Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American

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Early life

Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at

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for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly, before turning professional in 1973.

Professional career

Levi went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the appointed PGA Tour Player of the Year. After winning the 1990 Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on the

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. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list. He played on the winning U.S.

1991 Ryder Cup The 29th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 27–29, 1991, on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, southwest of Charleston. The United States team won the competition by 14 to 13 points, winning b ...

team at Kiawa Island, South Carolina. The same year he represented the U.S., together with Joey Sindelar, at the World Cup in Rome, Italy. From 2002 he played on the

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where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004.

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (12)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

Other wins (6)

''This list may be incomplete'' *1973

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, Tupper Lake Open *1974 Tupper Lake Open *1975 Tupper Lake Open, Manchester Open *1988

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 George Burns)

Champions Tour wins (2)

Playoff record

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.''
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1985 Masters – 1986 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

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: 1990 *

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(winners) * World Cup:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levi, Wayne American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from New York (state) Golfers from Florida State University of New York at Oswego alumni People from Little Falls, New York People from Herkimer, New York Sportspeople from Naples, Florida People from Oneida County, New York 1952 births Living people