Editing Paul Azinger

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Paul Azinger
| image             = Paul Azinger (4335299674).jpg
| caption           = Azinger in 2005
| fullname          = Paul William Azinger
| nickname          = Zinger
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1960|1|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1960|1|6|mf=y}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| weight            = {{convert|175|lb|kg stlb|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Bradenton, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| college           = [[Brevard Community College]]<br>[[Florida State University]]
| yearpro           = 1981
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = 
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]]
| prowins           = 16
| pgawins           = 12
| eurowins          = 2
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 2
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = 5th: [[1998 Masters Tournament|1998]]
| usopen            = T3: [[1993 U.S. Open (golf)|1993]]
| open              = T2: [[1987 Open Championship|1987]]
| pga               = '''Won''': [[1993 PGA Championship|1993]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[PGA Player of the Year]]
| year1             = [[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
| award2            = [[PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year|PGA Tour<br>Comeback Player of the Year]]
| year2             = [[2000 PGA Tour|2000]]
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Paul William Azinger''' (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional [[golf]]er and TV golf {{nowrap|analyst.<ref name=zenzingr>{{cite news|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-zen-of-zinger |magazine=Golf Digest |last=Diaz |first=Jaime |title=The Zen of Zinger |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref>}} He won 12 times on the [[PGA Tour]], including one major championship, the [[1993 PGA Championship]]. He spent [[List of male golfers who have been in the world top 10|almost 300 weeks in the top-10]] of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] between 1988 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017160152/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Azinger was born in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]];<ref name=PGApro/> his father Ralph (<!--Jul 6,-->1930–<!--March 3,-->2013)<!--https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-36784004/herald-tribune-obituaries--> was a navigator in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] and later a businessman.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=Collins|first1=Louise Mooney|last2=Speace|first2=Geri J.|title=Newsmakers, The People Behind Today's Headlines|date=1995|publisher=Gale Research Inc.|location=New York|isbn=0-8103-5745-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newsmakerspeople0000unse_t2w0/page/12 12–14]|url=https://archive.org/details/newsmakerspeople0000unse_t2w0/page/12}}</ref> He started in golf at age five.<ref name=PGAbio>{{cite web |title=BPGA Tour Media Guide – Paul Azinger |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01042.paul-azinger.html/media-guide/#uber |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref> After Ralph retired as a [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] in 1972, he opened a marina, and Paul spent his summer pumping gas and painting boats.<ref name=":0" />

The family moved to [[Sarasota, Florida]], where he attended and graduated from [[Sarasota High School]]<!-- in 1978-->.

== Amateur career ==
Azinger attended [[Brevard Community College]] in the late 1970s. While there, he found more time to practice his swing, playing on the team as a walk-on, and landed a summer job at the Bay Hill Golf Academy in Orlando, which allowed him more practice time. Practice earned him more opportunity, in the form of a scholarship to [[Florida State Seminoles men's golf|Florida State University]] in [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]].<ref name=":0" />

== Professional career ==
Azinger turned professional in 1981.<ref name="PGApro">{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Profile – Paul Azinger |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01042.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref> During his early years, Azinger collected meager earnings. He and his wife, Toni, bought a used motor home, a 1983 Vogue, and drove from tournament to tournament. Azinger had a breakout year in 1987, when he won three times on the PGA Tour and had a second-place finish in the [[1987 Open Championship|Open Championship]].<ref name=":0" />

Azinger won eleven tournaments on the PGA Tour in seven seasons from 1987 to 1993, climaxing in his one [[Men's major golf championships|major]] title, the [[1993 PGA Championship]] at Inverness, which he won in a sudden-death playoff against [[Greg Norman]].

Azinger finished one shot behind [[Nick Faldo]] at the [[1987 Open Championship]] at Muirfield after making bogey at both the 71st and 72nd holes. Azinger was bidding to become only the fourth golfer since 1945 to win the Open Championship at the first attempt<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ew5HAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DnsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5063,3908634&dq=nick+faldo+paul+azinger+british+open&hl=en |title=Azinger Loses Big Lead And British Open Title |newspaper=Times-Union |location=[[Warsaw, Indiana]] |first=Larry |last=Siddons |page=10 |date=July 20, 1987 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> and said that he was "heartbroken" to leave Muirfield without the [[Claret Jug]] trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tuhFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aR8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3359,1600926&dq=muirfield+brings+back+memories&hl=en |title=Muirfield bring back memories |newspaper=Hudson Valley News |location=[[Newburgh, New York]] |date=July 16, 1992 |first=Bob |last=Green |agency=Associated Press |page=B2 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

At the [[1991 Ryder Cup]], Azinger was involved in a controversial episode with [[Seve Ballesteros]], with whom he had a [[1991 Ryder Cup#Ballesteros/Azinger feud|fierce rivalry]]. Azinger and American teammate [[Chip Beck]] were using balls of different compressions off the tee on multiple holes, in violation of an agreement between the Cup captains. Azinger initially denied that the Americans had engaged in this practice, but admitted to it once he realized that there would be no penalty assessed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/10/25/ballesteros-accuses-azinger-of-lying/e916a99c-7ee9-4ee9-9ab8-a201d20f0c6c/ |title=Ballesteros accuses Azinger of lying |date=October 25, 1991 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=July 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/1991-ryder-cup-at-kiawah |title=The Rowdy Ryder Cup at Kiawah |last1=Huggan |first1=John |last2=Yocom |first2=Guy |date=July 31, 2012 |magazine=Golf Digest |access-date=July 9, 2018}}</ref>

In December 1993, Azinger was diagnosed with [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] in his right shoulder.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/sports/golf-lymphoma-found-in-azinger-s-shoulder.html |title=Lymphoma Found in Azinger's Shoulder |first=Larry |last=Dorman |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 9, 1993 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> His treatment included six months of [[chemotherapy]] and five weeks of radiation in [[California]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=Bio from Azinger's official site|url=http://www.paulazinger.com/bio/|access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref> He wrote a book called ''Zinger'' about his battle with the disease<ref name=PGAbio/> and was the recipient of the GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to the individual who has continued to be active in golf despite physical handicap or serious illness. In 2000, he won his first tournament in seven seasons at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]].

Azinger was the U.S. [[Ryder Cup]] captain for the [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]] at [[Valhalla Golf Club]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6111626.stm |title=Azinger made US Ryder Cup captain |work=BBC Sport |date=November 6, 2006 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> He led the team to its first victory over the European squad since 1999.  The team's victory was largely credited to his innovative strategy. This strategy is outlined in his book, ''Cracking the Code: The Winning Ryder Cup Strategy: Make it Work for You'', which was released in May 2010.<ref name=PGAbio/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paulazinger.com/projects/cracking-the-code/ |title=Cracking the Code: The Winning Ryder Cup Strategy |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> The book was co-authored with Ron Braund, a corporate team builder and psychologist, who consulted Azinger throughout the Ryder Cup.

Azinger made his [[Champions Tour]] debut at [[The ACE Group Classic]] in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/news/2010/02/03/ctinsider.html |title=Insider: Tour in 'good shape' with new faces, places |first=Vartan |last=Kupelian |publisher=PGA Tour |date=February 3, 2010 |access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref> He played four events that year and none since.

=== Broadcasting career ===
Azinger first worked in television in 1995 while recovering from chemotherapy. Azinger was recruited by lead NBC analyst [[Johnny Miller]] to join the broadcast team as an on-course reporter, a stint which included reporting on the singles match at the [[1995 Ryder Cup]] between [[Tom Lehman]] and Azinger's former Ryder Cup rival [[Seve Ballesteros]], who was playing in his final Ryder Cup.

After returning to the PGA Tour for several more successful playing years, Azinger returned to broadcasting on a full-time basis.

From 2005 to 2015, Azinger worked as lead analyst for [[Golf on ESPN|ESPN]] and [[PGA Tour on ABC|ABC Sports']] golf coverage. He initially shared analyst duties with his former Ryder Cup and Open Championship rival [[Nick Faldo]].  Azinger and Faldo, along with host [[Mike Tirico]], formed a broadcast team that was met with positive critical acclaim.  Faldo left for rival [[PGA Tour on CBS|CBS]] after the 2006 season; since then, Azinger worked alone with Tirico.  However, when Faldo and Azinger were opposing captains at the [[2008 Ryder Cup]], Azinger's colleague [[Andy North]] filled in for him.  Faldo and Azinger have also reunited as analysts on two occasions. The first reunion was at the [[2007 Open Championship]] (for ABC) and the second was at the [[2009 Presidents Cup]] (for the Golf Channel).

After ESPN/ABC lost its rights to both the U.S. Open and Open Championship to Fox and NBC, Azinger joined [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] as its head golf analyst in 2016, replacing [[Greg Norman]].<ref name=trib-azinger>{{cite news |title=Paul Azinger replaces Greg Norman as lead golf announcer for Fox Sports |date=January 27, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2016 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-paul-azinger-fox-golf-20160127-story.html}}</ref>

In October 2018, [[NBC Sports]] and [[Golf Channel]] named Azinger their lead golf analyst, succeeding the retiring Johnny Miller – who had originally helped give Azinger his start in broadcasting during his recovery from cancer in 1995. After Miller ended his NBC career at the 2019 [[Phoenix Open]], Azinger became NBC’s lead analyst during the Southern Swing in March 2019.  He remained with Fox for the U.S. Open, U.S Women's Open, and U.S. Amateur for the 2019 season alongside his NBC duties, until those championships returned to NBC, where Azinger had also ended up at, in 2020.<ref name=pga-azinger>{{cite news |title=Azinger named NBC Sports' new lead golf analyst |date=October 22, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |publisher=PGA Tour |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/10/22/paul-azinger-new-nbc-sports-lead-golf-analyst-2019.html}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Azinger is a [[Christians|Christian]]. He and his wife Toni met at FSU and have been married since 1982. They have two daughters, Sarah Jean Collins and Josie Azinger Mark,<ref name=bio/> and currently live in [[Bradenton, Florida]].

Azinger gave the eulogy at the memorial service for his friend [[Payne Stewart]], who was killed in a [[1999 South Dakota Learjet crash|plane crash in 1999]].<ref name=PGAbio/> His two managers and close friends, Robert Fraley and Van Ardan, also died in the crash.

Politically [[Conservatism|conservative]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ball |first1=Off The |title=How will America's sports stars vote in the Presidential Election? |url=https://www.offtheball.com/golf/how-will-americas-sports-stars-vote-in-the-presidential-election-259945 |access-date=14 November 2019 |work=Off The Ball |date=8 Nov 2016}}</ref><!--He is a Republican--> Azinger refused an invitation to the [[White House]] for the winning [[1993 Ryder Cup]] team due to what he saw as [[draft dodging]] on the part of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/affinity-more-touchy-than-feely-1.938843 |title=Affinity more touchy than feely |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=September 16, 2008}}</ref> He was however persuaded to attend and said that the visit "was just wonderful".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cummings |first1=William |title=Trump not the first president whose politics made athletes reconsider White House visit |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/05/08/red-sox-white-house-visit-other-times-athletes-politics-clashed-presidents/1138874001/ |access-date=14 November 2019 |newspaper=USA Today |date=8 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/09/21/ryder-team-gets-thornless-sendoff-from-rose-garden/0bc227ea-cdf5-4cdc-afe5-801c0a44870f/ |title=Ryder Team Gets Thornless Sendoff From Rose Garden |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Leonard |last=Shapiro |date=September 21, 1993}}</ref>

Azinger is an avid [[poker]] player and competed in the main event at both the [[2006 World Series of Poker]]<ref>{{cite news |date=July 30, 2006 |title=What the ...? Hellmuth knocked out of WSOP |work=MSNBC |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14097426/ |url-status=dead |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625104401/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14097426/ |archive-date=June 25, 2007}}</ref> and the [[2008 World Series of Poker]].<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{cite web |title=A Different Sort of Green |url=http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2008-world-series-of-poker/main-event/id71641.htm#no71641}}</ref> He is an avid [[foosball]] player, and often seeks places to play foosball while traveling.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sobel |first=Jason |date=May 25, 2010 |title=Azinger pushed hard for job in '10 |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/columns/story?columnist=sobel_jason&id=5215250 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

Azinger threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]' second ever playoff game on October 3, 2008.<ref>[http://www.bradenton.com/breakingsports/story/924267.html Azinger to throw out first pitch at Rays game Friday] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005081841/http://www.bradenton.com/breakingsports/story/924267.html|date=October 5, 2008}}</ref>  He recently launched a new application for the [[iPad]], [[iPhone]], and [[iPod Touch]] called Golfplan.<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Golfplan with Paul Azinger |url=http://golfplanpro.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101131456/http://golfplanpro.com/ |archive-date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==Professional wins (16)==
===PGA Tour wins (12)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|- style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (1)
|- 
| Other PGA Tour (10)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jan 25, [[1987 PGA Tour|1987]]
|[[Phoenix Open]]
|align=right|67-69-65-67=268
|align=center|−16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hal Sutton]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|May 3, 1987
|[[Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational]]
|align=right|68-72-67-64=271*
|align=center|−17
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hal Sutton]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Jun 28, 1987
|[[Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open]]
|align=right|69-65-63-72=269
|align=center|−15
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Forsman]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wayne Levi]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Mar 20, [[1988 PGA Tour|1988]]
|[[Hertz Bay Hill Classic]]
|align=right|66-66-73-66=271
|align=center|−13
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Kite]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Jul 9, [[1989 PGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Canon Greater Hartford Open]] (2)
|align=right|65-70-67-65=267
|align=center|−17
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Wayne Levi]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Jan 7, [[1990 PGA Tour|1990]]
|[[MONY Tournament of Champions]]
|align=right|66-68-69-69=272
|align=center|−16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Baker-Finch]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Feb 3, [[1991 PGA Tour|1991]]
|[[AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am]] 
|align=right|67-67-73-67=274
|align=center|−14
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Claar]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Pavin]]
|- style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|8
|align=right|Nov 1, [[1992 PGA Tour|1992]]
|[[The Tour Championship]]
|align=right|70-66-69-71=276
|align=center|−8
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Janzen]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Pavin]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Jun 6, [[1993 PGA Tour|1993]]
|[[Memorial Tournament]]
|align=right|68-69-68-69=274
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Pavin]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Jul 25, 1993
|[[New England Classic]]
|align=right|67-69-64-68=268
|align=center|−16
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Delsing]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Fleisher]] 
|--style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|11
|align=right|Aug 15, 1993
|'''[[1993 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|align=right|69-66-69-68=272
|align=center|−12
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Jan 16, [[2000 PGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Sony Open in Hawaii]]
|align=right|63-65-68-65=261
|align=center|−19
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stuart Appleby]] 
|}
<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: The 1987 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational was shortened to 72 holes due to weather.''</small>

'''PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1989 PGA Tour|1989]]
|[[Bob Hope Chrysler Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Jones (golfer)|Steve Jones]], {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Lyle]]
|Jones won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1990 PGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Doral-Ryder Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Simpson]]
|Norman won with eagle on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|[[1993 PGA Tour|1993]]
|'''[[1993 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|}

===European Tour wins (3)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|- 
| Other European Tour (2)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 23, [[1990 European Tour|1990]]
|[[BMW International Open]]
|−11 (63-73-73-68=277)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[David Feherty]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Aug 9, [[1992 European Tour|1992]]
|[[BMW International Open]] (2)
|−22 (66-67-66-67=266)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Glen Day]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]],<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark James (golfer)|Mark James]], {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|Aug 15, [[1993 European Tour|1993]]
|'''[[1993 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|−12 (69-66-69-68=272)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|}

'''European Tour playoff record (3–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1990 European Tour|1990]]
|[[BMW International Open]]
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[David Feherty]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[1992 European Tour|1992]]
|[[BMW International Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Glen Day]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]],<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark James (golfer)|Mark James]], {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|[[1993 European Tour|1993]]
|'''[[1993 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|}

===Other wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Aug 23, 1988
|[[Fred Meyer Challenge]]<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Tway]])
|−19 (62-63=125)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Bean (golfer)|Andy Bean]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Aug 20, 1991
|[[Fred Meyer Challenge]] (2)<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]])
|−19 (63-62=125)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Gilder]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]]
|}

'''Other playoff record (1–3)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1985
|[[Magnolia Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Gallagher Jr.]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|1991
|[[Fred Meyer Challenge]]<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]])
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Calcavecchia]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Gilder]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Couples]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Calcavecchia/Gilder eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|1995
|[[Fred Meyer Challenge]]<br>(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Payne Stewart]])
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Faxon]] and {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|1999
|[[JCPenney Classic]]<br>(with {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pak Se-ri]])
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]] and {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]]
|Lost to birdie on third extra hole
|}

==Major championships==

===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1993 PGA Championship|1993]] ||[[PGA Championship]] || 1 shot deficit || −12 (69-66-69-68=272) || Playoff ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|CUT
|T14
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|34
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|T47
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|CUT
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|52
|T31
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|T18
|T28
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T24
|CUT
|T33
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T67
|T28
|T14
|T12
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T48
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T59
|T59
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T31
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T33
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|CUT
|T31
|T31
|T29
|T13
|T41
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T28
|T15
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T12
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T24
|T22
|CUT
|CUT
|T55
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T63
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half way cut<br />
WD = Withdrew<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  1 ||  6 || 15 || 10
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 ||  4 ||  8 || 18 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 ||  3 ||  3 || 12 ||  7
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 ||  2 ||  5 || 23 || 13
|-
!Totals                                    !! 1 !! 2 !! 1 !! 6 !! 10 !! 22 !! 68 !! 42
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1999 U.S. Open – 2001 PGA)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1989 U.S. Open – 1989 Open Championship)

==Results in The Players Championship==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|T64
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|T30
|T14
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T29
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|T14
|CUT
|CUT
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T64
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|R32
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|T43
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T38
|T39
|}
<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]]<br>
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = Tied<br>
NT = No tournament

==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[Ryder Cup]]:
** Player: [[1989 Ryder Cup|1989]] (tie), [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]] (winners), [[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]] (winners), [[2002 Ryder Cup|2002]]
** Captain: [[2008 Ryder Cup|2008]] (winners)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]: [[1989 World Cup (men's golf)|1989]]
*[[Presidents Cup]]: [[2000 Presidents Cup|2000]] (winners)
*[[UBS Warburg Cup]]: 2002 (winners)
*[[Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge]] (representing PGA Tour): 1993, 1994 (winners)

==See also==
*[[Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
*[[1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
*[[1984 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
*[[List of Florida State Seminoles men's golfers]]
*[[List of men's major championships winning golfers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.paulazinger.com}}
*{{PGATour player|01042}}
*{{EuroTour player|4101}}
*{{OWGR|20}}

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