Kenny Perry
Name:
James Kenneth "Kenny" PerryCountry:
USABorn:
Aug 10, 1960 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.Original/Home Club:
Elizabethtown, KYOccupation:
Professional golfer, course designer.Turned Pro:
1982Website:
https://www.kennyperry.comAmerica
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Aug 3-5). Second-placed Wes Short Jr (USA) finished 3 shots behind Perry (USA), who recorded his third win in this the final playing of the 3M Championship. [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis-St Paul, Minn].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (38th) (Jun 29-Jul 2). Second-placed Kirk Triplett (USA) finished 2 shots behind Perry (USA), whose aggregate 264 set a new record low score for this championship. [Salem CC, Peabody, Mass.].
America
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Jul 31-Aug 2). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger), Kevin Sutherland (USA) and Scott Dunlap (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Perry (USA). [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis, Minn.].
America
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Aug 1-3). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Perry (USA). [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis, Minn.].
Majors
Regions
Played as the Regions Tradition (May 15-18). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 1 shot behind Perry (USA), who claimed his third career major. [Shoal Creek Club, Birmingham, AL].
Awards
Charles Schwab
Perry (USA) won the Champions Tour season-long points chase, to capture the Charles Schwab Cup and $1 million annuity cheque. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with 2861 pts; Fred Couples (USA) was third with 2425 pts. The Cup is awarded based on points earned for top 10 finishes during the Champions Tour season.
Awards
Champions Tr
Perry (USA) won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Champions Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.
Majors
Constellation
Played as the Constellation Senior Players Championship (june 27-30). Second-placed Fred Couples (USA) and Duffy Waldorf (USA) finished 2 shots behind Perry (USA), who recorded his first major championship win. [Fox Chapel GC, Pittsburgh, PA].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (July 11-14). Second-placed Fred Funk (USA) finished 5 shots behind Perry (USA), who recorded back-to-back senior major championship wins. [Omaha CC, Omaha, Nebraska].
America
AT&T
Played as the AT&T Championship (Oct 25-27). Perry (USA) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Canyons course, TPC San Antonio, Texas].
America
ACE Group
Played as the ACE Group Classic (Feb 17-19). Second-placed and defending champion Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 5 shots behind Kenny Perry (USA), who claimed his second Champions Tour title. Perry equalled Langer's record score of 196 (-20) in this event, which was set the year before. [Talon course, TwinEagles Club, Naples, FL].
America
Franklin Templeton
Played as the Franklin Templeton Shootout (Dec 7-9; played over three rounds : 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Second-placed team of Rory Sabbatini (RSA) & Charles Howell III finished 1 shot behind winning team of Kenny Perry (USA) & Sean O'Hair (USA). [Gold course, Tiburon GC, Naples, FL].
Awards
Champions Tr
Perry (USA) won the Champions Tour 2011 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. He finished 15th on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $964,851.
America
SAS Institute
Played as the SAS Championship (Sept 30-Oct 2). Second-placed Jeff Sluman (USA) and John Huston (USA) finished 1 shot behind 51-year-old Kenny Perry (USA), who recorded his first Champions Tour win. [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
America
FBR
Played as the FBR Open (Jan 29-Feb 1). Perry (USA) beat Charley Hoffman (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Stadium course, TPC Scottsdale, Phoenix, AZ].
America
Travelers
Played as the Travelers Championship (June 25-28). Second-placed David Toms (USA) and Paul Goydos (USA) finished 3 shots behind 48-year-old Kenny Perry (USA), who recorded the last of his 14 PGA Tour wins. Perry set a tournament record low score of 258 (61, 68, 66, 63). [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT].
America
Morgan Stanley
Played as The Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley (May 29-Jun 1). Second-placed Jerry Kelly (USA), Justin Rose (Eng), Mathew Goggin (Aus) and Mike Weir (Can) finished 2 shots behind Perry (USA). [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
America
John Deere
Played as the John Deere Classic (July 10-13). Perry (USA) beat Brad Adamonis (USA) and Jay Williamson (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to secure his third PGA Tour win in five starts. [TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL].
America
Buick
Played as the Buick Open (June 26-29). Second-placed Woody Austin (USA) and Bubba Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kenny Perry (USA), who recorded a second win in his last four starts on the PGA Tour. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
America
Merrill Lynch
Played as the Merrill Lynch Shootout (Dec 12-14; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Second-placed team of JB Holmes (USA) & Boo Weekley (USA) finished 4 shots behind winning team of Kenny Perry (USA) & Scott Hoch (USA). [Gold course, Tiburon GC, Naples, FL].
America
Bank of America
Played as the Bank of America Colonial (May 19-22). Second-placed Billy Mayfair (USA) finished 7 shots behind Kenny Perry (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
Franklin Templeton
Played as the Franklin Templeton Shootout (Nov 11-13; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Second-placed team of Fred Couples (USA) & Adam Scott (Aus) finished 1 shot behind winning team of John Huston (USA) & Kenny Perry (USA). Of note on the last day was the all-Australian team of Greg Norman & Steve Elkington shooting 15 birdies and an eagle for a final round 55 (which catapulted them into fourth place). [Gold course, Tiburon GC, Naples, FL].
America
MasterCard
Played as the Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard (March 17-20). Second-placed Vijay Singh (Fiji) and Graeme McDowell (N.Ire) finished 2 shots behind Perry (USA). This result took Singh back to No.1 in the official world golf rankings, ahead of Tiger Woods. [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
America
x
Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 29-Jun 1). Second-placed Lee Janzen (USA) finished 2-strokes behind Perry (USA), who recorded back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour. [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
America
x
Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (July 10-13). Second-placed Steve Allan (Aus) and Heath Slocum (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kenny Perry (USA), who recorded his third win in four starts on the PGA Tour. [Brown Deer Park GC, Brown Deer, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
America
Bank of America
Played as the Bank of America Colonia (May 22-25). Second-placed Justin Leonard (USA) finished 6 shots behind Kenny Perry (USA). Annika Sörenstam (Swe) became the first woman for 58 years, after Babe Zaharias in 1945, to play in a PGA Tour event. Sörenstam had a competitive first round but missed the cut by 4 shots on day two. [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
Buick
Played as the Buick Open (Aug 9-12). Second-placed Chris DiMarco (USA) and Jim Furyk (USA) finished 2 shots behind Kenny Perry (USA). In the final round Billy Mayfair (USA) shot an 11-under 61, including a back-nine of 27. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Feb 15-19). Second-placed David Duval (USA) finished 1 shot behind Perry (USA). [Bermuda Dunes CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Indian Wells CC; La Quinta CC; Indian Ridge CC].
America
x
Played as the New England Classic (July 21-24). Second-placed David Feherty (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind Kenny Perry (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
America
x
Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 16-19). First-time PGA Tour winner Perry (USA) beat Hale Irwin (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.