Paul Azinger

Paul Azinger
Azinger in 2005
Personal information
Full namePaul William Azinger
NicknameZinger
Born (1960-01-06) January 6, 1960 (age 64)
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeBrevard Community College
Florida State University
Turned professional1981
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking4 (August 22, 1993)[1][2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour12
European Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament5th: 1998
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1993
U.S. OpenT3: 1993
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1987
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year1987
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
2000

Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer and TV golf analyst.[3] He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1988 and 1994.[4]

  1. ^ "Week 34 1993 Ending 22 Aug 1993" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Paul Azinger – Ranking Graph". OWGR. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Diaz, Jaime (June 7, 2016). "The Zen of Zinger". Golf Digest. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2011.