Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Valentine was a four-year letterman in golf for the University of Georgia team from 1968 to 1971, winning the Southeastern Conference (SEC) individual title in 1970, and helping Georgia win the SEC championship in 1969, 1970, and 1971. He was first team NCAA All-American in 1970.[1]
Professional careeredit
Valentine competed on the PGA Tour from 1977 until 1988, earning over $300,000 during his career, which included 14 top-10 finishes.[2][3] Valentine's best finish was a second to Tom Watson in the 1981 Atlanta Classic. Valentine and Watson were tied at the end of 72 holes, and Watson won the sudden-death playoff.[4]
Later yearsedit
After leaving the PGA Tour in 1988, Valentine accepted the position of head pro at the Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, which he held until his retirement in 2009.
Valentine died on July 12, 2014, following a long battle with cancer.[5] He was 64.
tommy, valentine, thomas, ervin, valentine, october, 1949, july, 2014, american, professional, golfer, personal, informationfull, namethomas, ervin, valentineborn, 1949, october, 1949atlanta, georgiadiedjuly, 2014, 2014, aged, sporting, nationality, united, st. Thomas Ervin Valentine October 21 1949 July 12 2014 was an American professional golfer Tommy ValentinePersonal informationFull nameThomas Ervin ValentineBorn 1949 10 21 October 21 1949Atlanta GeorgiaDiedJuly 12 2014 2014 07 12 aged 64 Sporting nationality United StatesCareerCollegeUniversity of GeorgiaStatusProfessionalFormer tour s PGA TourBest results in major championshipsMasters TournamentDNPPGA ChampionshipT11 1981U S OpenT26 1981The Open ChampionshipDNP Contents 1 College 2 Professional career 3 Later years 4 Playoff record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCollege editBorn in Atlanta Georgia Valentine was a four year letterman in golf for the University of Georgia team from 1968 to 1971 winning the Southeastern Conference SEC individual title in 1970 and helping Georgia win the SEC championship in 1969 1970 and 1971 He was first team NCAA All American in 1970 1 Professional career editValentine competed on the PGA Tour from 1977 until 1988 earning over 300 000 during his career which included 14 top 10 finishes 2 3 Valentine s best finish was a second to Tom Watson in the 1981 Atlanta Classic Valentine and Watson were tied at the end of 72 holes and Watson won the sudden death playoff 4 Later years editAfter leaving the PGA Tour in 1988 Valentine accepted the position of head pro at the Lochmoor Club in Grosse Pointe Woods Michigan which he held until his retirement in 2009 Valentine died on July 12 2014 following a long battle with cancer 5 He was 64 Playoff record editPGA Tour playoff record 0 1 No Year Tournament Opponent Result 1 1981 Atlanta Classic nbsp Tom Watson Lost to par on third extra holeSee also editSpring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduatesReferences edit University of Georgia Athletics Site Tommy Valentine PGA Tour Career Stats Database Golf 1981 Atlanta Classic Yahoo Standout GHS athlete pro golfer Tommy Valentine dies AccessNorthGeorgia External links editTommy Valentine at the PGA Tour official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tommy Valentine amp oldid 1160701477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
