Tom Kite won the US Open in 1992 and spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994.
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12 Facts About Tom Kite
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Tom Kite began playing golf at age six, and won his first tournament at age 11.
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Tom Kite turned professional in 1972 and has been a consistent money winner ever since.
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Tom Kite underwent laser eye surgery, due to his partial blindness, in a bid to improve his game late in his career.
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Tom Kite has 19 PGA Tour victories, including the 1992 US Open at Pebble Beach.
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Tom Kite competed on seven Ryder Cup squads and served as the 1997 captain.
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Tom Kite holds a unique record of making the cut for the first four US Opens held at Pebble Beach: 1972,1982,1992, and 2000.
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Tom Kite was the first in Tour history to reach $6 million, $7 million, $8 million, and $9 million in career earnings.
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Tom Kite was the Tour's leading money-winner in 1981 and 1989.
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Tom Kite currently plays the over 50s Champions Tour, where he has ten victories including one senior major, The Countrywide Tradition.
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In 1996, Tom Kite had a cameo in The Simpsons episode "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield", in which he gave Homer Simpson golf tips.
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