Rick Cramer (born July 19, 1960) 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 ...
.
Cramer was born in
Independence, Kansas
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 8,548. It was named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence.
History
Independence wa ...
. He played college golf at the
University of Colorado
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where he was a three-time
All-American.
Cramer played on 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 ...
in 1990 and from 1996 to 2001. He won once, at the 1996
Nike Wichita Open, and scored a
double eagle
A double eagle is a gold coin of the United States with a denomination of $20. (Its gold content of 0.9675 troy oz (30.0926 grams) was worth $20 at the 1849 official price of $20.67/oz.) The coins are 34 mm x 2 mm and are made fro ...
at the 1996
Nike Shreveport Open. He played on the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...
in 1986 where his best finish was T-37 at the 1986
Buick Open
The Buick Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament from 1958 to 2009. In 2007, the tournament was held at the end of June, a change from its traditional spot between The Open Championship and the PGA Championship. Regardless, many prominent players use ...
.
Cramer works for the
Gateway Tour
The Gateway Tour, title sponsored as the OnCore Gateway Tour, is a third-level men's professional golf tour headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona that runs tournaments in Arizona, California, and Florida. The top level of men's professional golf in t ...
as the Arizona Series Tournament Director and Head Rules Official.
Professional wins (2)
Nike Tour wins (1)
Other wins (1)
*1991
Arizona Open
See also
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1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. Fifty players earned their 1986 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1985. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort, West and South courses, in Ha ...
References
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American male golfers
Colorado Buffaloes men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Kansas
People from Independence, Kansas
1960 births
Living people
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