Kenny Perry
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Kenny Perry (born August 10, 1960) is an American professional golfer.
Perry was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He attended Western Kentucky University and turned professional in 1982. He earned membership on the PGA TOUR in 1987, and in his first few seasons he found it a struggle to retain this status, but he attained his first win in 1991 at the Memorial Tournament. Two more wins followed in the mid 1990s, and another in 2001, and three victories in 2003. He was in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for a short time. Perry won in 2005 at the Bay Hill Invitational and the Bank of America Colonial. In 2006 he became the tenth man to reach US$20 million in PGA Tour career earnings.
He is a deacon in the Franklin, Kentucky, Church of Christ.
PGA tour wins
- 1991 (1) Memorial Tournament
- 1994 (1) New England Classic
- 1995 (1) Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
- 2001 (1) Buick Open
- 2003 (3) Bank of America Colonial, Memorial Tournament, Greater Milwaukee Open
- 2005 (2) Bay Hill Invitational, Bank of America Colonial
National teams
- Presidents Cup: 1996, 2003, 2005
- Ryder Cup: 2004
External links
- [Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
- [Golf Stars Online] - links to features and profiles
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