Eric Booker (born December 21, 1963) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who played on the PGA Tour and the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

. He is currently the men's golf coach at Florida Gulf Coast University. Booker joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990. He then took a hiatus from the Tour until 1997 and won the Nike Greater Austin Open that year. In 1998 he won the

Nike Lehigh Valley Open The Lehigh Valley Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1998 to 1999. It was played at Center Valley Club in Center Valley, Pennsylvania Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at th ...

and recorded nine top-10 finishes en route to a 4th-place finish on the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for 1999. On his rookie year on Tour, he recorded a tied for fourth and tied for third finish. He did not do as well on Tour in 2000 and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2001, his last year on Tour.

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 1997 Nike Greater Austin Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Booker never played in the

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or The Open Championship.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Booker, Eric American male golfers Mississippi State Bulldogs golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Michigan Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan 1963 births Living people

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

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