Dave Rummells (born January 26, 1958) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Born in

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, Rummell was raised in

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, played college golf at the

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,Iowa Golf - 2010 Media Guide
page 28 and turned professional in 1981. Rummells played on the

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from

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, and his best finish was second at the

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in 1993. He twice finished in the top-10 in a

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, both at the

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: fifth in 1989 and tied for sixth in

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. Rummells played on both the PGA Tour and

Web.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

from 1995 to 2007. He won two events on the Web.com Tour (then the Nike Tour): the 1996

Nike South Carolina Classic The South Carolina Classic was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so bu ...

and the 1997

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. After turning 50 in 2008, he played on the Champions Tour and his best finish was in his first event: T-20 at the

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Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Rummells never played in

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CUT = missed the half way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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* * American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Iowa Golfers from Florida University of Iowa alumni Sportspeople from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sportspeople from Greater Orlando People from West Branch, Iowa People from Kissimmee, Florida 1958 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

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