Golfer bios for the 1998 Las Vegas Invitational
Friday, Oct. 9, 1998 | 1:41 a.m.
Bob Tway
* Full name: Robert Raymond Tway.
* Height: 6-4.
* Weight: 195.
* Birth date: May 4, 1959.
* Residence: Edmond, Okla.
* Family: Wife, Tammie; Kevin (7/23/88), Carly Page (11/8/93).
* College: Oklahoma State.
* Joined tour: 1981.
* Career earnings: $5,726,772.
* Tour victories: 7 -- 1986: Andy Williams Open, Westchester Classic, Atlanta Classic, PGA Championship; 1989: Memorial Tournament; 1990: Las Vegas Invitational; 1995: MCI Classic.
Andrew Magee
* Full name: Andrew Donald Magee.
* Height: 6-0.
* Weight: 180.
* Birth date: May 22, 1962.
* Residence: Paradise Valley, Ariz.
* Family: Wife, Susan; Lindsey Ellenberg (6/23/81), Campbell Joseph (11/27/88), Oliver Andrew (9/5/91).
* College: University of Oklahoma.
* Joined tour: 1985.
* Career earnings: $4,790,587.
* Tour victories: 4 -- 1988: Pensacola Open; 1991: Nestle Invitational, Las Vegas Invitational; 1994: Northern Telecom Open.
Tom Lehman
* Full name: Thomas Edward Lehman.
* Height: 6-2.
* Weight: 190.
* Birth date: March 7, 1959.
* Residence: Scottsdale, Ariz.
* Family: Wife, Melissa; Rachael (5/30/90), Holly (8/13/92), Thomas Andrew (7/24/95).
* College: University of Minnesota.
* Joined tour: 1983.
* Career earnings: $6,537,213.
* Tour victories: 4 -- 1994: Memorial Tournament; 1995: Colonial National Invitation; 1996: British Open, Tour Championship.
Bob Estes
* Full name: Bob Alan Estes.
* Height: 6-1.
* Weight: 175.
* Birth date: February 2, 1966.
* Residence: Austin, Texas.
* Family: Wife, Single.
* College: University of Texas.
* Joined tour: 1989.
* Career earnings: $3,708,309.
* Tour victories: 1 -- 1994: Texas Open.
Scott Verplank
* Full name: Scott Verplank.
* Height: 5-9.
* Weight: 165.
* Birth date: July 9, 1964.
* Residence: Edmond, Okla.
* Family: Wife, Kim; Scottie (7/14/92), Hannah (1/26/95).
* College: Oklahoma State.
* Joined tour: 1986.
* Career earnings: $2,455,659.
* Tour victories: 2 -- 1985: Western Open; 1988: Buick Open.
Fred Funk
* Full name: Frederick Funk.
* Height: 5-8.
* Weight: 165.
* Birth date: June 14, 1956.
* Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
* Family: Wife, Sharon; Eric (8/2/91), Taylor Christian (10/30/95).
* College: University of Maryland.
* Joined tour: 1982.
* Career earnings: $4,549,744.
* Tour victories: 5 -- 1992: Shell Houston Open; 1995: Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley, Buick Challenge; 1996: B.C. Open; 1998: Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic.
John Cook
* Full name: John Neuman Cook.
* Height: 6-0.
* Weight: 175.
* Birth date: October 2, 1957.
* Residence: Rancho Mirage, California.
* Family: Wife, Jan; Kristin (7/20/81), Courtney (4/11/84), Jason (1/80/86).
* College: Ohio State University.
* Joined tour: 1980.
* Career earnings: $7,150,666.
* Tour victories: 10 -- 1981: Bing Crosby National Pro-Am; 1983: Canadian Open; 1987: The International; 1992: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, United Airlines Hawaiian Open, Las Vegas Invitational; 1996: Fed Ex St. Jude Classic, CVS Charity Classic; 1997: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; 1998: GTE Byron Nelson Classic.
Lee Janzen
* Full name: Lee MacLeod Janzen.
* Height: 6-0.
* Weight: 175.
* Birth date: August 28, 1964.
* Residence: Orlando, Fla.
* Family: Wife, Beverly; Connor MacLeod (10/20/93).
* College: Florida Southern College.
* Joined tour: 1989.
* Career earnings: $6,406,513.
* Tour victories: 8 -- 1992: Northern Telecom Open; 1993: Phoenix Open, U.S. Open; 1994: Buick Classic; 1995: The Players Championship, Kemper Open; Sprint International; 1998: U.S. Open.
Hal Sutton
* Full name: Hal Evan Sutton.
* Height: 6-1.
* Weight: 185.
* Birth date: April 28, 1958.
* Residence: Shreveport, La.
* Family: Wife, Ashley; Samantha Jean (11/24/96).
* College: Centenary College.
* Joined tour: 1981.
* Career earnings: $6,213,978.
* Tour victories: 9 -- 1982: Walt Disney World Golf Classic; 1983: Tournament Players Championship, PGA Championship; 1985: St. Jude Memphis Classic, Southwest Classic; 1986: Phoenix Open, Memorial Tournament; 1995: B.C. Open; 1998: Westin Texas Open.
Mark Calcavecchia
* Full name: Mark John Calcavecchia.
* Height: 6-0.
* Weight: 200.
* Birth date: June 12, 1960.
* Residence: West Palm Beach, Fla.
* Family: Wife, Sheryl; Britney Jo (8/8/89), Eric Jordan (1/1/94).
* College: University of Florida.
* Joined tour: 1981.
* Career earnings: $8,697,535.
* Tour victories: 9 -- 1986: Southwest Golf Classic; 1987: Honda Classic; 1988: Bank of Boston Classic; 1989: Phoenix Open, Nissan Los Angeles Open; 1992: Phoenix Open; 1995: BellSouth Classic; 1997: Greater Vancouver Open; 1998: Honda Classic.
Davis Love
* Full name: Davis Milton Love III.
* Height: 6-3.
* Weight: 175.
* Birth date: April 13, 1964.
* Residence: Sea Island, Ga.
* Family: Wife, Robin; Alexia (6/5/88), Davis IV (12/4/93).
* College: University of North Carolina.
* Joined tour: 1986.
* Career earnings: $9,570,851.
* Tour victories: 13 -- 1987: MCI Heritage Classic; 1990: The International; 1991: MCI Heritage Classic; 1992: The Players Championship, MCI Heritage Classic, Kmart Greater Greensboro Open; 1993: Infiniti Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas Invitational; 1995: Freeport-McMoRan Classic; 1996: Buick Invitational; 1997: PGA Championship, Buick Invitational; 1998: MCI Classic.
Billy Mayfair
* Full name: William Fred Mayfair.
* Height: 5-8.
* Weight: 175.
* Birth date: August 6, 1966.
* Residence: Scottsdale, Ariz.
* Family: Wife, Tammy.
* College: Arizona State.
* Joined tour: 1988.
* Career earnings: $5,184,235.
* Tour victories: 4 -- 1993: Greater Milwaukee Open; 1995: Motorola Western Open, Tour Championship; 1998: Nissan Open, Buick Open.
Glen Day
* Full name: Glen Edward Day.
* Height: 5-10.
* Weight: 170.
* Birth date: November 16, 1965.
* Residence: Little Rock, Arkansas.
* Family: Wife, Jennifer Ralston-Day; Whitney Elizabeth (7/26/94), Francis Christina (1/26/96).
* College: University of Oklahoma.
* Joined tour: 1994.
* Career earnings: $2,251,182.
* Best Tour finish: 2nd -- 1998 The Players Championship, MCI Classic.
Justin Loenard
* Full name: Justin Charles Garret Leonard.
* Height: 5-9.
* Weight: 160.
* Birth date: June 15, 1972.
* Residence: Dallas, Texas.
* Family: Single.
* College: University of Texas.
* Joined tour: 1994.
* Career earnings: $4,848,441.
* Tour victories: 4 -- 1996: Buick Open; 1997: Kemper Open, British Open; 1998: The Players Championship.
Jim Furyk
* Full name: James Michael Furyk.
* Height: 6-2.
* Weight: 200.
* Birth date: May 12, 1970.
* Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
* Family: Single.
* College: University of Arizona.
* Joined tour: 1993.
* Career earnings: $4,582,957.
* Tour victories: 2 -- 1995: Las Vegas Invitational; 1996: United Airlines Hawaiian Open.
Fred Couples
* Full name: Frederick Steve Couples.
* Height: 5-11.
* Weight: 185.
* Birth date: October 3, 1959.
* Residence: Dallas, Texas.
* Family: Single.
* College: University of Houston.
* Joined tour: 1981.
* Career earnings: $10,448,476.
* Tour victories: 14 -- 1983: Kemper Open; 1984: Tournament Players Championship; 1987: Byron Nelson Golf Classic; 1990: Nissan Los Angeles Open; 1991: Federal Express St. Jude Classic, B.C. Open; 1992: Nissan Los Angeles Open, Nestle Invitational, Masters; 1993: Honda Classic; 1994: Buick Open; 1996: The Players Championship; 1998: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Memorial Tournament.
Phil Mickelson
* Full name: Philip Alfred Mickelson.
* Height: 6-2.
* Weight: 190.
* Birth date: June 16, 1970.
* Residence: Scottsdale, Ariz.
* Family: Wife, Amy.
* College: Arizona State University.
* Joined tour: June 1992.
* Career earnings: $6,883,3778.
* Tour victories: 13 -- 1991: Northern Telecom Open; 1993: Buick Invitational of California, The International; 1994: Mercedes Championships; 1995: Northern Telecom Open; 1996: Nortel Open, Phoenix Open, GTE Byron Nelson Classic, NEC World Series of Golf; 1997: Bay Hill Invitational, Sprint International; 1998: Mercedes Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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