Samuel William Randolph (born May 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the

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and the Nationwide Tour. Born in

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, Randolph learned the game of golf from his father, Sam Randolph Sr., who was the head professional at La Cumbre Country Club for 38 years. As a teen, Randolph and fellow future PGA Tour player,

Billy Andrade William Thomas Andrade (born January 25, 1964) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Champions Tour. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time winner. Early life Andrade was born in Bri ...

, won the Junior World Cup in 1981. He played college golf for the

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and was a three-time first-team All-American with 13 collegiate wins. After finishing as runner-up in 1984, Randolph won the

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the following year. He also won the

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, the

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, and was low amateur at

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in 1985. In 1986, Randolph was the low amateur at both

and the U.S. Open; he turned pro and joined the PGA Tour later that year. Randolph played on the PGA Tour from

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– 1992, and won one event, the

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in 1987. His best finish in a major championship occurred as an amateur; T-18 at

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. From 1993 to 2002, Randolph split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, mostly on the Nationwide Tour. He had three T-2 finishes in Nationwide Tour events in the 1990s, but no victories. After his playing career waned, Randolph moved into the teaching ranks. Randolph was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of fame in 2005. He lives in

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with his wife, Julie.

Amateur wins (4)

*1981 Junior World Cup (with

), Junior World Golf Championship (Boys 15-17) *1985

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 1987 Bank of Boston Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randolph, Sam American male golfers USC Trojans men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from California Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California 1964 births Living people