Paul William Azinger was born on January 6,1960 and is an American professional golfer and TV golf He won twelve times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship.
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27 Facts About Paul Azinger
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Paul Azinger spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1988 and 1994.
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Paul Azinger had a breakout year in 1987, when he won three times on the PGA Tour and had a second place finish in the Open Championship.
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Paul Azinger won eleven tournaments on the PGA Tour in seven seasons from 1987 to 1993, climaxing in his one major title, the 1993 PGA Championship at Inverness, which he won in a sudden-death playoff against Greg Norman.
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Paul Azinger finished one shot behind Nick Faldo at the 1987 Open Championship at Muirfield after making bogey at both the 71st and 72nd holes.
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Paul Azinger was bidding to become only the fourth golfer since 1945 to win the Open Championship at the first attempt and said that he was "heartbroken" to leave Muirfield without the Claret Jug trophy.
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At the 1991 Ryder Cup, Paul Azinger was involved in a controversial episode with Seve Ballesteros, with whom he had a fierce rivalry.
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Paul Azinger initially denied that the Americans had engaged in this practice, but admitted to it once he realized that there would be no penalty assessed.
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In December 1993, Paul Azinger was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in his right shoulder.
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Paul Azinger's treatment included six months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiation in California.
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Paul Azinger wrote a book called Zinger about his battle with the disease and was the recipient of GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to the individual who has continued to be active in golf despite physical handicap or serious illness.
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Paul Azinger was the US Ryder Cup captain for the 2008 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Paul Azinger led the team to its first victory over the European squad since 1999.
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Paul Azinger made his Champions Tour debut at The ACE Group Classic in February 2010.
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Paul Azinger first worked in television in 1995 while recovering from chemotherapy.
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Paul Azinger was recruited by lead NBC analyst Johnny Miller to join the broadcast team as an on-course reporter, a stint which included reporting on the singles match at the 1995 Ryder Cup between Tom Lehman and Paul Azinger's former Ryder Cup rival Seve Ballesteros, who was playing in his final Ryder Cup.
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From 2005 to 2015, Paul Azinger worked as lead analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports' golf coverage.
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Paul Azinger initially shared analyst duties with his former Ryder Cup and Open Championship rival Nick Faldo.
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However, when Faldo and Paul Azinger were opposing captains at the 2008 Ryder Cup, Paul Azinger's colleague Andy North filled in for him.
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Paul Azinger is an avid poker player and competed in the main event at both the 2006 World Series of Poker and the 2008 World Series of Poker.
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Paul Azinger is an avid foosball player, and often seeks places to play foosball while traveling.
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Paul Azinger threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Tampa Bay Rays' second ever playoff game on October 3,2008.
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Paul Azinger recently launched a new application for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch called Golfplan.
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Paul Azinger gave the eulogy at the memorial service for his friend Payne Stewart, who was killed in a plane crash in 1999.
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Politically conservative, Paul Azinger refused an invitation to the White House for the winning 1993 Ryder Cup team due to what he saw as draft dodging on the part of President Bill Clinton.
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Paul Azinger was however persuaded to attend and said that the visit "was just wonderful".
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