Kirk Triplett

Kirk Alan Triplett (born March 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions.

Kirk Triplett
Triplett in June 2011
Personal information
Full nameKirk Alan Triplett
Born (1962-03-29) March 29, 1962
Moses Lake, Washington
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
SpouseCathi
Children4
Career
CollegeNevada
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins17
Highest ranking25 (June 4, 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions8
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT6: 2001, 2004
PGA ChampionshipT10: 2001
U.S. OpenT7: 2001
The Open ChampionshipT60: 2000

Early years

Born in Moses Lake, Washington, Triplett grew up on the Palouse in Pullman and graduated from Pullman High School in 1980.[2][3] He accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno,[3] and earned a degree in civil engineering. Triplett became a golf professional in 1985 and played on tours in Australia, Asia, and Canada.[4][5][6] He qualified for the U.S. Open in 1986 and 1987, but missed the cuts.[7]

PGA Tour

In his fourth attempt, Triplett earned his PGA Tour card in December 1989 at the qualifying tournament near Houston,[4][8] and was a rookie in 1990.[5][9] He won three events during his career: the Nissan Open in 2000,[6][10] the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2003,[11] and the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in 2006.[12] He was also a runner-up five times: Houston Open (1992), Buick Invitational (1995), John Deere Classic (2000), Michelob Championship at Kingsmill (2001), and Bay Hill Invitational (2003).

A member of the Presidents Cup team in 2000, Triplett claimed three wins and halved in singles as the U.S. won 21½–10½.[13] His career best Official World Golf Ranking was 25th in June 2000.

Triplett's best result in a major championship was a tie for sixth at the Masters, in 2001 and 2004. The latter included a hole in one, late in the fourth round at the par-3 16th (Redbud); in the preceding pairing ten minutes earlier, Pádraig Harrington had also aced it.[14]

Nationwide Tour

In 2009, Triplett finished outside the top 150 on the money list and lost his PGA Tour playing card. On the Nationwide Tour in 2011, he won the News Sentinel Open at age 49 to become that tour's oldest winner ever.[15]

PGA Tour Champions

Eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2012 after March 29, Triplett won in his eighth attempt on July 9, at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He entered the final round four strokes behind, but shot a final round 66 to surge through the pack and prevail by two strokes over Mark McNulty.[16] The win made him the sixth player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, and Champions Tour).[17] He successfully defended the title in 2013 for his second Champions Tour win.

Triplett shot a tournament record 9-under-par at the Principal Charity Classic at West Glen Oaks Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa. Through December 2018, he has six wins on the PGA Tour Champions.

Triplett is also part owner of a hole in one insurance company called Hole In One International in conjunction with President/CEO Mark Gilmartin.[18]

In March 2019, Triplett won the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, California in a playoff over Woody Austin. Playing the par-5 18th hole at Newport Beach Country Club for the third time on the final day of the tournament, Triplett holed an 18-foot eagle putt for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory.[19]

In September 2019, Triplett won the PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in a playoff over Billy Andrade.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Feb 20, 2000 Nissan Open 67-70-68-67=272 −12 1 stroke Jesper Parnevik
2 Aug 24, 2003 Reno–Tahoe Open 67-68-73-63=271 −17 3 strokes Tim Herron
3 Feb 26, 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson 68-71-64-63=266 −22 1 stroke Jerry Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 John Deere Classic Michael Clark II Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Aug 28, 2011 News Sentinel Open 67-64-68-68=267 −21 2 strokes Marco Dawson

Canadian Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jun 26, 1988 Alberta Open 66-68-64-71=279 −1 Playoff Vic Wilk
2 Jul 1, 1988 Fort McMurray Rotary Charity Classic 65-69-70=204 −12 3 strokes Wayne Bradley

Other wins (3)

PGA Tour Champions wins (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 8, 2012 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach 70-70-66=206 −10 2 strokes Mark McNulty
2 Sep 29, 2013 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (2) 67-70-68=205 −11 2 strokes Dan Forsman, Doug Garwood
3 Feb 16, 2014 ACE Group Classic 67-67-66=200 −16 1 stroke Olin Browne, Bernhard Langer,
Duffy Waldorf
4 Oct 12, 2014 SAS Championship 70-63-69=202 −14 3 strokes Tom Lehman
5 Jun 26, 2016 American Family Insurance Championship 68-66-65=199 −17 2 strokes Bart Bryant, Mike Goodes
6 Apr 22, 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Paul Broadhurst)		 65-48-33-48=194 −24 Playoff Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman
7 Mar 10, 2019 Hoag Classic 70-65-68=203 −10 Playoff Woody Austin
8 Sep 29, 2019 PURE Insurance Championship (3) 70-69-67=206 −9 Playoff Billy Andrade

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Paul Broadhurst)		 Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2019 Hoag Classic Woody Austin Won with eagle on second extra hole
3 2019 PURE Insurance Championship Billy Andrade Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T33 CUT 66 T52 T23 T40 CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT T15 T13 CUT T13 CUT T49
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT T6 T40 CUT T6 T17
U.S. Open 56 T7 CUT T28 T20 CUT
The Open Championship T60
PGA Championship T69 T10 T29 WD CUT CUT
Tournament20102011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00002374
U.S. Open000013179
The Open Championship00000021
PGA Championship000014147
Totals00004104021
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2000 U.S. Open – 2001 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2001 Masters – 2001 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Players Championship T36 T68 CUT T39 T45 67 T19 T10 T35 T38 T42 T31 CUT T8 CUT T17 T63 T23
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament200020012002200320042005
Match Play R64 R32 R16
Championship T14 NT1 65
Invitational T33 DQ T28 T69

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
DQ = disqualified
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020
The Tradition T33 T10 T41 T3 75 T16 NT
Senior PGA Championship T19 T6 T13 T7 T33 T64 T28 NT
U.S. Senior Open T22 T9 8 T57 WD 2 T8 5 NT
Senior Players Championship T6 T60 T22 2 T7 T9 T28 T65 61
Senior British Open Championship T15 T8 T25 T3 NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 22 2000 Ending 4 Jun 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. "Pullman golf team downs Colfax". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 18, 1980. p. 4C.
  3. Ramsdell, Paul (August 9, 1983). "Shooting for the sky". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. "Triplett earns PGA Tour card". Idahonian. (Moscow). December 5, 1989. p. 9A.
  5. Missildine, Harry (July 19, 1990). "Triplett's approach to success". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1C.
  6. Ferguson, Doug (February 21, 2000). "Triplett's singular sensation". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  7. "Watson, Wiebe lead; Pullman's Triplett out of Open". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. June 20, 1987. p. 19.
  8. "Triplett qualifies for PGA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. December 5, 1989. p. C2.
  9. Bergum, Steve (July 12, 1990). "Tour experience helps Triplett smell Lilac". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  10. "Triplett delivers overdue victory". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). news services. February 21, 2000. p. D2.
  11. Sonner, Scott (August 25, 2003). "Triplett charges to win". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  12. "Triplett sizzles to win in Tucson". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). February 27, 2006. p. 2B.
  13. "Americans quietly reclaim Cup". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). news services. October 23, 2000. p. D2.
  14. Pells, Eddie (April 12, 2004). "Short memory helps Mickelson on 16". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 5B.
  15. "Kirk Triplett claims one-shot N'wide win". ESPN. Associated Press. August 28, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  16. "Kirk Triplett wins maiden Champions Tour event". PGA Tour. Associated Press. July 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  17. Stambaugh, Phil (July 8, 2012). "Round 3 notes: Nature Valley First Tee Open". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  18. "Hole In One International - Partners". Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  19. Strege, John (March 10, 2019). "Kirk Triplett's 'Hall of Fame' 3-wood shot gives him playoff win over Woody Austin in Hoag Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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