Pat Perez
{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1976)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
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| fullname = Patrick Anthony Perez
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|1}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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| weight = {{convert|190|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Ashley Perez|2015|2024|reason=div}}
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| children = 2
| college = Arizona State University
| yearpro = 1997
| tour = LIV Golf
| extour = PGA Tour
Buy.com Tour
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| masters = T18: 2017
| usopen = T36: 2008, 2018
| open = T17: 2018
| pga = T6: 2005
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Patrick Anthony Perez (born March 1, 1976) is an American professional golfer who last played on the LIV Golf League. He was not resigned for the 2025 LIV Golf League.
Early life
Perez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and is of Mexican-American descent. He is divorced from his first wife Ashley Perez.{{Cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/01/09/liv-golf-ashley-perez-divorce-pat-perez/76362657007/ |title=Ashley Perez files for divorce from LIV Golf's Pat Perez after nine years of marriage |last=Woodrard |first=Adam |magazine=Golfweek |date=January 9, 2024}}
Professional career
Perez won his first PGA Tour event in 2009 at the Bob Hope Classic; he has finished second there twice. His career high in the Official World Golf Ranking was 16th in 2018.{{Cite news |date=2009-01-26 |title=Perez earns first Tour win; Stricker collapses |url=https://www.espn.com.au/golf/news/story?id=3859998 |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |title=Pat Perez |publisher=European Tour |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/pat-perez-32245/ |access-date=2024-02-07}}
On January 22, 2009, Perez finished the first 36 holes of the Bob Hope Classic with a 124 (−20), the lowest score, relative to par in PGA Tour history through two rounds. The start set or tied several records,{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r002/01/22/notebook/index.html |title=Bob Hope Classic: Second-round notebook |publisher=PGA Tour |date=January 22, 2009 |first=Joe |last=Chemycz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124033408/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r002/01/22/notebook/index.html |archive-date=January 24, 2009}} including tying the record for low score (124) in consecutive rounds. Perez went on to win the tournament by three strokes over John Merrick, a win secured when Perez hit his second shot on the par 5, 18th hole, from 200 yards to 3 feet to win with a closing eagle for his first tour win.
Perez also experienced a championship of another sort first-hand. As a neighbor of baseball player Pat Burrell, he had been very close to the Philadelphia Phillies for several years. In a January 2010 interview, he revealed, "I was part of that (2008) team (that won the World Series) because I know all of the guys, I had my locker there, I would come and see them all the time. I would really root for them like I was part of the team." When asked if he had the locker during spring training, he replied "No, the whole thing. I would hit balls with Jimmy Rollins, go out on the field and play catch, whatever. I was like one of them team for that year." When Burrell left as a free agent after the 2008 season and signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, Perez called the news "Worse than me getting hurt."{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r016/01/10/notebook.ap/index.html |title=Notebook: Kapalua is unilke any other course on Tour |agency=Associated Press |publisher=PGA Tour |date=January 10, 2010 |access-date=January 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113100715/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r016/01/10/notebook.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 13, 2010}}
Perez spent much of the 2015–16 season out of golf after shoulder surgery. He earned his first win since 2009 at the 2016 OHL Classic at Mayakoba.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/18041154/pat-perez-wins-ohl-classic-mayakoba-third-start-returning-shoulder-surgery |title=Pat Perez rallies to win OHL Classic at Mayakoba |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 14, 2016}} He was also the first player since Harrison Frazar (2011 St. Jude Classic) to win a PGA Tour event while playing on a Medical Extension. Perez won the CIMB Classic in 2017.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/21028625/pat-perez-wins-cimb-classic-four-strokes |title=Pat Perez wins CIMB Classic by 4 strokes |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 15, 2017}}
As of June 2022, Perez no longer plays on the PGA Tour. He participates in LIV Golf.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/pga-tour-winner-signs-with-liv-golf-for-reported-dollar10-million |title=PGA Tour Winner Signs With LIV Golf For Reported $10 Million |magazine=Golf Monthly |first=Matt |last=Cradock |date=June 11, 2022}}
For the 2023 LIV Golf League season, Perez was signed to Dustin Johnson's 4Aces GC. He finished 28th in the individual standings and became a free agent after the season ended.
On November 21, 2023, it was announced that Perez had re-signed with the 4Aces for the 2024 season. After finishing 48th place in 2024, Perez was replaced on the 4Aces' roster by Thomas Pieters and it was announced that he would become an on-course reporter for the LIV broadcast crew.
Professional wins (4)
=PGA Tour wins (3)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Jan 25, 2009 |−33 (61-63-67-67-69=327) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} John Merrick |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Nov 13, 2016 |−21 (68-66-62-67=263) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Woodland |
| align=center|3
|align=right|Oct 15, 2017 |−24 (66-65-64-69=264) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Keegan Bradley |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
=Buy.com Tour wins (1)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runners-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 13, 2000 |−18 (66-69-66-69=270) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Pat Bates, {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Heinen |
Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Pat Bates, {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Heinen |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T45 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T40 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T36 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T67 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T20 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|70 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |CUT |T18 |T58 |CUT |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T18 |CUT |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T36 |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T17 |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T21 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T46 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T28 |T35 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2019 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|T78 |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
=Summary=
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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
| align=left|Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| align=left|PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| align=left|U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| align=left|The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 17 |
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2002 PGA – 2005 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
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!Tournament !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT |CUT |T32 |style="background:yellow;"|T3 |CUT |T42 |T68 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 !2019 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT |CUT |T25 |CUT |T48 |T17 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T22 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !2020!!2021!!2022 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|C |CUT |T33 |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013!! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 |
| align="left"|Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T38 |T20 |
| align="left"|Match Play
|R64 |R32 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T17 |T52 |
| align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T22 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |69 |T63 |
| align="left"|Champions
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T24 |T37 |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.PatPerezGolf.com}}
- {{PGATour player|24361}}
- {{OWGR|6762}}
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