Jeff Cook (golfer)
{{Short description|American golfer (born 1961)}}
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| birth_place = Muncie, Indiana
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| yearpro = 1987
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Jeff D. Cook (born April 18, 1961) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Cook was born in Muncie, Indiana. He played college golf at Indiana University.{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/MG2011RecordBook.pdf |title=2010-11 Indiana Men's Golf - History and Records |page=25 |accessdate=March 14, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092121/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/MG2011RecordBook.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
In 1987, he turned professional. Cook played on the PGA Tour and its developmental tour from 1990 to 2000. On the developmental tour, he won the 1990 Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open. On the PGA Tour, his best finish was T-17 at the 1993 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. He also won the Indiana Open four times between 1986 and 1992.
Cook currently works for Mizuno Golf.{{cite magazine |magazine=Big Sports |url=http://bigosports.com/index.php/articles-tophorz-26/scott-puryear-tophorz-39/482-scott-puryear-jeff-cook-highland-springs-country-club-big-sports |title=He was the First... Jeff Cook Looks Back On His Victory Two Decades Ago |date=July–August 2009 |accessdate=March 14, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015947/http://bigosports.com/index.php/articles-tophorz-26/scott-puryear-tophorz-39/482-scott-puryear-jeff-cook-highland-springs-country-club-big-sports |archivedate=April 19, 2014}}
Professional wins (6)
=Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
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|align=right|Aug 19, 1990 |Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open |−9 (69-70-68=207) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne |
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |1990 |Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Olin Browne |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
=T. C. Jordan Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=right|Sep 12, 1993 |Heritage Links Classic |−17 (64-70-67-70=271) |Playoff |{{flagicon|MEX}} Javier Sanchez |
=Other wins (4)=
- 1986 Indiana Open
- 1988 Indiana Open
- 1989 Indiana Open
- 1992 Indiana Open
See also
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|01218|Jeff Cook}}
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Category:American male golfers
Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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