David Roy Peoples (born January 9, 1960) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.
| David Peoples | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Roy Peoples |
| Born | January 9, 1960 Augusta, Maine |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 54 (August 30, 1992)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T52: 1993 |
| PGA Championship | T57: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | T66: 2001 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Early life and amateur career edit
Peoples was born in Augusta, Maine. He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach John Darr and Coach Lynn Blevins' Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition in 1980 and 1981.
Professional career edit
Peoples turned professional in 1981. He had two PGA Tour victories, and his highest position on the year-end money list was 25th in 1992.
Professional wins (3) edit
PGA Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 29, 1991 | Buick Southern Open | −12 (67-71-72-66=276) | 1 stroke |  Robert Gamez
|
| 2 | Jul 12, 1992 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | −13 (66-69-67-69=271) | 1 stroke | Bill Britton, Ed Dougherty, Jim Gallagher Jr.
|
Other wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 11, 1990 | Isuzu Kapalua International | −20 (63-69-66-66=264) | 5 strokes | Davis Love III
|
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T54 | T52 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T66 | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T57 | T70 | T69 | CUT |
Note: Peoples never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also edit
- 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour
References edit
- ^ "Week 35 1992 Ending 30 Aug 1992" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
External links edit
- David Peoples at the PGA Tour official site
- David Peoples at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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