The closest he came to winning a major during his career was when he led The Open Championship at Muirfield in 1992 by two shots late in the final round. He moved into the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time that year.Ĭook has had seven top-10 finishes in major championships. In 1992, Cook won three tour events, including a two-shot victory at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open after shooting two closing rounds of 65. On the first hole of sudden-death, Cook hit a sand wedge shot into the hole from 95 yards for an apparent birdie only to see the ball bounce out of the hole and come to rest 15 feet (4.5 m) away and off the green. Īt the 1990 Las Vegas Invitational, Cook lost a playoff to Bob Tway in memorable fashion. He won with a birdie putt on the sixth extra hole of a playoff against Johnny Miller, after both players parred the first five extra holes. He is one of the best new young players on the tour." Ĭook's second PGA Tour win came in 1983 at the Canadian Open. Irwin, the last of the four men that Cook eliminated in the playoff, was gracious in defeat: "John is a special young man. Cook won the title on the third extra hole after a five-way sudden-death playoff that included Hale Irwin, Bobby Clampett, Ben Crenshaw, and Barney Thompson. The event was shortened to 54 holes due to the weather conditions. Amateur golf champion John Cook, began today in Napa's $300,000 PGA Tour event." Ĭook's first PGA Tour victory came in the 1981 storm-plagued Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. The Associated Press opened its report by stating, "A professional golfing career that will be watched closely, that of 1978 U.S. He played the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic, the tour's annual event in Napa County, California on a sponsor's exemption. Amateur in early September, Cook turned professional.Ĭook played his first PGA Tour event as a professional in September 1979. Cook won the Ohio Amateur in 19, and also won the 19 Northeast Amateur held at Wannamoisett Country Club. He won the Sunnehanna Amateur in 19 and the California State Amateur in 1975. Amateur in 1978 at age 20, and nearly won it again in 1979, falling to Mark O'Meara in the finals. He was a member of the Buckeyes' 1979 NCAA Championship team, which also included Joey Sindelar. Amateur career Ĭook was offered a scholarship to Ohio State University in Columbus, and was personally advised to accept by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf. Cook was also coached by former PGA Tour star Ken Venturi. The coach, Wilbur Lucas, later said it was the only time he suggested an athlete drop a sport. He was advised by his high school golf coach (who also coached football) to concentrate on golf, which would give him his best opportunity for a collegiate scholarship. In addition to golf, Cook was a promising but undersized quarterback in football through his sophomore year. He attended Miraleste High School in Rancho Palos Verdes and graduated in 1976. Cook currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and is a studio analyst on Golf Channel.īorn in Toledo, Ohio, Cook is the son of PGA Tour official Jim Cook and grew up in southern California. He was ranked in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for 45 weeks in 19. John Neuman Cook (born October 2, 1957) is an American professional golfer, who won eleven times on the PGA Tour and was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1993.
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