Larry Silveira (born October 12, 1965) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

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Amateur career

Silveira was originally a

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player and played

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for Antioch High School along with

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s Alex Sanchez and

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. Silveira started his college golf career at

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where he won the

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(now the Big West Conference) Conference Championship as a freshman. He then transferred to the

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where he was named a First Team

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n in 1987 and 1988. During his time at Arizona he won five tournaments and in 1988 he won the

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(Pac-10) (now the Pac-12 Conference) Championship and was also named the Pac-10 Player of the Year. He was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.

Professional career

Silveira joined the PGA Tour in 1989, earning his Tour card through

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. He struggled during his rookie year but retained his Tour card through qualifying school. In his second year on Tour he continued to struggle but again retained his card through qualifying school. In 1991 he won the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, an unofficial PGA Tour event, defeating Mike Nicolette and Russ Cochran in a playoff, but failed to retain his full card. In 1992 he split time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour and recorded a top-5 finish on each Tour. He played on the Nationwide Tour full-time in 1993 and recorded seven top-10 finishes including three runners-up en route to an eight place finish on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 1994. He struggled in his return to the PGA Tour and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 1995 where he recorded seven top-10 finishes including two runners-up. He picked up his first Nationwide Tour victory at the Nike San Jose Open in 1996. He rejoined the PGA Tour in 1997 after going through qualifying school for the fourth time. He struggled on Tour and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 1998 where he played sporadically until 2000.

Professional wins (3)

Nike Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 1996 Nike San Jose Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

Other wins (2)

*1988 Arizona Open *1991 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (unofficial PGA Tour event)

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