Randy Glover (born December 31, 1941) is an American

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who played on the

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in the 1960s. Glover was born in

Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. History Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad civil engineer i ...

. He attended the

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. He turned professional and joined the PGA Tour in 1962. Glover played on the PGA Tour between 1962 and 1968, winning once, the 1967

Azalea Open Invitational The Azalea Open Invitational was a golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour, held at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington. Last played in November 1971 as an unofficial event; it was an official PGA Tour event in 1945 and from 1949 throu ...

. He also won the 1965

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, eight

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s and two

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s. His best finish in a

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is T-19 at the 1976 U.S. Open. As a senior, Glover won the 1992 Carolina Senior Match Play Championship and the opening event of the 1997 Senior Series at Champions Club in

Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Ch ...

. Glover lives in

Clinton, South Carolina Clinton is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,490 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville– Mauldin– Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clinton is the home of Presbyterian Col ...

, where he works as the head professional at Musgrove Mill Golf Club.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (11)

*1965

*1967

*1969

*1970

*1971

*1972

*1973

*1977

*1980

*1981

U.S. national team appearances

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: 1975 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1980 (winners)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Glover, Randy American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Tennessee Volunteers men's golfers Golfers from North Carolina Golfers from South Carolina People from Sanford, North Carolina People from Clinton, South Carolina 1941 births Living people