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Tom Kite
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| Full Name : | Thomas Oliver Kite, Jr. |
| Public : | Tom Kite |
| Nickname : | |
| Country : | United States (USA)  |
| DOB : | December 9, 1949 (Age 60) |
| Place : | McKinney, Texas |
| Height : | 5' 9" |
| Weight : | 170 lbs. |
| Sport : | Golf |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Hall of Fame |
| The Majors | ||
| Masters | 0 | 2nd : 1997 / T2 : 1983, 1986 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | Won 1992 |
| British Open | 0 | T2 : 1978 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | T4 : 1981, 1988 |
| PGA Tour | 19 | |
| Champions Tour | 10 | |
| European Tour | - | |
| Other | 8 | |
| Professional Wins | 37 | |
| Turned Pro | : 1972 | |
| Current Tour | : PGA Tour, Champions Tour |
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College : University of Texas
Achievements :
1989 PGA Player of the Year
2x Golf Writers' Player of the Year (1981, 1989)
2x Vardon Trophy (1981, 1982)
2x Byron Nelson Trophy (1981, 1982)
1979 Bob Jones Award
Career Honor :
World Golf Hall of Fame, inducted in 2004
(Stats as of April 15, 2009)
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Thomas Oliver Kite, Jr. is an American professional golfer who competes on the Champions Tour. He was most noted for winning the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, California, over Jeff Sluman and Colin Montgomerie. It was Kite's first and only major championship win. Prior to the event, Kite had been known as the "best golfer to never win a Major". He had been the PGA Tour's Money Leader in 1981 and 1989.
Kite recently attempted a final shot at the 2004 U.S Open; however, he finished tied for 57th. Later that year, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Kite now mostly competes on the Champions Tour, where he already has nine wins, including the 2000 Countrywide Tradition at the SBC Senior Open.
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