 1955
Birthplace: Norfolk, Va.
Residence: Morehead City, N.C.
Education: Wake Forest University
Turned Professional: 1976
Joined PGA TOUR: 1977
PGA TOUR Wins: 17
Major Victories: 2 (1988 U.S. Open, 1989 U.S. Open)
PGA TOUR Career Earnings: $7,599,951
Joined Champions Tour: 2005
Other Victories: 5
Curtis Strange: At a Glance
His father owned White Sands Country Club in Virginia Beach, Va., so Strange took up the game at age seven. Both he and twin brother Allen went on to become PGA TOUR members, though it was Curtis who had a career worthy of a World Golf Hall of Fame induction. The two-time major winner won a total of 17 times on the PGA TOUR. He hasn't yet gotten a victory on the Champions Tour, but he still finished 44th on the 2006 Charles Schwab Cup points list after placing in the top 25 in over a third of his appearances. Strange captained the 2002 Ryder Cup squad for the U.S. and was a member of five Ryder Cup teams as a player. Here is a look at Strange's career By The Numbers:
1The number of players who had made more than $1 million in a season after Strange did it in 1985.
2National Championships the Wake Forest University golf team won while Strange was a player. He was a three-time All-America selection while golfing as a Demon Deacon.
3Times that Strange was voted Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America
4Wins he notched in 1988, making it his best year on TOUR
5Years that Strange played for the American Ryder Cup team (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995)
7Consecutive years that Strange won at least one tournament
16Number of tournaments Strange won in the 1980s
38Years that had passed when Strange won back-to-back U.S. Opens since Ben Hogan had successfully defended his U.S. Open title. Hogan won his in 1950 and 1951, while Strange earned his in 1988 and '89
Now take a look at Stange's TOUR victories.
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES |
| Year |
Tournament |
| 1979 |
Pensacola Open |
| 1980 |
Michelob-Houston Open |
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Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic |
| 1983 |
Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open |
| 1984 |
Lajet Golf Classic |
| 1985 |
Honda Classic |
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Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational |
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Canadian Open |
| 1986 |
Houston Open |
| 1987 |
Canadian Open |
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Federal Express St. Jude Classic |
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NEC World Series of Golf |
| 1988 |
Independent Insurance Agent Open |
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Memorial Tournament |
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U.S. Open |
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Nabisco Championship |
| 1989 |
U.S. Open |
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2008 Fantasy Golf Official PGA TOUR Fantasy Games.
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