Raymond Floyd
Raymond Loran Floyd, born September 4, 1942, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is a retired American golfer who won four major championships and many other events on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1989.
Floyd grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His father was an Army golf pro at Fort Bragg, and his sister Marlene later played on the LPGA Tour. He turned professional in 1961 and soon earned his first PGA Tour win in 1963 at the St. Petersburg Open Invitational.
His major titles came at the PGA Championship in 1969 and 1982, the Masters in 1976, and the U.S. Open in 1986. In 1982 he opened the PGA Championship with a 63, the lowest round in a major at the time. He also finished second in The Open Championship in 1978 and lost a Masters playoff in 1990 to Nick Faldo. He was runner-up at the Masters again in 1992 behind Fred Couples.
Floyd’s last PGA Tour win came in 1992 at the Doral-Ryder Open, at age 49, making him one of the oldest winners on tour. That year he also won on the Senior PGA Tour, becoming the first player to win on both tours in the same year.
On the Ryder Cup, Floyd played for the United States on eight teams between 1969 and 1993 and captained the 1989 team at The Belfry. He famously introduced his side as “The 12 greatest players in the world,” a moment that stirred controversy with European players.
Floyd was married to Maria Fraietta Floyd in 1973; she passed away in 2012. He later married Jennifer Thompson in 2021. He has three children and lives in Palm Beach, Florida.
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