Biography of Corey Pavin -

Corey Pavin (b. November 16, 1959, Oxnard,
California, USA) is an United States|American
golfer who was a leading player on the PGA TOUR
from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s.

Pavin attended UCLA and turned professional in
1982. He quickly established himself in the sport,
with three international victories in 1983, and
his first PGA Tour victory at the 1984 Houston
Coca-Cola Open. He won at least one event either
on the PGA Tour or internationally most years for
the next decade, and topped his home Tour's money
list in 1991, when he was the last man to achieve
this without winning a million dollars in prize
money. Pavin's success culminated in his only
majors|major victory, the 1995 U.S. Open
(golf)|U.S. Open. Rather than marking a new move
to a new level of achievement however, this was
soon followed by a long slide down the Official
World Golf Rankings|world rankings. Pavin only won
one further PGA Tour event, which took his career
total to fourteen, plus two or three further
events outside the U.S. His 89th place finish on
the 2004 money list was the first time he had
featured in the top hundred since 1998.

==PGA Tour wins==
*1984  Houston Coca-Cola Open  
*1985  Colonial National Invitation  
*1986  Hawaiian Open,  Greater Milwaukee Open  
*1987  Bob Hope Chrysler Classic,  Hawaiian Open  
*1988  Texas Open  
*1991  Bob Hope Chrysler Classic,  BellSouth
Atlanta Golf Classic  
*1992  Honda Classic  
*1994  Nissan Los Angeles Open  
*1995  Nissan Open,  U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open  
*1996  MasterCard Colonial

Major championship shown in bold.

==Other wins==
*1983 German Open (PGA European Tour), South
African PGA Championship, Calberson Classic
(Europe - not a PGA European Tour event)
*1984 New Zealand Open (PGA Tour of Australasia)
*1985 New Zealand Open (PGA Tour of Australasia),
U.S. vs. Japan Matches (individual) 
*1993 Toyota World Match Play Championship (Europe
- then an unofficial event). 
*1994 Tokai Classic (Japan Golf Tour)
*1995 Asian Masters, Million Dollar Challenge
(South Africa - unofficial event)
*1996 Ssang Yong International Challenge (South
Korea). 
*1999 Martel Skins Game (Taiwan).

==External links==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/132090 Profile
on the PGA Tour's site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/P/Corey_Pavin/
Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles

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