Ronald Raymond Streck (born July 17, 1954) is an American
professional golfer who has played on the
PGA Tour
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and
Nationwide Tour, and is a current player on the
Champions Tour.
Career
Streck was born in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
. His father started him playing
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
at age 3. He attended the
University of Tulsa from 1973 to 1976, and was twice an All-American. He turned pro in 1976.
Streck had several notable "firsts" in the annals of professional golf, earning him the nickname "Milestone Man". He was the first PGA player to play with Metalwoods. He was the first PGA player to win with Metalwoods (at the 1981
Michelob-Houston Open
The Cadence Bank Houston Open is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, played in November. As a part of a restructuring of the schedule, the event moved to the fall in 2019. Because the tour year starts the previous fall, the ...
). With his victory in 2005 at the
Commerce Bank Championship The Commerce Bank Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It started as non-sanctioned event in 1987, before becoming a regular Senior event in 1988.
The tournament was played annually in either June or July until 2008. It was las ...
, he became the first player to win events on all three U.S.-based men's professional Tours (PGA, Nationwide, and Champions).
In addition, he won in Morocco in 1983 in a tournament that was later on the European Tour.
In 1997, Streck was inducted into the
University of Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame. He is married with three children and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
''*Note: The 1981 Michelob-Houston Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Nike Tour wins (1)
Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)
Other wins (2)
*1983
Hassan II Golf Trophy
The Hassan II Golf Trophy is a golf tournament in Morocco hosted by Prince Moulay Rachid. The tournament was founded by, and is now named for, his father, Hassan II, who served as King of Morocco. The tournament was originally staged as an invita ...
*1984
Chrysler Team Championship
The Chrysler Team Championship was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour from 1983 to 1990. It used a two-man better-ball format. It was played at Boca West Resort and Club and Broken Sound Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida from 1983 to 1986; at P ...
(with
Phil Hancock
Phillip Ranson Hancock (born October 30, 1953) is an American professional golfer who formerly played on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Hancock learned to play golf growing up in Greenville, Alabama from his father, a local dentist.Charles Newborn, ...
)
Champions Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
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Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The tournament was held at Rancho Viejo Resort and Golf Course in Brownsville, Texas. It was known for its "miserable weather."
Tournament summary
A number of notable players ...
References
External links
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American male golfers
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
Golfers from Oklahoma
Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
1954 births
Living people