The Fred Couples Homepage

Height: 5′11″Weight: 185

Birthplace: Seattle, WA 10/3/1959

Residence: Santa Barbara, CA

Family: Single

College: University of Houston

Special Interests: All sports, tennis, antiques, bicycling, vintage cars

Turned Profesionnal: 1980

Q-School: Fall 1980

PGA Tour Victories (15)

• 1983 - Kemper Open
• 1984 - Players Championship
• 1987 - Byron Nelson Classic
• 1990 - Nissan Los Angeles Open
• 1991 - Federal Express St-Jude Classic
• 1991 - B.C Open
• 1992 - Nissan Los Angeles Open
• 1992 - Nestle Invitational
• 1992 - Masters
• 1993 - Honda Classic
• 1994 - Buick Open
• 1996 - Players Championship
• 1998 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
• 1998 - The Memorial
• 2003 - Shell Houston Open

International Victories (5)

• 1991 - Jonnie Walker World Championship
• 1994 - World Cup (Individual)
• 1995 - Dubai Desert Classic
• 1995 - Jonnie Walker Classic
• 1995 - Jonnie Walker World Championship

Career Highlights

* Career year came in 1992, when he won three events, including the Masters Tournament and more than $1.3 million
* Named PGA TOUR Player of Year for 1991 and 1992
* After missing first cut of year at MCI Classic, left TOUR for nearly two months due to resumption of back problems–diagnosed as closing of the space between disc and spinal cord. Back trouble first occurred prior to final round of 1994 Doral-Ryder Open
* Second-extra-hole winner over Robert Gamez at 1993 Honda Classic
* First TOUR win came in five-man playoff at 1983 Kemper Open
* Captured Tournament Players Championship in 1984, carding TPC at Sawgrass course-record 64 in process. Lowered mark to 63 in 1992 PLAYERS Championship
* Claimed first of two Nissan Los Angeles Open titles in 1990
* Recorded back-to-back victories on PGA European Tour in November 1995, first American to do so since Charles Coody (1973)
* Also first time in career he had consecutive wins
* Teamed with Davis Love III to win record four consecutive World Cup of Golf titles (1992-95)
* Captured Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International in 1993-94
* Winner of Vardon Trophy 1991-92, Arnold Palmer Award 1992, PGA Player of Year 1992.
* Owns a 6-1 record in Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf matches
* PGA TOUR playoff record: 5-4

Personal

* Roomed with Blaine McCallister and CBS-TV broadcaster Jim Nantz at University of Houston
* Three team for annual Three Amigos Celebrity Tournament
* Fred’s charity Millie Medin Violet Sobich Couples Fund, in memory of mother.
* Introduced to golf by father, who worked in Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.

National Teams

USA vs. Japan, 1984
Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship of Golf (2), 1990, 1991
Dunhill Cup (4), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
World Cup (4), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Ryder Cup (5), 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997

Career Record: 7-9-4

The Presidents Cup (4), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2005

Career Record: 9-5-2 (Fourball 4-3-1; Foursome 2-2; Single 3-0-1)

Other Victories

• 1990 - Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Raymond Floyd]
• 1990 - Sazale Classic [with Mike Donald]
• 1993 - Dunhill Cup [with John Daly and Payne Stewart]
• 1993 - Canadian Skins Game
• 1994 - Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Brad Faxon]
• 1994 - Canadian Skins Game
• 1995 - Skins Game
• 1996 - Skins Game
• 1996 - Canadian Skins Game
• 1998 - Canadian Skins Game
• 1999 - Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with David Duval]
• 1999 - Skins Game
• 2000 - Canadian Skins Game
• 2001 - Hyundai Team Matches [with Mark Calcavecchia]
• 2003 - Skins Game
• 2003 - Tylenol Par 3 Shootout at Treetops Resort
• 2004 - Tylenol Par 3 Shootout at Treetops Resort
• 2004 - Skins Game
• 2006 - ING Par 3 Shootout