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Line 1: {{short description\|American professional golfer\|bot=PearBOT 5}} ~~{{TOCright}}~~ {{Use mdy dates\|date=August 2024}} '''Pat Fitzsimons''' (born [[December 15]], [[1950]]) is an [[United States\|American]] [[professional golfer]] who has played on the [[PGA Tour]], the [[Nationwide Tour]] and the [[Champions Tour]].▼ {{Infobox golfer \| name = Pat Fitzsimons \| image = \| imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> \| caption = \| fullname = \| nickname = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1950\|12\|15}} \| birth_place = [[Coos Bay, Oregon]] \| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|1950\|12\|15}} --> \| death_place = \| height = {{height\|ft=5\|in=11}} \| weight = {{convert\|172\|lb\|kg st\|abbr=on}} \| nationality = {{USA}} \| residence = \| spouse = Annette \| partner = \| children = \| college = [[University of Oregon]] \| yearpro = 1971 \| retired = <!-- Year retired --> \| tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of --> \| extour = [[PGA Tour]] \| prowins = 11 \| pgawins = 1 \| otherwins = 10 \| majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> \| masters = T22: 1975 \| usopen = T9: [[1975 U.S. Open (golf)\|1975]] \| open = DNP \| pga = T43: 1976 \| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> \| wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> \| award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> \| year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> \| award2 = \| year2 = \| awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} ▲'''Pat Fitzsimons''' (born [[December 15]], [[1950]]) is an ~~[[United States\|~~American]] [[professional golfer]] who has played on the [[PGA ~~Tour]], the [[Nationwide~~ Tour]] and the [[~~Champions~~Nike Tour]]. Fitzsimons was born in [[Coos Bay, Oregon]]. He attended the [[University of Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Fitzsimons grabs tournament lead \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hLEFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2678,2584023&dq=fitzsimons+los-angeles-open+oregon&hl=en \|agency=[[United Press International]] \|newspaper=[[Rome News-Tribune]] \|location=[[Rome, Georgia]] \|date=February 23, 1975 \|page=1-B \|accessdate=2010-02-15 }}</ref> He turned professional in 1971. Fitzsimons was born in [[Coos Bay, Oregon]]. He had eleven top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a win at the 1975 [[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]]. His career year was 1975 when he received ''[[Golf Digest]]'''s ''Most Improved Golfer'' award and was named Oregon's pro athlete of the year. His best finish in a [[Men's major golf championships\|major championship]] was T-9 at the 1975 [[U.S. Open (golf)\|U.S. Open]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Golf Major Championships\|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=626\|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> He lived in [[Prineville, Oregon]] during much of his regular career.▼ ▲Fitzsimons ~~was born in [[Coos Bay, Oregon]]. He~~ had eleven top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including a win at the 1975 [[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]]. His career year was 1975 when he received ''[[Golf Digest]]'''s ''Most Improved Golfer'' award and was named Oregon's pro athlete of the year. His best finish in a [[Men's major golf championships\|major championship]] was T-9 at the 1975 [[U.S. Open (golf)\|U.S. Open]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Golf Major Championships\|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=626\|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> He lived in [[Prineville, Oregon]] during much of his regular career. Fitzsimons played some on the Nationwide Tour during his late forties to prepare for the Champions Tour. His best finish in a Nationwide Tour event was a T-5 at the 1995 NIKE Tri-Cities Open. After reaching the age of 50 in December 2000, he began play on the Champions Tour but with very limited success.▼ ▲Fitzsimons played some on the ~~Nationwide~~Nike Tour during his late forties to prepare for the Champions Tour. His best finish in a ~~Nationwide~~Nike Tour event was a T-5 at the 1995 NIKE Tri-Cities Open. After reaching the age of 50 in December 2000, he began play on the Champions Tour but with very limited success. Fitzsimons works with Bobby Walzel and [[Bunky Henry]] at GolfQuest, a Houston-based company which organizes corporate golf retreats. He also works as a teaching pro at The Palms Golf Club in [[La Quinta, California]]. He lives in the greater San Diego area and has two sons.<ref>[http://pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,2829770,00.html '''PGATOUR.com''''s ''Life Beyond the Green'' series: Competitive fires still burn in Fitzsimons]</ref>▼ ▲Fitzsimons works with [[Bobby Walzel]] and [[Bunky Henry]] at GolfQuest, a Houston-based company which organizes corporate golf retreats. He also works as a teaching pro at The Palms Golf Club in [[La Quinta, California]]. He lives in the greater San Diego area and has two sons.<ref>[http://pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,2829770,00.html '''PGATOUR.com''''s ''Life Beyond the Green'' series: Competitive fires still burn in Fitzsimons]</ref> ==PGA Tour wins==▼ [[1975 PGA Tour\|1975]] [[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]]▼ ==~~Other~~Professional wins (11)== ▲===PGA Tour wins (1)=== {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up \|- \|align=center\|1 \|align=right\|Feb 23, [[1975 PGA Tour\|1975]] ▲[[1975 PGA Tour\|~~1975]]~~ [[Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open]] \|−9 (70-71-64-70=275) \|4 strokes \|{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Tom Kite]] \|} ===Other wins (10)=== 1968 [[Oregon Open]] (as an amateur) 1969 [[Northwest Open]] (as an amateur) 1976 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship ~~(3)~~]]▼ 1977 [[Northwest Open]] 1981 [[Northwest Open]] 1983 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]], Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament 1985 [[Pacific Northwest PGA Championship]] 1995 Al C. Giusti Memorial Tournament 1990 [[Oregon Open]] ▲ Northwest PGA Championship (3) == See also == * [[1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] [[1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] ==References== {{reflist}} ~~<references/>~~ ==External links== {{PGATour player\|01350}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzsimons, Pat}} [[Category:American male golfers]] [[Category:PGA Tour golfers]] [[Category:~~1950~~Golfers ~~births~~from Oregon]] [[Category:~~Living~~Golfers ~~people~~from California]] [[Category:People from Coos Bay, Oregon]] [[Category:People from Prineville, Oregon]] [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:Living people]]