Kirk Hanefeld (born May 24, 1956) is an American

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Early life and amateur career

Hanefeld was born in

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. He played collegiately at the

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. During this timespan, he won the New Hampshire Amateur twice and New England Amateur once.

Professional career

Hanefeld was a member of the New England section of the PGA. He won a number of state opens around

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. As a senior, Hanefeld was a member of the

Champions Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, f ...

Amateur wins

*1974 New Hampshire Amateur *1976 New Hampshire Amateur *1977

New England Amateur The New England Amateur is an American amateur golf tournament. In its very early years, the tournament did not garner much attention due to inadequate fields and poor play. The fifth edition, held in 1930 at Portland Country Club in Maine, marke ...

Professional wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1982

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*1998

Rhode Island Open The Rhode Island Open is the Rhode Island state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Rhode Island Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1929 at a variety of courses around the stat ...

*2000 New England PGA Championship *2001 New England PGA Championship *2003 New England PGA Championship,

Maine Open The Maine Open is the Maine state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Maine State Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1918 at a variety of courses around the state. History ...

*2005 Maine Open, Rhode Island Open *2008 Senior PGA Professional National Championship *2011 Senior PGA Professional National Championship

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* American male golfers Houston Cougars men's golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from New Hampshire Golfers from Massachusetts People from Claremont, New Hampshire Sportspeople from Acton, Massachusetts 1956 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-golf-bio-stub