Wayne Levi


Wayne John Levi is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Levi was born in Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University for two years and then the University of South Florida briefly.

Professional career

In 1973, Levi turned professional. He went on to win 12 times on the PGA Tour. His career year was 1990, when he had four wins, finished second on the final money list and was the appointed PGA Tour Player of the Year. After winning the 1990 Canadian Open, Levi advanced to a career best 19th on the Official World Golf Ranking. After the 1990 season, Levi was placed 16th on the PGA Tour All-time-money-list.
He played on the winning U.S. 1991 Ryder Cup team at Kiawa Island, South Carolina. The same year he represented the U.S., together with Joey Sindelar, at the World Cup in Rome, Italy.
From 2002 he played on the Champions Tour where he won twice, in 2003 and 2004.

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (12)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11980Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic

Other wins (6)

This list may be incomplete

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11993Yonex Open Hiroshima|1870

Results in major championships

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters TournamentCUTT25T24T12T11T1835
U.S. OpenT45T43WDT46T55
PGA ChampionshipCUTT49CUTCUTT18T30CUT

Note: Levi never played in The Open Championship.
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional
  • Four Tours World Championship: 1990
  • Ryder Cup: 1991
  • World Cup: 1991