Theodore James Schulz (born October 29, 1959) is an American

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who has played on the

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, Nationwide Tour and

Champions Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...

. Schulz was born, raised and has lived his entire life in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

. He attended the

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from 1977 to 1981, and was a member of the

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team. He joined the PGA Tour in 1984. Schulz has 15 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins. His career year was 1991 when he had five top-10 finishes including a win at the

Nissan Los Angeles Open The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open. Other previous names include Genesis Open, Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open. Played annually i ...

, and finished 29th on the money list. His best finish in a major championship was T6 at the 1992 Masters Tournament. Schulz lost his

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card in 1994. After that he played mostly in Nationwide Tour events, where his best finish is a T-13 at the 1995

NIKE Central Georgia Open The Macon Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1990 to 1995. It was played at River North Country Club in Macon, Georgia Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia ...

. Schulz became eligible to compete on the

at the start of the 2010 season, and scored his first victory on the senior circuit at the Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in September of that year. Schulz volunteers as an assistant golf coach at his alma mater. He is a member of the University of Louisville Athletic Hall of Fame. Schulz and his wife Diane have three children.Biographical information from University of Louisville Athletic Hall of Fame official site

Amateur wins

*1983 Kentucky State Amateur

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (4)

*1984 Kentucky Open *1988 Kentucky Open *1989

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

David Ogrin David Ogrin (born December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer. Ogrin was born and grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. He graduated from Waukegan East High School in 1976, then attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1980 with a degree ...

Jerry Ford Invitational The Jerry Ford Invitational was a celebrity pro-am golf tournament hosted by former President Gerald Ford. It was played in Vail, Colorado Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the tow ...

(tie with

Donnie Hammond Donald William Hammond (born April 1, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour. Hammond was born in Frederick, Maryland. He attended Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Flor ...

)

Champions Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Schulz never played in

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schulz, Ted American male golfers Louisville Cardinals men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Kentucky Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky 1959 births Living people