Lee Trevino
| Lee Trevino | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Trevino in April 2010
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lee Buck Trevino |
| Nickname | The Merry Mex, Supermex |
| Born |
December 1, 1939 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| Spouse | Claudia Bove (m.1983–present) Claudia Fenley (divorced) |
| Children | Richard, Lesley Ann, Tony Lee, Troy, Olivia Leigh, Daniel Lee |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1960 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 90 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 29 (tied 19th all time) |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 29 (2nd all time) |
| Other |
19 (regular) 10 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 6) |
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| Masters Tournament | T10: 1975, 1985 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1968, 1971 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1971, 1972 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1974, 1984 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1981 (member page) |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1971 |
| Vardon Trophy | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1980 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 1980 |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
1970 |
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Jack Nicklaus Trophy (Champions Tour) |
1990, 1992, 1994 |
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Arnold Palmer Award (Champions Tour) |
1990, 1992 |
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Rookie of the Year (Champions Tour) |
1990 |
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Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour) |
1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year |
1971 |
| Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year |
1971 |
Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is a retired American professional golfer regarded as one of the greatest players in professional golf history, and the greatest Hispanic golfer of all time. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981.
Trevino won six major championships and 29 PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is one of only four players to twice win the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship. The only major that eluded him was the Masters Tournament.
He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex," both affectionate nicknames given to him by other golfers.
Born in Dallas, Texas, into a family of Mexican ancestry, Trevino was raised by his mother, Juanita Trevino, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a gravedigger. Trevino never knew his father, Joseph Trevino, who left when his son was small. Trevino's childhood consisted of attending school occasionally and working to earn money for the family. At age 5, he started working in the cotton fields.
Trevino was introduced to golf when his uncle gave him a few golf balls and an old golf club. He then spent his free time sneaking into nearby country clubs to practice, and began as a caddy at the Dallas Athletic Club, near his home. He soon began caddying full-time. Trevino had to leave school at 14 to go to work. He earned $30 a week as a caddy and shoe shiner. He was also able to practice golf, since the caddies had three short holes behind their shack. After work, he would hit at least 300 balls.
When he turned 17 in December 1956, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and served four years as a machine gunner and was discharged in December 1960 as a corporal with the 3rd Marine Division. Part of his time was spent playing golf with Marine Corps officers. He played successfully in Armed Forces golf events in Asia, where one rival was Orville Moody, who would follow Trevino to the PGA Tour in the late 1960s.
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