Dave Rummells

{{Short description|American golfer (born 1958)}}

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Dave Rummells (born January 26, 1958){{cite book |title=Official 1991 PGA TOUR Media Guide |year=1990 |publisher=PGA Tour |page=202 }} is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Rummells was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was raised in West Branch. He played college golf at the University of Iowa.[http://www.hawkeyesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/iowa/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/10mediaguide Iowa Golf - 2010 Media Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711150648/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/iowa/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/10mediaguide |date=2011-07-11 }} page 28

Professional career

Rummells turned professional in 1981. Rummells played on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 1994, and his best finish was second at the Buick Invitational of California in 1993. He twice finished in the top-10 in a major, both at the PGA Championship: fifth in 1989 and tied for sixth in 1988.

Rummells alternated between the PGA Tour and its developmental tour from 1995 to 2007. He won two events on its developmental tour: the 1996 Nike South Carolina Classic and the 1997 Nike Knoxville Open. After turning 50 in 2008, he played on the Champions Tour and his best finish was in his first event: T-20 at the Regions Charity Classic in 2008.

Professional wins (2)

=Nike Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 14, 1996

|Nike South Carolina Classic

|−12 (69-70-69-68=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} P. H. Horgan III, {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Ott,
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Petersen

align=center|2

|align=right|Jun 8, 1997

|Nike Knoxville Open

|−17 (65-70-70-66=271)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Gogel, {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Price

Results in major championships

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!Tournament !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|T31

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|77

|WD

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|T47

|T31

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|T60

align=left|PGA Championship

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|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|T31

|CUT

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|CUT

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Note: Rummells never played in The Open Championship.

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CUT = missed the half way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

References

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