Kirk Triplett

Kirk Triplett

Born: March 29, 1962
Age: 62
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Biography

Kirk Alan Triplett (born March 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.

Triplett was born in Moses Lake, Washington, and grew up in Pullman. He graduated from Pullman High School in 1980 and accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno, where he earned a degree in civil engineering. He became a golf professional in 1985.

He won three tournaments on the PGA Tour: the Nissan Open in 2000, the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2003, and the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in 2006. He also finished second at the 1992 Houston Open, 1995 Buick Invitational, 2000 John Deere Classic, 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill and 2003 Bay Hill Invitational.

Triplett was a member of the U.S. team in the 2000 Presidents Cup, where he claimed three wins and a halved match. He has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2009 he finished outside the top 150 on the money list and lost his PGA Tour playing card. In the 2011 Nationwide Tour, he won the News Sentinel Open at age 49 to become that tour's oldest winner ever.

The player became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2012, after March 29. Triplett won his first tournament in his eighth attempt on July 9, 2012 when he won the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He entered the final round four strokes behind but shot a final round 66 to surge through the pack and prevail by two strokes over Mark McNulty. The win made him the sixth player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, and Champions Tour). He successfully defended the title in 2013, picking up his second Champions Tour win.

Triplett shot a tournament record 9-under-par at the Principal Charity Classic at West Glen Oaks Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa.

Triplett is also part owner of a hole in one insurance company called Hole In One International in conjunction with President/CEO Mark Gilmartin.

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Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Feb 20, 2000 Nissan Open 67-70-68-67=272 −12 1 stroke Jesper Parnevik
2 Aug 24, 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open 67-68-73-63=271 −17 3 strokes Tim Herron
3 Feb 26, 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson 68-71-64-63=266 −22 1 stroke Jerry Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2000 John Deere Classic Michael Clark II Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 28, 2011 News Sentinel Open −21 (67-64-68-68=267) 2 strokes Marco Dawson

Other wins (5)

  • 1988 Alberta Open (Canada), Sierra Nevada Open, Ft. McMurray Classic
  • 1991 California State Open
  • 1996 Merrill Lynch Pebble Beach Invitational

Champions Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 8, 2012 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −10 (70-70-66=206) 2 strokes Mark McNulty
2 Sep 29, 2013 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −11 (67-70-68=205) 2 strokes Dan Forsman, Doug Garwood
3 Feb 16, 2014 ACE Group Classic −16 (67-67-66=200) 1 stroke Olin Browne, Bernhard Langer, Duffy Waldorf
4 Oct 12, 2014 SAS Championship −14 (70-63-69=202) 3 strokes Tom Lehman

Results in major championships

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T33 CUT 66 T52 T23 DNP T40 DNP CUT CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP CUT DNP T15 T13 CUT T13 CUT T49
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT T6 T40 CUT T6 T17 DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open 56 T7 CUT T28 T20 DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship T60 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T69 T10 T29 WD CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2010 2011
Masters Tournament DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

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

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 9
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 4 17 7
Totals 0 0 0 0 4 10 43 21
  • Most consecutive cuts made - 7 (2000 U.S. Open - 2001 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s - 3 (2001 Masters - 2001 PGA)

Results in senior major championships

Results are not in chronological order prior to 2016.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
The Tradition T33 T10 DNP T41 T3
Senior PGA Championship T19 T6 DNP T13
Senior Players Championship T6 T60 T22 2
Senior British Open Championship T15 DNP T8 T25
U.S. Senior Open T22 T9 8 T57

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

  • Presidents Cup: 2000 (winners)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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