Ed Fiori

Ed Fiori
Ed Fiori
Personal information
Full name	Edward Ray Fiori
Born	April 21, 1953; Lynwood, California
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Sugar Land, Texas
Career
College	University of Houston
Turned professional	1977
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T6: 1980
PGA Championship	T9: 1989
U.S. Open	T35: 1978
The Open Championship	DNP

Edward Ray Fiori (born April 21, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA and Champions Tour.

Early life and education

Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California, to practice his game.[1] He attended the University of Houston where he played on the golf team. He turned pro in 1977 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978.

Career

Fiori won four tournaments on the PGA Tour. His first win was at the 1979 Southern Open. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain.[1] Fiori's previous PGA tour victory was at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic,[2] and Fiori beat Tiger Woods at Quad Cities for Woods's first title. This would be the only time in his career that Woods would fail to win until Y. E. Yang outplayed Fiori in the 2009 PGA Championship.

Personal life

Fiori has been plagued with weight-related health problems, including spinal fusion surgery. He lives in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 14, 1979	Southern Open	−14 (69-72-65-68=274)	Playoff	Tom Weiskopf
2	Jul 5, 1981	Western Open	−11 (74-67-69-67=277)	4 strokes	Jim Colbert, Greg Powers, Jim Simons
3	Jan 17, 1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	−25 (70-65-66-67-67=335)	Playoff	Tom Kite
4	Sep 15, 1996	Quad City Classic	−12 (66-68-67-67=268)	2 strokes	Andrew Magee

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1979	Southern Open	Tom Weiskopf	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	1982	Bob Hope Desert Classic	Tom Kite	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

1981 Southern California Open
1984 Jerry Ford Invitational

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 7, 2004	MasterCard Classic	−6 (72-71-67=210)	Playoff	Graham Marsh

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2004	MasterCard Classic	Graham Marsh	Won with par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1978	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1988	1989
Masters Tournament		T6	CUT	CUT		CUT
U.S. Open	T35					CUT	T46		CUT
PGA Championship		CUT	T33	T54	T55	CUT	T51	T52	T9

Tournament	1990	1997
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open
PGA Championship	T69	CUT

Note: Fiori never played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

"Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
Zullo, Allan (2001). Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Forest Fairview, North Carolina: Andrew McMeels Publishing.

External links

Ed Fiori at the PGA Tour official site
Ed Fiori at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[pgabio-1] "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2019-08-02.

[2] Zullo, Allan (2001). Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Forest Fairview, North Carolina: Andrew McMeels Publishing.