Happy 77th Birthday to Lee Trevino! The ‘Supermex’ has provided us with some quality golf, including 6 major championships and 29 PGA Tour Wins, as well some motivational and hilarious quotes.
Here are a few of his best quotes and facts you need to know:
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Trevino’s first victory was actually the US Open, he finished 4 shots ahead of Jack Nicklaus at Oak Hill Country Club in what was the first of 6 Major victories for the Texan.
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On the tee of the 1971 US Open Playoff, he threw a rubber snake at Jack Nicklaus that his daughter had placed in his bag. He then went on to win by 3 strokes.
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Lee Trevino was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open and had to undergo surgery to his Spine.
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Lee Trevino was welcomed into the Golf Hall of Fame in 1981, after having Won 6 Majors & 29 PGA Tour Events.
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He has won every major apart from The Masters. This is partly his own fault as he chose to boycott the Masters in 1970, 1971 and 1974 due to feeling the course did not suit his game.
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He left school at 14 to work as a full-time caddie and shoeshiner earning $30/week.
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Trevino won the PGA Tour money list in 1970, which was only his 4th year on the tour.
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Lee Trevino’s lowest 72-hole score under-par is -21, which he scored at the Greater New Orleans Open in 1974. He Won by 8 Shots.
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Trevino won the 1971 US Open, then the Canadian Open and then The Open Championship within 4 weeks, becoming the first player to win these 3 titles in a year.
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On the final round in the 1972 Open at Muirfield, Trevino was tied for the lead with Tony Jacklin on the 17th tee before Trevino chipped in from the back of the green for par and Jacklin 3-putted from 15-feet for a bogey. This was Trevino’s 4th chip in that week.
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Jack Nicklaus finished as a runner-up to Trevino in 4 major championships.
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He has served in the US Marine Corps for 4 years as a Machine Gunner.
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Trevino was the first player to shoot 4 rounds under 70 at the PGA Championship.
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From 1968 to 1981, Trevino Won at least 1 PGA Tour event each year.
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The first golf tournament Trevino played was the 1966 US Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. He made the cut and finished T54th.
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Trevino was the first player to shoot all 4-rounds under par at The US Open. He did this in 1968, to win his first ever tournament.
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Trevino played in the Ryder Cup 6 times and earned 20 points, which is the 4th highest ever for a US Player.
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Lee Trevino has Won The British Masters in 1985. He shot -10 to Win by 3 Strokes at Woburn Golf & Country Club.
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In 1987, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Fuzzy Zoeller played a Skins Game for TV. After 4 holes of carryover, Lee Trevino aced the 17th hole at the PGA Stadium West Course to win $175,000.
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Lee Trevino has won 29 tournaments on the Champions Tour, which is the T2nd highest number of wins of all time.