Kenny Perry
| Kenny Perry | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Perry at the 2009 Masters Tournament
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Kenneth Perry |
| Born |
August 10, 1960 Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Franklin, Kentucky |
| Spouse | Sandy Perry |
| Children | Lesslye, Justin, Lindsey |
| Career | |
| College | Western Kentucky University |
| Turned professional | 1982 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 25 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 14 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 8 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T2: 2009 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | T8: 2003 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1996 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Payne Stewart Award | 2009 |
| Charles Schwab Cup | 2013 |
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Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour Player of the Year) |
2013 |
James Kenneth Perry (born August 10, 1960) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, for which he became eligible following his 50th birthday. On June 30, 2013, Perry won his first senior major championship at the Constellation Senior Players Championship, then won his second consecutive senior major the next month at the U.S. Senior Open, and then took the Regions Tradition in May 2014.
Perry was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and raised in Franklin, Kentucky. His parents are Ken and Mildred Perry. He was introduced to the game of golf by his father at the age of seven. He started his high school golf career at Franklin-Simpson High School. Shortly thereafter, his father accepted a job opportunity in McCracken County a few miles outside Paducah, Kentucky. Kenny attended high school and played on the golf team at Lone Oak High School, which is also in McCracken County and adjacent to Paducah. After graduating from Lone Oak, he attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Perry has three children (Lesslye (Harris), Justin and Lindsey) with his wife, Sandy Perry. His son Justin played on Western Kentucky University's golf team, and has also caddied for his father on several occasions. His mother, Mildred, died on October 1, 2009, at the age of 79 at her home in Franklin while under Hospice care after a long battle with multiple myeloma a cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow. Perry is a member and deacon of Franklin Church of Christ in Franklin, Kentucky.
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