Wayne Levi

Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer.

Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973. Levi resides in Naples, Florida.

Levi went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the PGA Tour Player of the Year. He played on the 1991 Ryder Cup team. Since 2002, he has played on the Champions Tour.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 5, 1978	Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Bob Mann)	−34 (64-65-62-63=254)	3 strokes	Bobby Wadkins & Lanny Wadkins
2	May 6, 1979	Houston Open	−16 (69-65-63-71=268)	2 strokes	Mike Brannan
3	Sep 7, 1980	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic	−11 (71-71-65-66=273)	Playoff	Gil Morgan
4	Feb 14, 1982	Hawaiian Open	−11 (72-68-67-70=277)	1 stroke	Scott Simpson
5	Oct 10, 1982	LaJet Classic	−17 (64-71-68-68=271)	6 strokes	Thomas Gray
6	Aug 14, 1983	Buick Open	−16 (72-64-71-65=272)	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Calvin Peete
7	Sep 2, 1984	B.C. Open	−9 (67-71-71-66=275)	1 stroke	Russ Cochran, Hal Sutton
8	Jun 23, 1985	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	−15 (71-68-67-67=273)	Playoff	Steve Pate
9	May 27, 1990	BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic	−13 (72-66-68-69=275)	1 stroke	Keith Clearwater, Larry Mize, Nick Price
10	Jun 10, 1990	Centel Western Open	−13 (70-66-70-69=275)	4 strokes	Payne Stewart
11	Jul 1, 1990	Canon Greater Hartford Open	−13 (67-66-67-67=267)	2 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Fabel, Rocco Mediate, Chris Perry
12	Sep 16, 1990	Canadian Open	−10 (68-68-72-70=278)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch, Jim Woodward

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1980	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic	Gil Morgan	Won with par on fourth extra hole
2	1984	Hawaiian Open	Jack Renner	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1985	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Steve Pate	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

This list may be incomplete

• 1973 New Hampshire Open, Tupper Lake Open
• 1974 Tupper Lake Open
• 1975 Tupper Lake Open
• 1988 Chrysler Team Championship (with George Burns)

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 10, 2003	3M Championship	−11 (68-68-69=205)	1 stroke	Morris Hatalsky, Gil Morgan
2	Oct 3, 2004	Constellation Energy Classic	−16 (64-68-68=200)	2 strokes	Hale Irwin

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T28	CUT	T46	T25
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	T25	T24	T12	T11	T18	35	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T45	DNP	DNP	T43	WD	T46	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T49	CUT	DNP	CUT	T18	T30	CUT	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
Masters Tournament	CUT	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T49	DNP	T25	T47
PGA Championship	DNP	T16	CUT	T31	DNP

Note: Levi never player in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	7
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	5
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	9	33	22

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners)
• World Cup: 1991

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

• Wayne Levi at the PGA Tour official site