Bruce Summerhays
| Bruce Summerhays | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bruce Patton Summerhays |
| Born |
February 14, 1944 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Farmington, Utah |
| Career | |
| College | University of Utah |
| Turned professional | 1966 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 65th: 1974 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 77th: 1981 |
Bruce Patton Summerhays (born February 14, 1944) is an American professional golfer. He served as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tampa, Florida.
Summerhays was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the University of Utah and turned professional in 1966. Summerhays spent his regular (under 50) career competing in mainly local events, but as a senior he has competed successfully on the Champions Tour. He has won three Champions Tour events and over $9 million in prize money.
Summerhays is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and says his favorite books are the Book of Mormon and the Bible. He and his wife, Carolyn, are the parents of eight children and have 30 grandchildren.
Summerhays' daughter, Carrie Summerhays Roberts, an All-American golfer at Brigham Young University, played on the LPGA Tour and is now the women's golf coach for BYU. Two of his nephews are also professional golfers; Daniel plays on the PGA Tour, and Boyd plays on PGA Tour Canada.
Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)
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