Rex Allen Caldwell (born May 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer who played on the

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, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Caldwell was born in

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. He attended San Fernando Valley State College. He turned professional in 1972. Caldwell played on the PGA Tour from 1972 to 1990. His best year in professional golf was 1983 when he teamed with John Cook to win at the

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. He also had six top-10 finishes that year in PGA Tour events which included a win at the LaJet Coors Classic and four solo 2nd or T-2 finishes. His best finish in a major was third place at the

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. He has more than $1.3 million in career earnings. Caldwell also played on what is now the Nationwide Tour in the 1990s. His best finish was a T-2 at the 1994

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. After turning 50, Caldwell played on the Champions Tour from 2000 to 2006. His best finish was a T-6 at the 2003

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. Caldwell has played on several other tours during his regular and senior careers including the Mexican Tour, Texas Tour, Sunbelt Senior Tour and the Heartland Players Senior Tour. He lives in

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with his wife, JoAnn.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Other wins (2)

*1978

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*1983

(with John Cook)

Senior wins (1)

*Hollywood Casino Senior Classic (Heartland Players Senior Tour)

Results in major championships

DQ = disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (twice) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

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(winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Rex American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Washington (state) Golfers from San Antonio Sportspeople from Everett, Washington 1950 births Living people