Spencer Joseph Levin (born June 15, 1984) is an American

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who currently plays on the

Korn Ferry Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

Early years and amateur career

Levin was born in

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, the son of Carlene (Rossi) and Don Levin. His mother is a cousin of football official Mike Pereira. Levin attended the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

before transferring to the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

, where he was a two-time All-American. While at New Mexico, Levin played with future

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professionals Michael Letzig and

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. In 2004, he finished T-13 at the U.S. Open and was the low amateur; this earned him an invitation for the 2005 tournament, but he missed the cut.

Professional career

Levin turned professional in 2005. He finished 22nd on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list and earned an exemption for the

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season. His best finish that year was a T-7 at the

U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee The Greater Milwaukee Open was a regular golf tournament in Wisconsin on the PGA Tour. For 42 years, it was played annually in the Milwaukee area, the final sixteen editions in the north suburb of Brown Deer at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course. ...

. He finished T-23 at Q-School in December to retain his card for 2010. In 2010, his best finish was a T-3 at the

Children's Miracle Network Classic The Walt Disney World Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament was played on the Palm and Magnolia courses at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was played under several names, reflecting sponsorship changes. The ...

in November. In February 2011, Levin finished tied for first at the

Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun The World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Mexico, held at Playa del Carmen, south of Cancún. It debuted in February 2007 and was the first PGA Tour event in Mexico this century. Hist ...

with fellow American

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; however, he lost on the first playoff hole, when he made a bogey and Wagner made par on the par-four 18th hole.

Amateur wins

*2003

Azalea Invitational The Azalea Invitational is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played since 1946 at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. Several past champions have subsequently gained membership to the PGA Tour, including m ...

*2004

California State Amateur The California Amateur Championship or California Amateur is a golf championship held in California for the state's top amateur golfers. The tournament is run by the California Golf Association. The first event was held in 1912 at the Del Monte Golf ...

Porter Cup The Porter Cup is a 72-hole, medal-play elite amateur golf tournament held annually at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston, New York. It was first played in 1959 and over the years has hosted some of the biggest names in golf. Past champions ...

, Scratch Players Championship

Professional wins (3)

Canadian Tour wins (3)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tie

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

(winners) *

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

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(winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levin, Spencer American male golfers UCLA Bruins men's golfers New Mexico Lobos men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Sacramento, California Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California 1984 births Living people