Lee Trevino Biography - Caddie Shack Golfer, Turns Professional, Chronology, A Year And A Career To Remember, Joins The Seniors - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY TREVINO:
1939-
American golfer
Completely self-taught, Lee Trevino's unorthodox swing has made golf pros shudder throughout his career. With a wide stance and a closed club face, he drives through the ball with a flat baseball-type swing. By the standards of traditional golf, he does everything wrong, which somehow turns out right. Trevino, who has long shunned golf instructors, once told the San Antonio Express-News, "I'll hire [an instructor] when I find one who can beat me." Over his career, which has spanned more than three decades, Trevino has found little need for any advice. Known as the Merry Mex for his nonstop chatting around the course, Trevino is an exceptional golfer as well as a favorite of galleries wherever he plays.
Lee Trevino
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: Assured Management Company, 1901 W. 47th Place, Ste. 200, Westwood, Kansas 66205.
SELECTED WRITINGS BY TREVINO:
(With Oscar Fraley) I Can Help Your Game. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, 1971.
(With Dick Aultman) Groove Your Golf Swing My Way. New York: Atheneum, 1976.
(With Sam Blair) They Call Me Super Mex. New York: Random House, 1982.
(With Sam Blair) The Snake in the Sandtrap (And Other Misadventures on the Golf Tour). New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985.
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Lee Trevino was born on December 1, 1939 in Dallas, Texas. His father, Joseph, was not a part of his life, and he was raised by his mother, Juanita, a domestic, and his maternal grandfather, Joe Trevino, a Mexican immigrant who worked as a grave digger. The family lived in a four-room house with no electricity or plumbing that was about 100 yards off the seventh fairway of Glen Lakes Country Club.…
Eventually Trevino found someone willing to subsidize his expenses for a few tournaments that didn't require Professional Golf Association (PGA) membership. During 1965 he played in three events, finishing first at the Texas State Open, second at the Mexico City Open, and fifth at the Panama Open. His performance was good enough to garner the support of Martin Lettunich, a wealthy cotton fa…
Coming off a 13-month winless stretch, Trevino's breakthrough came between April and July 1971, during which time he won six tournaments. He won the U.S. Open, Canadian Open, and British Open championships in sucession within a 23-day period. In a thrilling finish that remains one of the highlights of his career, Trevino won his second U.S. Open championship in four years by beating legenda…
In 1989 Trevino turned fifty and became eligible for the Champions Tour (previously known as the PGA Senior Tour) and joined the tour for the last event of the season. If he was a star on the PGA Tour, Trevino quickly became a superstar on the senior tour. In 1990 he was the leading money winner in all of golf, with over $1 million in single-season earnings. He won seven titles during the year, in…
Hale Irwin was a two-sport athlete at the University of Colorado, winning the 1967 National Collegiate Athletic Association golf championship as well as being a two-time All-Big-8 football defensive back. His first PGA Tour victory came in 1971 when he won the Sea Pines Heritage Classic, and he had 20 tournament wins by 1994, including three majors (the U.S. Open title in 1974, 1979, and 1990). Ir…
A gifted if unorthodox player, Trevino, known as the Merry Mex, is gregarious and talkative, usually chatting nonstop around the course. He is a fan favorite, who adds a sense of showmanship and fun to a sport that often emphasizes reserve and rectitude. Known for his easy laugh and sometimes sharp wit, he has an uncanny ability to focus, relax, and refocus his way around a golf course that can un…
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Nancy Roberts » nancy dot roberts ((at)) asu dot edu
In 1969, Lee Trevino won the Amana Open Golf Tournament in Iowa City Iowa. It was a one day tournamnet. My husband was a high school student at the time and a big fan of Lee Trevino. He managed to get Mr. Trevino's autograph that day. He would like to document the exact date of the Tournament which he remembers to be some time in the Spring of 1969. Can anybody fill in the details of that tournament?
Nancy.Roberts@asu.edu