Patrick Anthony Perez (born March 1, 1976) is an American

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who plays in the

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Early life

Perez was born in

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, and is of Mexican-American descent. He is married to Ashley Perez.

Professional career

Perez won his first PGA Tour event in 2009 at the

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; he has finished second there twice. His career high in the

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was 16th in 2018. On January 22, 2009, Perez finished the first 36 holes of the

with a 124 (−20), the lowest score, relative to par in PGA Tour history through two rounds. The start set or tied several records, including tying the record for low score (124) in consecutive rounds. Perez went on to win the tournament by three strokes over John Merrick, a win secured when Perez hit his second shot on the par 5, 18th hole, from 200 yards to 3 feet to win with a closing eagle for his first tour win. Perez also experienced a championship of another sort first-hand. As a neighbor of

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player

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, he had been very close to the

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for several years. In a January 2010 interview, he revealed, "I was part of that (

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) team (that won the

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) because I know all of the guys, I had my locker there, I would come and see them all the time. I would really root for them like I was part of the team." When asked if he had the locker during spring training, he replied "No, the whole thing. I would hit balls with

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, go out on the field and play catch, whatever. I was like one of them team for that year." When Burrell left as a

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after the 2008 season and signed with the

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, Perez called the news "Worse than me getting hurt." Perez spent much of the 2015–16 season out of golf after shoulder surgery. He earned his first win since 2009 at the 2016

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. He was also the first player since

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(

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) to win a PGA Tour event while playing on a Medical Extension. Perez won the

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in 2017. As of June 2022, Perez no longer plays on the PGA Tour. He participates in

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Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Buy.com Tour wins (1)

Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2002 PGA – 2005 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

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Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Pat American male golfers Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers PGA Tour golfers LIV Golf players Golfers from Phoenix, Arizona Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona American sportspeople of Mexican descent 1976 births Living people