Kirk Triplett

Kirk Triplett
— Golfer —
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Personal information
Full name	Kirk Alan Triplett
Born	(1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 Moses Lake, Washington
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Spouse	Cathy
Children	2
Career
College	University of Nevada
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Web.com Tour	1
Champions Tour	4
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T6: 2001, 2004
U.S. Open	T7: 2001
The Open Championship	T60: 2000
PGA Championship	T10: 2001

Kirk Alan Triplett (born March 29, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.

Triplett was born in Moses Lake, Washington, and grew up in Pullman. He graduated from Pullman High School in 1980 and accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno, where he earned a degree in civil engineering. He became a golf professional in 1985.

He won three tournaments on the PGA Tour: the Nissan Open in 2000, the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2003, and the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in 2006. He also finished second at the 1992 Houston Open, 1995 Buick Invitational, 2000 John Deere Classic, 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill and 2003 Bay Hill Invitational.

Triplett was a member of the U.S. team in the 2000 Presidents Cup, where he claimed three wins and a halved match. He has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2009 he finished outside the top 150 on the money list and lost his PGA Tour playing card. In the 2011 Nationwide Tour, he won the News Sentinel Open at age 49 to become that tour's oldest winner ever.

The player became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 2012, after March 29. Triplett won his first tournament in his eighth attempt on July 9, 2012 when he won the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. He entered the final round four strokes behind but shot a final round 66 to surge through the pack and prevail by two strokes over Mark McNulty. The win made him the sixth player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, and Champions Tour). He successfully defended the title in 2013, picking up his second Champions Tour win.

Triplett shot a tournament record 9-under-par at the Principal Charity Classic at West Glen Oaks Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa.

Triplett is also part owner of a hole in one insurance company called Hole In One International in conjunction with President/CEO Mark Gilmartin.

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 20, 2000	Nissan Open	67-70-68-67=272	−12	1 stroke	Jesper Parnevik
2	Aug 24, 2003	Reno-Tahoe Open	67-68-73-63=271	−17	3 strokes	Tim Herron
3	Feb 26, 2006	Chrysler Classic of Tucson	68-71-64-63=266	−22	1 stroke	Jerry Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	John Deere Classic	Michael Clark II	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 28, 2011	News Sentinel Open	−21 (67-64-68-68=267)	2 strokes	Marco Dawson

Other wins (3)

• 1988 Alberta Open (Canada)
• 1991 California State Open
• 1996 Merrill Lynch Pebble Beach Invitational

Champions Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 8, 2012	Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−10 (70-70-66=206)	2 strokes	Mark McNulty
2	Sep 29, 2013	Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−11 (67-70-68=205)	2 strokes	Dan Forsman, Doug Garwood
3	Feb 16, 2014	ACE Group Classic	−16 (67-67-66=200)	1 stroke	Olin Browne, Bernhard Langer, Duffy Waldorf
4	Oct 12, 2014	SAS Championship	−14 (70-63-69=202)	3 strokes	Tom Lehman

Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T33	CUT	66	T52	T23	DNP	T40	DNP	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	T15	T13	CUT	T13	CUT	T49

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	T6	T40	CUT	T6	T17	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	56	T7	CUT	T28	T20	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T60	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T69	T10	T29	WD	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	4
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	3	17	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	4	17	7
Totals	0	0	0	0	4	10	43	21

• Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2000 U.S. Open – 2001 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2001 Masters – 2001 PGA)

Results in senior major championships

Results are not in chronological order prior to 2014.

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015
The Tradition	T33	T10	DNP	T41
Senior PGA Championship	T19	T6	DNP	T13
Senior Players Championship	T6	T60	T22	2
U.S. Senior Open	T22	T9	8	T57
Senior British Open Championship	T15	DNP	T8	T25

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• Presidents Cup: 2000 (winners)

External links

• Kirk Triplett at the PGA Tour official site
• Kirk Triplett at the Official World Golf Ranking official site