Calvin Peete | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Calvin Peete | ||||
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | July 18, 1943||||
Died | April 29, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 71)||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Career | |||||
Turned professional | 1975 | ||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 14 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 12 | ||||
Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | T11: 1986 | ||||
PGA Championship | T3: 1982 | ||||
U.S. Open | T4: 1983 | ||||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Calvin Peete (July 18, 1943 – April 29, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was the most successful African-American to have played on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, prior to the emergence of Tiger Woods. Peete won the 1985 Tournament Players Championship and finished the season top-5 on the PGA Tour money list three times; 1982, 1983 and 1985. He was ranked in the top 10 players on the McCormack's World Golf Rankings in 1984.