Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.
Background
Price was born in Durban, Union of South Africa. His parents were originally British. His father was English and his mother Welsh. His early life was spent in Rhodesia. He attended Prince Edward School in Salisbury, where he captained the golf team. After his schooling he served in the Rhodesian Air Force during that country's Bush War. He is at present a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. He began his professional golf career in 1977 on the South African Tour, before moving to the European Tour and finally the PGA Tour in 1983. In 1984, Price renounced his Zimbabwean citizenship and thereafter played under his British passport. It was not until 1996 that Price regained his dual citizenship. Price is married to Sue and has three children. They live in Hobe Sound, Florida. Price's nephew Ray Price is a former national cricketer for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.Early professional years
Price won his first tournament outside of South Africa at the 1980 Swiss Open. He was still relatively unknown when he finished tied for second with Peter Oosterhuis one shot behind Tom Watson at the 1982 Open Championship after having a three-shot lead with six holes to go. In 1983, Price won his first PGA Tour event with a wire to wire four-shot triumph over Jack Nicklaus at the World Series of Golf.After that win, it would be almost another eight years before Price won again on the PGA Tour. In the interim, Price shot an Augusta National Golf Club course record 63 at the 1986 Masters Tournament and finished second at the 1988 Open Championship to Seve Ballesteros.
Career peak
By the mid-1990s, Price was regarded as the best player in the world, and in 1994 he won two majors back-to-back, The Open and the PGA Championship, adding to his first major, the 1992 PGA Championship. He topped the PGA Tour money list in 1993 and 1994, setting a new earnings record each time, and spent 43 weeks at number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.Price won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the 1982/83 season and would have won again in 1996/97 if he had met the minimum number of tournaments. In 1993 and 1997, Price was awarded the Vardon Trophy; which is given annually by the PGA of America to the player with the lowest adjusted scoring average with a minimum of 60 rounds.
In 2003, Price was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honour given by the USGA in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Price received the 2011 Old Tom Morris Award, the highest honour given by the GCSAA to an individual who "through a continuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf has helped to mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by Old Tom Morris."
Playing style
During his early career and peak, Price was one of the best ball strikers in the game along with his good friend and contemporary Greg Norman.Like fellow African Gary Player, Price has expressed his distaste for the Ryder Cup, saying of the event, "If you like root canals and hemorrhoids, you'd love it there.", but he has played five times as a member of the Presidents Cup.
Although Price continues to play professionally, he has expanded into golf design with his own company operating out of Florida, and he has his own line of signature golf apparel. He is widely regarded by fans, media and his fellow players as one of the most personable golfers on the PGA Tour. He won his first Champions Tour event at the 2009 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am where he had three double bogeys in his final round, but he hung on to win by two strokes over Larry Nelson.
Professional wins (48)
PGA Tour wins (18)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 28 Aug 1983 | World Series of Golf | −10 | 4 strokes |  Jack Nicklaus |
| 2 | 5 May 1991 | GTE Byron Nelson Classic | −10 | 1 stroke | Craig Stadler |
| 3 | 8 Sep 1991 | Canadian Open | −15 | 1 stroke | David Edwards |
| 4 | 16 Aug 1992 | PGA Championship | −6 | 3 strokes | John Cook,  Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher Jr., Gene Sauers |
| 5 | 25 Oct 1992 | H.E.B. Texas Open | −21 | Playoff |  Steve Elkington |
| 6 | 28 Mar 1993 | The Players Championship | −18 | 5 strokes |  Bernhard Langer |
| 7 | 27 Jun 1993 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −9 | 1 stroke | Roger Maltbie, Dan Forsman |
| 8 | 4 Jul 1993 | Sprint Western Open | −19 | 5 strokes | Greg Norman |
| 9 | 1 Aug 1993 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | −18 | 3 strokes | Jeff Maggert, Rick Fehr |
| 10 | 13 Mar 1994 | Honda Classic | −12 | 1 stroke | Craig Parry |
| 11 | 30 May 1994 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | −14 | Playoff | Scott Simpson |
| 12 | 3 Jul 1994 | Motorola Western Open | −11 | 1 stroke | Greg Kraft |
| 13 | 17 Jul 1994 | The Open Championship | −12 | 1 stroke |  Jesper Parnevik |
| 14 | 14 Aug 1994 | PGA Championship | −11 | 6 strokes | Corey Pavin |
| 15 | 11 Sep 1994 | Bell Canadian Open | −13 | 1 stroke | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 16 | 20 Apr 1997 | MCI Classic | −15 | 6 strokes | Brad Faxon, Jesper Parnevik |
| 17 | 2 Aug 1998 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | −16 | Playoff | Jeff Sluman |
| 18 | 19 May 2002 | MasterCard Colonial | −13 | 5 strokes | Kenny Perry, David Toms |
PGA Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1986 | Western Open | Fred Couples,  David Frost, Tom Kite | Kite won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1992 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Steve Elkington | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1994 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Scott Simpson | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1995 | NEC World Series of Golf | Billy Mayfair, Greg Norman | Norman won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1998 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Jeff Sluman | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 6 | 2000 | Advil Western Open | Robert Allenby | Lost to par on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 31 Aug 1980 | Swiss Open | −21 | 6 strokes |  Manuel Calero |
| 2 | 6 Oct 1985 | Lancome Trophy | −13 | Playoff | Mark James |
| 3 | 16 Aug 1992 | PGA Championship | −6 | 3 strokes | John Cook, Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher Jr., Gene Sauers |
| 4 | 17 Jul 1994 | The Open Championship | −12 | 1 stroke | Jesper Parnevik |
| 5 | 14 Aug 1994 | PGA Championship | −11 | 6 strokes | Corey Pavin |
| 6 | 16 Feb 1997 | Dimension Data Pro-Am1 | −20 | 8 strokes |  David Frost |
| 7 | 23 Feb 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship1 | −19 | Playoff | David Frost |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1985 | Lancome Trophy | Mark James | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | David Frost | Won with par on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
Sunshine Tour wins (11)
1Co-sanctioned by the European TourSunshine Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1997 | Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship | David Frost | Won with par on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1992 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | Lucas Parsons | Won with par on first extra hole |
Other European wins (1)
- 1981 San Remo Masters
Other African wins (1)
- 1979 Asseng TV Challenge Series
Other wins (8)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1992 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Tom Kite | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1998 | Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge | Tiger Woods | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 2001 | CVS Charity Classic | Brad Faxon and Gary Player | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2006 | CVS/pharmacy Charity Classic | Brad Faxon and  Mike Weir | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Champions Tour wins (4)
Champions Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 2009 | Principal Charity Classic | Fred Funk,  Mark McNulty | McNulty won with birdie on fourth extra hole Price eliminated with birdie on second hole |
| 2 | 2010 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | John Cook and Joey Sindelar | Won with par on second extra hole |
Playoff record
Asian Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2002 | Macau Open |  Zhang Lianwei | Lost to par on fifth extra hole |
Challenge Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 1991 | Zimbabwe Open | Grant Turner, Keith Waters | Waters won with birdie on fifth extra hole Price eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Major championships
Wins (3)
Results timeline
CUT = missed the halfway cut"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2
The Players Championship
Wins (1)
Results timeline
CUT = missed the halfway cutDQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Results in World Golf Championships
1Cancelled due to 9/11QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Team appearances
Amateur- Eisenhower Trophy : 1976