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Frederick Stephen Couples (born October 3, 1959 in
Seattle, Washington) is a professional golfer on
the PGA TOUR.  Because of his long drives, he has
been given the nickname "Boom Boom."

Couples attended the University of Houston, where
he roomed with Blaine McCallister and CBS
television broadcaster Jim Nantz.  His first PGA
Tour victory came at the 1983 Kemper Open.  He has
amassed 15 total PGA victories, including the
Players Championship twice and The Masters
Tournament in 1992, his only Major victory.  He
has been named the PGA Tour Player of the Year
twice, in 1991 and 1992 and has been named to the
Ryder Cup team five times (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
and 1997). He spent 16 weeks at number 1 in the
Official World Golf Rankings.

Couples is sometimes called "Mr. Skins" because of
his dominance in the Skins Game.  He has won the
event a total of five times, accumulating
US$3,515,000 and 77 skins in 11 appearances. He
has won five of the Skins Games overall (1995,
1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004).

==PGA Tour wins==
*1983  Kemper Open  
*1984  Tournament Players Championship  
*1987  Byron Nelson Golf Classic  
*1990  Nissan Los Angeles Open  
*1991  Federal Express St. Jude Classic, B.C. Open
 
*1992  Nissan Los Angeles Open,  Nestle
Invitational,  Masters Tournament  
*1993  Honda Classic  
*1994  Buick Open  
*1996  THE PLAYERS Championship  
*1998  Bob Hope Chrysler Classic,  Memorial
Tournament  
*2003  Shell Houston Open

==Results in major championships==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
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border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Tournament !!1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !!
1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 
|-
|Masters Tournament
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T32
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|T31
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T5
|align="center"|T11

|-
|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T9
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T46
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|T21

|-
|The Open Championship|British Open
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T4
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T46
|align="center"|T40
|align="center"|T4
|align="center"|T6

|-
|PGA Championship
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T3
|align="center"|T23
|align="center"|T20
|align="center"|T6
|align="center"|T36
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px;
border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Tournament !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !!
1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999
|-
|Masters Tournament
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|T35
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|T21
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|T15
|align="center"|T7
|align="center"|T2
|align="center"|T27

|-
|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T3
|align="center"|T17
|align="center"|T16
|align="center"|T16
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T52
|align="center"|T53
|align="center"|CUT

|-
|The Open Championship|British Open
|align="center"|T25
|align="center"|T3
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T9
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T7
|align="center"|T7
|align="center"|T66
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|PGA Championship
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|T27
|align="center"|T21
|align="center"|T31
|align="center"|T39
|align="center"|T31
|align="center"|T41
|align="center"|T29
|align="center"|T13
|align="center"|T26
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px;
border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !!
2004 !! 2005 
|-
|Masters Tournament
|align="center"|T11
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|T36
|align="center"|T28
|align="center"|T6
|align="center"|T39

|-
|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|T16
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T66
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T15

|-
|The Open Championship|British Open
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T46
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T3

|-
|PGA Championship
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T37
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T34
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T70
|}

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

==External links==
* http://www.earthgolf.com/fred/ Fred Couples'
unofficial web site
* http://www.pgatour.com/players/intro/131988 PGA
TOUR: Fred Couples
*
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/players/profile?pla
yerId=91 ESPN: Fred Couples
* http://www.eatgolf.com/fred-couples-pictures.php
Fred Couples Image Collage
* http://www.golfstarsonline.com/C/Fred_Couples/
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