Keith Allen Clearwater (born September 1, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the

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. Clearwater was born in

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. He went to

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and was one of many

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ns to attend

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in Provo, Utah and play on the school's

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team. In 1981, his junior year, he helped lead BYU to the 1981

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, and was named as a first team All-American. During his tenure at BYU, his teammates included future professional golfers

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and

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. In his senior year, 1982, he was named as a second team All-American. He turned pro in 1982, and joined the PGA Tour in 1987. Clearwater won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, both in his rookie season of 1987. He won the prestigious

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in the spring of that year with a 14 under par 266, which tied the previous tournament record set by

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in 1985. Later in that same season, he won the

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. Clearwater has had a moderately successful career in professional golf. He has just over two dozen top-10 tournament finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1987 U.S. Open, which included a third round of 64 that tied the Olympic Club course record and remains one shot off of the U.S. Open record. Clearwater lives in Murrieta, California. He also competed on the Champions Tour, but plays the PGA Tour's Colonial National Invitational every year. Most recently, Clearwater was hired by Pauma Valley Country Club,

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as their Director of Instruction in February 2021.

Amateur wins (1)

*1982

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Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Other wins (1)

*1985 Alaska State Open

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

References

External links

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Northgate High School Athletics Website
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