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Lee Trevino

Awards And Accomplishments



1966 Named Rookie of the Year by the Professional Golf Association (PGA)
1968 Wins U.S. Open
1970 Named Texas Professional Athlete of the Year by the Texas Sports Association
1970-74, 1980 Awarded the Vardon Trophy from the PGA five times for lowest average strokes per round by a professional golfer
1971 Wins U.S. Open; wins British Open; receives Hickok Belt for professional athlete of the year; received Gold Tee Award; named Player of the Year by PGA and Golf; named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated; named International Sports Personality of the Year by the British Broadcasting Association; named Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press; named Top Performer in Golf by Sport; named Sports Man of the Year by The Sporting News.
1972 Wins British Open
1974 Wins PGA Championship; wins World Series of Golf
1978 Inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame
1979 Inducted into the American Golf Hall of Fame
1981 Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
1984 Wins PGA Championship
1990 Wins U.S. Senior Open
1992, 1994 Wins PGA Seniors Championship

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