Tom Kite

Tom Kite is an American professional golfer and golf course architect, born on December 9, 1949, in McKinney, Texas. He began playing at six, won his first tournament at eleven and played at the University of Texas on a golf scholarship, coached by Harvey Penick, where in 1972 he shared the individual NCAA championship with teammate Ben Crenshaw. He turned professional that year and won 19 PGA Tour events, including the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. He spent 175 weeks in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994, competed on seven United States Ryder Cup squads and captained the team in 1997. He was also known for innovations such as adding a third wedge to his bag.