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Nick Price : biography

28 January 1957 –

Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a South African-Zimbabwean professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1992 PGA Championship 2 shot deficit −6 (70-70-68-70=278) 3 strokes USA}} John Cook, Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher, Jr., Gene Sauers
1994 The Open Championship 1 shot deficit −12 (69-66-67-66=268) 1 stroke SWE}} Jesper Parnevik
1994 PGA Championship (2) 3 shot lead −11 (67-65-70-67=269) 6 strokes USA}} Corey Pavin

Results timeline

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP T39 DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP 5 T22 T14 CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP T48 DNP CUT DNP T17 T40 CUT
The Open Championship T27 T23 T2 CUT T44 CUT DNP T8 2 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T67 T54 5 CUT T10 T17 T46
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament DNP T49 T6 CUT T35 CUT T18 T24 CUT T6
U.S. Open DNP T19 T4 T11 CUT T13 DNP T19 4 T23
The Open Championship T25 T44 T51 T6 1 T40 T45 CUT T29 T37
PGA Championship T63 DNP 1 T31 1 T39 T8 T13 T4 5
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament T11 CUT T20 T23 T6 CUT DNP
U.S. Open T27 CUT T8 T5 T24 T9 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T27 T14 T28 T30 CUT DNP
PGA Championship CUT T21 CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT