Pat Lindsey (golfer)
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Pat Lindsey is an American
professional golfer
who played on the PGA Tour
.
Lindsey was born, raised and still makes his home in Toledo, Ohio
. He was introduced to golf
by his father, an orthodontist, and top amateur golfer. A 1970 graduate of Maumee Valley Country Day School
, he went on to attend the University of South Florida
in Tampa, Florida
, graduating in 1975. He turned professional later that same year.
Lindsey spent four-plus years on mini tours and working as a club professional. He qualified for the PGA Tour in 1979 and competed through the 1987 season. His career year in professional golf was 1983 when he finished 67th on the money list with four top-10 finishes including a win at the B.C. Open
by four strokes over Gil Morgan
. His best finish in a major
was T-74 at the 1983 PGA Championship
. After retiring as a touring professional in 1987, Lindsey has held various positions in sales and marketing with real estate developers in the Toledo area.
After turning 50 in 2002, Lindsey played in a very limited number of Champions Tour events. He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Maggie and Hannah.
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professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
.
Lindsey was born, raised and still makes his home in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. He was introduced to golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
by his father, an orthodontist, and top amateur golfer. A 1970 graduate of Maumee Valley Country Day School
Maumee Valley Country Day School
Maumee Valley Country Day School is an independent and non-religious private school located in Toledo, Ohio. The school was founded in 1842 as an all-girls finishing school in Western New York and was moved to Toledo in 1884, where it became The Smead School for Girls...
, he went on to attend the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, graduating in 1975. He turned professional later that same year.
Lindsey spent four-plus years on mini tours and working as a club professional. He qualified for the PGA Tour in 1979 and competed through the 1987 season. His career year in professional golf was 1983 when he finished 67th on the money list with four top-10 finishes including a win at the B.C. Open
B.C. Open
The Dick's Sporting Goods Open is a Champions Tour event. It debuted in July 2007, supplanting the B.C. Open, a now-defunct PGA Tour event, which was held annually from 1971 to 2006. It is sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods....
by four strokes over Gil Morgan
Gil Morgan
Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD is an American professional golfer.Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning...
. His best finish in a major
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
was T-74 at the 1983 PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
. After retiring as a touring professional in 1987, Lindsey has held various positions in sales and marketing with real estate developers in the Toledo area.
After turning 50 in 2002, Lindsey played in a very limited number of Champions Tour events. He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Maggie and Hannah.