Jack Renner (golfer)

{{Short description|American golfer (born 1956)}}

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Jack Renner (born July 6, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1977–1988, and on the Champions Tour from 2006–2007.

Renner was born in Palm Springs, California. While in high school at the age of 17, he won the U.S. Junior Amateur. He attended the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. He turned pro in 1976 and joined the PGA Tour in 1977.

Renner had three PGA Tour event wins during that phase of his career. His first win was at the 1979 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic. In 1981 he earned his second Tour victory at the Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic. His last win came at the 1984 Hawaiian Open. He had 53 top-10 finishes including over a dozen 2nd or 3rd-place finishes in his PGA Tour career. His best finish in a major was T9 at the 1985 U.S. Open.{{cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=406}}

After his PGA Tour days were over, Renner played some on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in that venue is a T-22 at the 1993 NIKE Utah Classic. He turned 50 in July 2006 and made his debut on the Champions Tour at the U.S. Senior Open.

Renner was known for his outstanding short game. He has a sister (Jane) who played on the LPGA Tour and a brother (Jim). All three siblings won Junior World Golf Championships in their youth. He lives in San Diego, California.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

=PGA Tour wins (3)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Aug 19, 1979

|Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic

|−7 (69-71-70-67=277)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Graham, {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Twitty

align=center|2

|align=right|Sep 13, 1981

|Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic

|−11 (68-68-68-69=273)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Simpson

align=center|3

|align=right|Feb 12, 1984

|Hawaiian Open

|−17 (70-66-68-67=271)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Levi

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1984

|Hawaiian Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Levi

|Won with par on second extra hole

=Other wins (1)=

Results in major championships

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!Tournament !! 1979 !! 1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|T14

|T31

|T20

|T16

|T11

|T47

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

|T41

|CUT

|T17

|T30

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|T43

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|WD

|T58

align=left|PGA Championship

|T12

|CUT

|T49

|CUT

|T55

|T48

|CUT

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Note: Renner never played in The Open Championship.

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WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

See also

References

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