Curtis Strange

Two-time U.S. Open champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Curtis Strange began playing golf at an early age on a course owned by his father. At age 15, Curtis won the Virginia Junior Championship, and later earned the Arnold Palmer Scholarship to play golf at Wake Forest University. Along with teammate and future PGA Tour professional, Jay Haas, Curtis was part of one of the best collegiate teams in history. He led Wake Forest to consecutive NCAA titles in 1974 and 1975, winning the individual crown in 1974.

Curtis turned professional in 1976 and won his first tour event in 1979 at the Pensacola Open. He won three PGA Tour events in 1985 and topped the PGA Tour money list in 1985, 1987 and in 1988, when he became the first player to win more than a million dollars in official earnings in one season. Curtis' success on tour reached its apex when he won back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 1988 and 1989. He is considered one of the greatest golfers of the 1980s, during which he won 16 of his 17 career PGA Tour victories, He eventually left the Tour to become a lead golf analyst on ABC, but in 2004 he returned to competitive golf on the Champions Tour. Regarded as an intense competitor, Curtis played on five Ryder Cup teams and captained the team in 2002. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.

IN CURTIS' BAG:
Driver: Nike VR_S 8.5-degree
Fairway Wood: Nike VR Pro 15-degree
Hybrid: Nike VR Pro 15-degree
Irons: Nike VR Pocket Cavity (2-PW)
Wedges: Nike VR 54-degree, 58-degree
Putter: Nike Method 001
Ball: Nike 20XI

WINS:
1993 - Greg Norman's Holden Classic
1989 - U.S. Open Championship
1989 - Palm Meadows Cup
1989 - RMCC Invitational (with Mark O'Meara)
1988 - Nabisco Championship
1988 - U.S. Open Championship
1988 - Memorial Tournament
1988 - Independent Insurance Agent Open
1988 - Sanctuary Cove Classic
1987 - NEC World Series of Golf
1987 - Federal Express St. Jude Classic
1987 - Canadian Open
1986 - Houston Open
1986 - ABC Cup
1985 - Canadian Open
1985 - Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational
1985 - Honda Classic
1984 - Lajet Golf Classic
1983 - Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
1980 - Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
1980 - Michelob-Houston Open
1979 - Pensacola Open