Keith Clearwater
Keith Allen Clearwater (born September 1, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour.
| Keith Clearwater | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Keith Allen Clearwater |
| Born | September 1, 1959 Long Beach, California |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Orem, Utah |
| Career | |
| College | Brigham Young University |
| Turned professional | 1982 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 76 (January 31, 1993)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T39: 1993 |
| PGA Championship | T48: 1991 |
| U.S. Open | T31: 1987 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1992 |
Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California. He went to Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California) and was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school's golf team. In 1981, his junior year, he helped lead BYU to the 1981 NCAA Championship, and was named as a first team All-American. During his tenure at BYU, his teammates included future professional golfers Rick Fehr, Richard Zokol and Bobby Clampett. In his senior year, 1982, he was named as a second team All-American. He turned pro in 1982, and joined the PGA Tour in 1987.
Clearwater won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, both in his rookie season of 1987. He won the prestigious Colonial National Invitation in the spring of that year with a 14 under par 266, which tied the previous tournament record set by Corey Pavin in 1985. Later in that same season, he won the Centel Classic.
Clearwater has had a moderately successful career in professional golf. He has just over two dozen top-10 tournament finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1987 U.S. Open, which included a third round of 64 that tied the Olympic Club course record and remains one shot off of the U.S. Open record.[2]
Clearwater lives in Orem, Utah. He competes on the Champions Tour, but plays the PGA Tour's Colonial National Invitational every year.[3]
Amateur wins (1)
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 17, 1987 | Colonial National Invitation | 67-71-64-64=266 | −14 | 3 strokes | Davis Love III |
| 2 | Nov 1, 1987 | Centel Classic | 71-68-68-71=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Billy Kratzert, Bob Lohr, Joey Sindelar |
Other wins (1)
- 1985 Alaska State Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T39 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T31 | CUT | T37 | T52 | CUT | T53 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T48 | T56 | WD |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
References
- "Week 5 1993 Ending 31 Jan 1993" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- "Records - The U.S. Open History". The U.S. Open.
- https://www.golfdigest.com/story/who-is-keith-clearwater-and-wh
External links
- Keith Clearwater at the PGA Tour official site
- Keith Clearwater at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Northgate High School Athletics Website