Dwight Nevil

Dwight Nevil
Personal information
Born	August 25, 1944 (1944-08-25) (age 67) Altus, Oklahoma
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	North Texas State University
Turned professional	1970
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	69th: 1972
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T53: 1974

Dwight Nevil (born August 25, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and later played on the Champions Tour.

Nevil was born in Altus, Oklahoma. He played on the PGA Tour full-time from 1971–1977. He never won an official PGA Tour event; however, among his dozen top-10 finishes were a pair of consecutive runner-up finishes in September 1973 at the Quad Cities Open and the B.C. Open respectively. He won the unofficial Magnolia State Classic in 1973 and 1974, and is the only player ever to win this event in two straight years. His best finish in a major was T-53 at the 1974 PGA Championship.^[1] Poor health (irregular heartbeat) and the failed treatments that tried to correct it ruined his putting stroke and forced him to retire from the Tour before the 1978 season.^[2]

Upon reaching the age of 50 in August 1994, Nevil began play on the Senior PGA Tour and later, the Sunbelt Senior Tour. His best finish in a Champions Tour event is a T-30 at the 2001 State Farm Senior Classic. Today, Nevil works in the golf equipment and outfitting industry and is based in Mineola, Texas.

Regular career wins (Non-PGA Tour events)

• 1973 Magnolia State Classic
• 1974 Magnolia State Classic

References

1. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1187. Retrieved 2008-02-11. 
2. ^ "Article from PGATOUR.com". http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,3059603,00.html. 

External links

• Dwight Nevil at the PGA Tour official site
• Dwight Nevil Career Stats by Season

Persondata
Name	Nevil, Dwight
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	August 25, 1944
Place of birth	Altus, Oklahoma
Date of death
Place of death