Lee Buck Trevino was born on December 1,1939 and is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history.
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45 Facts About Lee Trevino
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Lee Trevino is one of only four players to twice win the US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.
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Lee Trevino 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.
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Lee Trevino was born in Garland, Texas, into a family of Mexican ancestry.
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Lee Trevino was raised by his mother, Juanita Trevino, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a gravedigger.
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Lee Trevino never knew his father, Joseph Lee Trevino, who left when his son was small.
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Lee Trevino was introduced to golf when his uncle gave him a few golf balls and an old golf club.
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Lee Trevino then spent his free time sneaking into nearby country clubs to practice and began as a caddie at the Dallas Athletic Club, near his home.
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Lee Trevino was able to practice golf since the caddies had three short holes behind their shack.
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When Lee Trevino 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.
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Lee Trevino spent part of his time playing golf with Marine Corps officers.
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Lee Trevino made extra money by gambling for stakes in head-to-head matches.
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Lee Trevino earned $6,000 for finishing fifth, which earned him Tour privileges for the rest of the 1967 season.
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Lee Trevino was at his best in the early 1970s, when he was Jack Nicklaus's chief rival.
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Lee Trevino won the money list title in 1970, and had six wins in 1971 and four wins in 1972.
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Lee Trevino had a remarkable string of victories during a 20-day span in the summer of 1971.
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Lee Trevino defeated Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1971 US Open.
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Lee Trevino was awarded the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of 1971.
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Lee Trevino won Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" and was named ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year.
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In 1972 at Muirfield in Scotland, Lee Trevino became the first player to successfully defend The Open Championship since Arnold Palmer in 1962.
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Lee Trevino chipped in from rough on the back of the green for a par on the 17th.
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Lee Trevino holed out four times from off the greens during the tournament.
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Lee Trevino won the title by a stroke, again over Nicklaus, the fourth and final time Nicklaus was a runner-up in a major to Trevino.
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At the Western Open near Chicago in 1975, Lee Trevino was struck by lightning, and suffered injuries to his spine.
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Lee Trevino underwent surgery to remove a damaged spinal disk, but back problems continued to hamper his play.
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Lee Trevino had 3 PGA Tour wins in 1980 and finished runner-up to Tom Watson in the 1980 Open Championship.
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At the age of 44, Lee Trevino won his sixth and final major at the PGA Championship in 1984, with a 15-under-par score of 273, becoming the first player to shoot all four rounds under 70 in the PGA Championship.
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Lee Trevino was the runner-up the following year in 1985, attempting to become the first repeat champion since Denny Shute in 1937.
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From 1968 to 1981 inclusive, Lee Trevino won at least one PGA Tour event a year, a streak of 14 seasons.
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Lee Trevino won more than 20 international and unofficial professional tournaments.
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Lee Trevino was one of the charismatic stars who was instrumental in making the Senior PGA Tour an early success.
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Lee Trevino claimed 29 senior wins, including four senior majors.
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Lee Trevino finished runner-up in the 1969 and 1970 Dunlop International and ultimately won down under at the 1973 Chrysler Classic.
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Lee Trevino was invited to play at the very prestigious Piccadilly World Match Play Championship three times.
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In 2014 Lee Trevino was named "Golf Professional Emeritus" at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, a position previously held by Sam Snead and Tom Watson.
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At the Masters Tournament in 1989,49-year-old Lee Trevino opened with a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to become the oldest to lead the field after a round in the tournament.
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Lee Trevino did not accept invitations to the Masters in 1970,1971, and 1974.
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Lee Trevino complained that had he not qualified as a player, the club would not have let him onto the grounds except through the kitchen.
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Lee Trevino grabbed the rubbery object and playfully tossed it at Nicklaus, getting a scream from a nearby woman and a hearty laugh from Nicklaus.
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Lee Trevino made a notable cameo appearance in the comedy Happy Gilmore.
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