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Keith Clearwater
American professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keith Allen Clearwater (born September 1, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour.
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Early life
Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California. He went to Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California.[citation needed]
Amateur career
He was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school's golf team. In 1981, his junior year, he helped lead BYU to the 1981 NCAA Championship, and was named as a first team All-American. During his tenure at BYU, his teammates included future professional golfers Rick Fehr, Richard Zokol and Bobby Clampett. In his senior year, 1982, he was named as a second team All-American.
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Professional career
In 1982, Clearwater turned pro.
In 1987, Clearwater joined the PGA Tour. He won two tournaments on the PGA Tour, both in his rookie season of 1987. He won the prestigious Colonial National Invitation in the spring of that year with a 14-under-par 266, which tied the previous tournament record set by Corey Pavin in 1985. Later in that same season, he won the Centel Classic.
Clearwater has had a moderately successful career in professional golf. He has just over two dozen top-10 tournament finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major was a T-31 at the 1987 U.S. Open, which included a third round of 64 that tied the Olympic Club course record and remains one shot off of the U.S. Open record.[2]
He also competed on the Champions Tour, but plays the PGA Tour's Colonial National Invitational every year. Most recently, Clearwater was hired by Pauma Valley Country Club, Pauma Valley, California as their Director of Instruction in February 2021.[3][4]
Personal life
Clearwater lives in Murrieta, California.
Amateur wins
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (2)
Other wins (1)
- 1985 Alaska State Open
Results in major championships
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
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