Andy North

Andy North
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Stewart North
Born	(1950-03-09) March 9, 1950 Thorp, Wisconsin
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Madison, Wisconsin
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	1972
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	10
Best results in major championships (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	T12: 1979
U.S. Open	Won: 1978, 1985
The Open Championship	T39: 1990
PGA Championship	4th: 1975

Andrew Stewart North (born March 9, 1950) is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice.

Early years

North was born in Thorp, Wisconsin, and raised in Monona, Wisconsin. He attended Monona Grove High School, graduating in 1968. He won the 1969 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship at Merrill Hills Country Club in Waukesha, Wisconsin by defeating Richard Sucher in a match play final.

College career

North accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team from 1969 to 1972.^[1] He was a three-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection,^[1] and an All-American in 1970, 1971 and 1972.^[2] North graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1972, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as "Gator Great."^[3]

Professional career

North turned professional in 1972. He had a moderately successful career on the PGA Tour made remarkable by the fact that two of his three wins on the Tour were in the U.S. Open. The first PGA Tour win of North's career came at the 1977 American Express Westchester Classic. He was 28 years old when he won the 1978 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. He moved into the lead after the second round, and was one shot ahead going into Sunday, but an erratic final round left him needing to make a five on the last hole to take the championship. He struggled up the 18th, finding the rough twice and then landing in a greenside bunker, but he made a four-foot putt to win by one stroke over J. C. Snead and Dave Stockton.

At the 1985 U.S. Open, on the South Course at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, North found himself two shots behind Taiwan's Chen Tze-chung going into the final round, but three shots clear of the rest of the field. Chen moved into a four-shot lead early, but threw the tournament wide open by shooting a quadruple bogey eight on the fifth hole. The lead swung between North, Chen, Denis Watson, Payne Stewart,^[4] and Dave Barr, who had surged into contention, but North went into the last hole with a two-shot lead, and his bogey five was enough to give him a second major championship.^[5]

North played on the 1985 Ryder Cup team. In 1990, he won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Since turning 50 in 2000 North has played intermittently on the Champions Tour. His best finish at this level is second in the 2001 Emerald Coast Classic.

Broadcast career

In 1993, North joined ESPN as an on-course reporter. In 2004, he was promoted to the lead on-course reporter for ESPN and ABC Sports. He also has been the lead analyst on ESPN's golf studio shows with host Scott Van Pelt since 2003. According to ESPN, his preview shows for major championships have been so in-depth that Tour players have been known to watch them to help with course strategy. From 2003 to 2014, North concluded his U.S. Open preview show by dressing up in a doctor's outfit and using an often modified formula to pick the winner of the tournament. North eliminates groups of players who he believes will not win by writing them on large white placards which he then tosses over the edge of the set.^[6] He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.

Amateur wins (2)

1969 Wisconsin Amateur
1971 Western Amateur

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 21, 1977	American Express Westchester Classic	66-70-65-71=272	−12	2 strokes	George Archer
2	Jun 18, 1978	U.S. Open	70-70-71-74=285	+1	1 stroke	J. C. Snead, Dave Stockton
3	Jun 16, 1985	U.S. Open	70-65-70-74=279	−1	1 stroke	Dave Barr, Chen Tze-chung, Denis Watson

Major championships are shown in bold.

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1978	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	+1 (70-70-71-74= 285)	1 stroke	J. C. Snead, Dave Stockton
1985	U.S. Open (2)	2 shot deficit	−1 (70-65-70-74=279)	1 stroke	Dave Barr, Chen Tze-chung, Denis Watson

Results timeline

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T37	T24	T32	T12
U.S. Open	DNP	T12	T14	CUT	1	T11
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T39	4	T49	CUT	T42	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T24	CUT	CUT	T30	T41	DNP	DNP	CUT	T36	CUT
U.S. Open	T8	T43	T22	T10	CUT	1	67	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	T45	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	DNP
PGA Championship	T15	T11	T70	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T58

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Masters Tournament	T27	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T51	T37	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	T39	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	3	13	9
U.S. Open	2	2	4	8	21	12
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	4	3
PGA Championship	0	1	1	3	15	8
Totals	2	3	5	14	53	32

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1974 PGA – 1977 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1985
World Cup: 1978 (winners)

References

1 2 Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 34, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 13, 2011.
↑ 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
↑ A Blast From The Past
↑ Hard-luck Andy North scrambles to U.S. Open title
↑ ESPN profile

External links

Andy North at the PGA Tour official site
Andy North's ESPN Bio

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

United States Ryder Cup team – 1985

Raymond Floyd Hubert Green Peter Jacobsen Tom Kite Andy North Mark O'Meara Calvin Peete Craig Stadler Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Fuzzy Zoeller Lee Trevino (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 – 16.5

University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame

Gator Greats: Baseball

Bobby Barnes Cecil Beck Harry Coe Doug Corbett David Eckstein Josh Fogg Perry McGriff Tom Moore Bernie Parrish Lou Pesce Bob Pitman Q. I. Roberts Rudy Simpson Mike Stanley Haywood Sullivan Burt Touchberry Brad Wilkerson Dale Willis

Gator Greats: Basketball

Men's basketball Ben Clemons Dan Cross Curt Cunkle Bob Emrick Udonis Haslem Brooks Henderson Gary Keller Tony Miller Ark Newton Andy Owens Lamar Sarra Hans Tanzler Neal Walk Chip Williams Ronnie Williams Women's basketball Quientella Bonner Tammy Jackson DeLisha Milton-Jones Murriel Page Sophia Witherspoon

Gator Greats: Boxing

Johnny Joca Phillip O'Connell Carlos Proctor

Gator Greats: Football

Football (A–C)

Football (D–J)

Football (K–P)

Football (Q–Z)

Gator Greats: Golf

Men's golf Tommy Aaron Andy Bean Frank Beard Chris DiMarco Brian Gay Phil Hancock Dudley Hart Gary Koch Steve Melnyk Bob Murphy Andy North Dave Ragan Doug Sanders Dan Sikes Women's golf Karen Davies Page Dunlap Riko Higashio Donna White Cheryl Morley Deb Richard

Gator Greats: Gymnastics

Kristin Guise Lynn McDonnell Melissa Miller Elfi Schlegel Chrissy Van Fleet Ann Woods

Gator Greats: Soccer

Erin Baxter Danielle Fotopoulos Heather Mitts Sarah Yohe Abby Wambach

Gator Greats: Softball

Jenny Gladding Chelsey Sakizzie

Gator Greats: Swimming and diving

Men's swimming and diving

Women's swimming and diving

Gator Greats: Tennis

Men's tennis Chap Brown Mark Merklein Jeff Morrison Armstead Neely Justin O'Neal Jamie Pressly Jim Shaffer Bill Tym Women's tennis Judy Acker Nicole Arendt Jillian Alexander Dawn Buth Jill Craybas Cissie Donigan Andrea Farley Jill Hetherington Alice Luthy Tym Stephanie Nickitas Lisa Raymond Shaun Stafford

Gator Greats: Track and field

Men's track and field

Women's track and field

Gator Greats: Volleyball

Aury Cruz Aycan Gokberk Jenny Manz Gudula Staub

Gator Greats: Wrestling

Jeff Davis

Distinguished Letterwinners

Jerry Anderson Floyd Christian Doug Dickey Jimmy Dunn Bill Harlan Kim Helton Lindy Infante Jack Katz Bill Koss Julian Lane Red Mitchum Larry Morris Stephen C. O'Connell Fred Ridley William Shands George Smathers Dutch Stanley Larry Travis Keith Tribble Harry Wilder

Honorary Letterwinners

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

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