Eric Meeks | |
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Personal information | |
Born | San Bernardino, California, U.S. | January 15, 1965
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | University of Arizona |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour Asian PGA Tour |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1989 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1989, 1995 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1989 |
Eric Meeks (born January 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer.
Meeks won the 1988 U.S. Amateur.[1] He played in the 1988 Eisenhower Trophy and in the 1989 Walker Cup match.[2] He played his college golf for the Arizona Wildcats.[3]
Meeks later turned professional and played on the Nike Tour/Nationwide Tour, where he had two runner-up finishes: 2001 Siouxland Open and 2002 Price Cutter Charity Championship.[4] He also played on the Asian PGA Tour, finishing 8th on the Order of Merit in 1999.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
References
- ^ Hudson, Maryann (September 11, 1988). "Golf : Meeks Puts 1-Stroke Jinx to Rest With U.S. Amateur Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Golf - 10 Named to Walker Cup". The New York Times. July 16, 1989. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Mantowski, Ron (April 10, 2014). "Quarter-century later, Augusta memories indelible for Meeks". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Eric Meeks – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
External links
- Eric Meeks at the PGA Tour official site
- Eric Meeks at the Official World Golf Ranking official site