Nick Price was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Nick Price attended Prince Edward School in Salisbury, where he captained the golf team.
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Nick Price is at present a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.
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Nick Price began his professional golf career in 1977 on the South African Tour, before moving to the European Tour and finally the PGA Tour in 1983.
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In 1984, Nick Price renounced his Zimbabwean citizenship and thereafter played under his British passport.
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Nick Price's nephew Ray Nick Price is a former national cricketer for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.
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Nick Price won his first tournament outside of South Africa at the 1980 Swiss Open.
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Nick Price was still relatively unknown when he finished tied for second with Peter Oosterhuis one shot behind Tom Watson at the 1982 Open Championship after having a three-shot lead with six holes to go.
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In 1983, Price won his first PGA Tour event with a wire to wire four-shot triumph over Jack Nicklaus at the World Series of Golf.
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In 1993 and 1997, Nick Price was awarded the Vardon Trophy; which is given annually by the PGA of America to the player with the lowest adjusted scoring average with a minimum of 60 rounds.
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Nick Price is widely regarded by fans, media and his fellow players as one of the most personable golfers on the PGA Tour.
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Nick Price won his first Champions Tour event at the 2009 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am where he had three double bogeys in his final round, but he hung on to win by two strokes over Larry Nelson.
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