Ronald Jay Black (born May 26, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the

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, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Black was born in

Lovington, New Mexico Lovington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,009 at the 2010 census, up from 9,471 in 2000. Geography Lovington is located slightly north of the center of Lea County at (32.94645 ...

. He attended

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in Beaumont, Texas, where he was a member of the

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team. He turned pro in 1981. Black won two events on the PGA Tour during his career both in the mid-1980s. He has more than $3 million in career earnings. His best finish in a major championship was T-6 at

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in 1984. Black began playing on the Champions Tour in 2008. His best finish in his first two seasons was T-2 at the 2009

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. Black was inducted into the Cardinal Hall of Honor at

in 1993. He lives in

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Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Other wins (2)

''this list may be incomplete'' *1987

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*1995 Pebble Beach Invitational

Results in major championships

''Note: Black never played in

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.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1986 PGA – 1997 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Ronnie American male golfers Lamar Cardinals golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from New Mexico Golfers from Arizona People from Lovington, New Mexico Sportspeople from Lea County, New Mexico Sportspeople from Tucson, Arizona 1958 births Living people