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Rod Curl
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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Curl was born in <a href="/facts/Redding%2c_California/A9doT9aT">Redding, California</a>. He is a <a href="/facts/Wintu_people/HtRcMRN8">Wintu</a> Indian.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Before taking up <a href="/facts/Golf/k8jn7q42">golf</a> at age 19, he was an outstanding <a href="/facts/Baseball/42bEQy1Y">baseball</a> player at <a href="/facts/Central_Valley_High_School_(Shasta_Lake%2c_California)/2bt9zr09">Central Valley High School</a> in <a href="/facts/Shasta_County%2c_California/xDIzDY0X">Shasta County, California</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="professional-career">Professional career</h2> <p>In 1968, Curl turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour in <a href="/facts/1969_PGA_Tour/nflUeXQG">1969</a> and played regularly through <a href="/facts/1978_PGA_Tour/Usr0MjI3">1978</a>. He had 42 top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including one win and a half-dozen second and third-place finishes. In <a href="/facts/1974_PGA_Tour/NffGBWfm">1974</a>, he won the <a href="/facts/Colonial_National_Invitation/GDW7gglx">Colonial National Invitation</a> in <a href="/facts/Fort_Worth%2c_Texas/NNBEqVe8">Fort Worth</a> by one stroke after runner-up <a href="/facts/Jack_Nicklaus/sFhv9mda">Jack Nicklaus</a> bogeyed the 17th hole and a birdied the last.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>Curl played in a limited number of <a href="/facts/PGA_Tour_Champions/daUJRfYT">Senior Tour</a> events after reaching the age of 50 in <a href="/facts/1993_Senior_PGA_Tour/oo1cCACk">1993</a>. Late in life, he worked as a corporate instructor with VIP Golf Academy. </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Curl lives in <a href="/facts/Jupiter%2c_Florida/41fxyFx2">Jupiter, Florida</a>. </p> <h2 id="professional-wins-3">Professional wins (3)</h2> <h3>PGA Tour wins (1)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Winning score</th><th>To par</th><th>Margin ofvictory</th><th>Runner-up</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>May 19, <a href="/facts/1974_PGA_Tour/NffGBWfm">1974</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Colonial_National_Invitation/GDW7gglx">Colonial National Invitation</a></td><td>70-67-71-68=276</td><td>−4</td><td>1 stroke</td><td><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Jack_Nicklaus/sFhv9mda">Jack Nicklaus</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Pro Golf Tour wins (1)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Winning score</th><th>To par</th><th>Margin ofvictory</th><th>Runner-up</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>May 29, 1988</td><td>Pointe Royale Invitational</td><td>68-71-64-64=267</td><td>−13</td><td>4 strokes</td><td><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> Ben Theobald</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Other wins (1)</h3> <ul><li>1977 World Indian Open<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Spring_1969_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates/lo7pYJeb">Spring 1969 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1985_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates/BF4PeoFh">1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.pgatour.com/player/01242">Rod Curl</a> at the <a href="/facts/PGA_Tour/cI3elDvu">PGA Tour</a> official site</li> <li><a href="http://www.databasegolf.com/players/playerpage.htm?samid=CurlRod01">Database Golf</a> – Rod Curl</li> <li><a href="http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/sports_heros/rod_curl/">California Indian Education</a> – Sports heroes – Rod Curl</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Curl refuses to fold, beats Nicklaus in Colonial". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. May 20, 1974. p. 10. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JQg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6367%2C4177577" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JQg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6367%2C4177577</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Grimsley, Will (April 10, 1975). "Rod Curl only playing for himself". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1C. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A0YfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ftEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068%2C3918026" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A0YfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ftEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068%2C3918026</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Biographical information from Shasta County Sports Hall of Fame <a href="http://www.shastacosportshof.org/hof.htm" target="_blank">http://www.shastacosportshof.org/hof.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Radosta, John S. (May 20, 1974). "Rod Curl wins golf by stroke". New York Times. p. 41. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/20/archives/rod-curl-wins-golf-by-stroke-curl-takes-golf-by-shot-over-nicklaus.html?_r=0" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/20/archives/rod-curl-wins-golf-by-stroke-curl-takes-golf-by-shot-over-nicklaus.html?_r=0</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Curl refuses to fold, beats Nicklaus in Colonial". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. May 20, 1974. p. 10. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JQg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6367%2C4177577" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JQg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6367%2C4177577</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>PGATOUR.com - Bank of America Colonial <a href="http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r021/news200404051327146749815SVRT5XRRZ2" target="_blank">http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r021/news200404051327146749815SVRT5XRRZ2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Rabun, Mike (May 20, 1974). "Dream come true for Rod Curl". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). UPI. p. C-3. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4lgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ftoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2371%2C821645" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4lgtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ftoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2371%2C821645</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Official 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour Creative Services. 1991. p. 190. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>