Fred Couples

Fred Couples
Couples in 2006
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Steven Couples
NicknameBoom Boom
Born (1959-10-03) October 3, 1959 (age 65)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceNewport Beach, California, U.S.
Spouse
Deborah Couples
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(m. 1981; div. 1993)​
Thais Baker
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(m. 1998; died 2009)​
Suzanne Hannemann
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(m. 2022)​
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Turned professional1980
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins64
Highest ranking1 (March 22, 1992)[1]
(16 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour15
European Tour3
PGA Tour Champions14
European Senior Tour1
Other33
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentWon: 1992
PGA Championship2nd: 1990
U.S. OpenT3: 1991
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1991, 2005
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2013 (member page)
PGA Tour
Player of the Year		1991, 1992
Byron Nelson Award1991, 1992
Vardon Trophy1991, 1992
PGA Tour
money list winner		1992
PGA Player of the Year1992
Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year		2010
Champions Tour
Byron Nelson Award		2010, 2012, 2013

Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992,[2] and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996.[3][4][5] Couples became the oldest person to make the cut in the Masters Tournament history during the 2023 Tournament at 63 years, six months, and five days.

In August 2011, Couples won his first senior major at the Senior Players Championship and followed this up in July 2012 when he won the Senior Open Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.[6] Couples garnered the nickname "Boom Boom" for his long, accurate driving ability off the tee during the prime of his career.

  1. ^ "Week 12 1992 Ending 22 Mar 1992" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 20, 1992). "Bank shot". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Jenkins, Dan (April 9, 1984). "Gone, even with the wind". Sports Illustrated. p. 53. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (April 8, 1996). "As easy as T-P-C". Sports Illustrated. p. 50. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Past Winners & Results". masters.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  6. ^ "Couples to be inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame". World Golf Hall of Fame. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.