Gene Sauers | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Gene Craig Sauers | ||
Born | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | August 22, 1962||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Career | |||
College | Georgia Southern | ||
Turned professional | 1984 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour | ||
Professional wins | 9 | ||
Highest ranking | 36 (October 4, 1992)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 3 | ||
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||
European Senior Tour | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T33: 1987 | ||
PGA Championship | T2: 1992 | ||
U.S. Open | T58: 1985, 1987 | ||
The Open Championship | T52: 1989 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Gene Craig Sauers (born August 22, 1962) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions. He had three wins on the PGA Tour and overcame a deadly skin condition that kept him off the golf course for five years. He won the U.S. Senior Open in 2016, a senior major championship.