Fred Couples
Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992, and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996. Couples became the oldest person to make the cut in the Masters Tournament history during the 2023 Tournament at 63 years, six months, and five days.
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Couples in July 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Frederick Steven Couples | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Boom Boom | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 3, 1959 Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Newport Beach, California | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Deborah Couples
(m. 1981; div. 1993)Thais Baker
(m. 1998; died 2009)Suzanne Hannemann (m. 2022) | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||
| College | University of Houston | ||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (March 22, 1992) (16 weeks) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Tour | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T3: 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T3: 1991, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
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In August 2011, Couples won his first senior major at the Senior Players Championship and followed this up in July 2012 when he won the Senior Open Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013. Couples garnered the nickname "Boom Boom" for his long, accurate driving ability off the tee during the prime of his career.