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Corey Pavin

United States · born , Oxnard, California, USA

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1995 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 8-5-0 · 8 points (61.5%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 2010
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 1995 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills G.C. · 280 (E) · by 2 strokes from Greg Norman

Near misses

  1. 1990 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T8 · 279 (-9)
  2. 1993 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 272 (-8)
  3. 1994 PGA Championship Southern Hills Country Club · runner-up to Nick Price · 275
  4. 1995 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T8 · 285 (-3)

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 13 matches: 8 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 8 points. Foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 4-2-0, singles 2-1-0.

  1. 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
  2. 1993 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · USA won 15–13 · 3-2-0, 3 points · automatic
  3. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points · automatic
  4. 2010 Captain USA · lost 13.5–14.5

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Nick Price's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1995 U.S. Open

    Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, NY · 280 (E) · by 2 strokes from Greg Norman

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1995.

    Career line, 1990–1995

    PGA Championship
    1994 PGA Championship: runner-up to Nick Price
    U.S. Open
    1995 U.S. Open: won
    The Open
    1990 The Open: finished T81993 The Open: finished T41995 The Open: finished T8
    Ryder Cup
    1991 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-01993 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-2-01995 Ryder Cup (USA): 4-1-0
    1990199219941996

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Corey Pavin was born on November 16, 1959, in Oxnard, California, USA. Pavin won one major championship: the 1995 U.S. Open. Pavin played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1991, 1993, 1995), winning 8, losing 5 and halving 0 of 13 matches for 8 points, and captained the side in 2010.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1995 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, NY · 280 (E) · by 2 strokes from Greg Norman

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1990 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T8 · 279 (-9)
    2. 1993 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 272 (-8)
    3. 1994 PGA Championship Southern Hills Country Club · runner-up to Nick Price · 275
    4. 1995 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T8 · 285 (-3)

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Pavin played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 13 matches, 8 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 8 points (61.5% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 4-2-0, singles 2-1-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2006.

    1. 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
    2. 1993 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · USA won 15–13 · 3-2-0, 3 points · automatic
    3. 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points · automatic
    4. 2010 Captain USA · lost 13.5–14.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Lanny Wadkins (3), Tom Lehman (2), Mark Calcavecchia (1), Steve Pate (1), Jim Gallagher Jr. (1), Phil Mickelson (1), Loren Roberts (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. rydercup.com — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://rydercup.com/news-media/usa/ryder-cup-team-usa-past-captains
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. Golf Compendium
    5. Wikipedia: Corey Pavin
    6. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    7. R&A 1990
    8. R&A 1993
    9. R&A 1995
    10. GC: 1991 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1991 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1993 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1993 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1995 ryder cup
    15. Deseret News 1995
    16. Wikipedia: 1995 Ryder Cup
    17. Golf Channel