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KIRK TRIPLETT
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 3 in
Weight:
200 lbs
Birthday:
03/29/1962
Champions Tour - Media Guide
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (3) |
| 2000 Nissan Open. 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open. 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. | |
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (1) |
| 2011 News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot. | |
| Other Victories | |
| (5): 1988 Sierra Nevada Open, Alberta Open, Fort McMurray Open. 1991 California State Open. 1996 Merrill Lynch Pebble Beach Invitational. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (240) |
| $7,141 | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Position | (67) |
| $43,192 | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | (67) |
| $26,400 | |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| T8-- Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay. | |
| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T4-- Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 69 at Round 3, Mayakoba Golf Classic. | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round | |
| 68 at Round 1, Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 64 at Round 3, Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
| Finished T8 in his Champions Tour debut at the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am. Was in contention early on the back nine Sunday but made a pair of double bogeys coming home to drift down the leaderboard. | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights | |
| Finished T8 in his Champions Tour debut at the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am. Was in contention early on the back nine Sunday but made a pair of double bogeys coming home to drift down the leaderboard. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Nissan Open, Reno-Tahoe Open, Chrysler Classic of Tucson. | |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| T8-- Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--8; in money--5; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--10; in money--7; Top 10 finishes--1 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Highlight of his season was making history with his first Nationwide Tour victory in late August at the News Sentinel Open in Knoxville. At 49 years, 4 months, 25 days, became the oldest player to win on that circuit, and his 21-under 267 total was two strokes better than Marco Dawson. Only other top-15 finish in 10 Nationwide Tour apperances was a T12 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am near Greenville, SC. Made eight overall starts on the PGA TOUR and finished among the top 25 in back-to-back starts in July. Put together four consecutive sub-par scores and was T18 at the Viking Classic. The week prior at the John Deere Classic, he was T22, thanks to a final-round 67 at the TPC Deere Run. |
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| Personal | |
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Says of days on foreign tours: "I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I learned so much, not only about golf, but about myself. I'd be telling stories about Asia until the day I die". Known for his patented "bucket" golf hat. Active in promoting adoption through the Fore Adoption Foundation and the Dave Thomas Foundation. Underwent right elbow surgery midway throught the 2005 season and experienced complications from that surgery during the summer of 2006. |
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| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 0-1 | |
