Who is Golfer Calvin Peete?

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Calvin Peete (born July 18, 1943) is an American professional golfer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and played on the 1983 and 1985 U.S. Ryder Cup teams. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1984 and was in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for several weeks when they debuted in 1986. Peete began playing golf when he was in his 20's and quickly excelled at a game. The vast amount og pros begin learning as young children.

                                         

[Peete did not begin playing golf until he was in his 20's, but immediately excelled at a game most pros learn as young children. He learned the game while peddling goods to migrant workers in Rochester, New York, playing on the public course at Genesee Valley Park. Growing up poor, Peete suffered a badly broken arm that was never properly set.^[2] Subsequently, he never was a power player but became perhaps the most accurate player in pro golf.  Peete was inducted into the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

                Peete and his first wife, Christine, who divorced in 1987, are the parents of Charlotte, Calvin, Rickie, Dennis and Kalvanetta Peete. He is now married to Pepper Peete. They have two daughters, Aisha and Aleya, and reside in Jacksonville, Florida, where Pepper is the manager of First Tee of Jacksonville. -wikipedia]

PGA Tour wins (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 15, 1979	Greater Milwaukee Open	–19 (69-67-68-65=269)	5 strokes	Victor Regalado,  Jim Simons,  Lee Trevino
2	Jul 11, 1982	Greater Milwaukee Open	–14 (70-66-69-69=274)	2 strokes	Victor Regalado
3	Jul 25, 1982	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	–10 (66-68-69=203)	2 strokes	Bruce Lietzke
4	Sep 5, 1982	B.C. Open	–14 (69-63-64-69=265)	7 strokes	Jerry Pate
5	Oct 24, 1982	Pensacola Open	–16 (65-66-72-65=268)	7 strokes	Dan Halldorson,  Hal Sutton
6	May 22, 1983	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	–10 (68-75-63=206)	2 strokes	Jim Colbert,  Don Pooley,  Chip Beck
7	Jul 24, 1983	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	–8 (66-75-66-69=276)	1 stroke	Tim Norris
8	Oct 7, 1984	Texas Open	–14 (67-67-66-66=266)	3 strokes	Bruce Lietzke
9	Jan 20, 1985	Phoenix Open	–14 (65-65-72-68=270)	2 strokes	Morris Hatalsky,  Doug Tewell
10	Mar 31, 1985	Tournament Players Championship	–14 (70-69-69-66=274)	3 strokes	D. A. Weibring
11	Jan 11, 1986	MONY Tournament of Champions	–21 (68-67-64-68=267)	6 strokes	Mark O'Meara
12	Mar 23, 1986	USF&G Classic	–19 (68-67-66-68=269)	5 strokes	Pat McGowan

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1986	Houston Open	Curtis Strange	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

1982 Gold Win Cup Japan vs USA (tie with Bob Gilder), Dunlop Phoenix

Results in major championships

Tournament	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T23	DNP	DNP	T11
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T42

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
The Masters	T19	T21	T30	49	T15	T31	T11	T33	DNP
U.S. Open	T28	T14	T10	T4	DNP	DNP	T24	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T43	T3	T36	4	T18	T30	WD	T38

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

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