Calvin Peete
| Calvin Peete | |||||
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Peete in 1986 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Calvin Peete | ||||
| Born | July 18, 1943 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||
| Died | April 29, 2015 (aged 71) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1975 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 14 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 12 | ||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T11: 1986 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T3: 1982 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T4: 1983 | ||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
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Calvin Peete (July 18, 1943 – April 29, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was the most successful African-American to have played on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, prior to the emergence of Tiger Woods. Peete won the 1985 Tournament Players Championship and finished the season top-5 on the PGA Tour money list three times; 1982, 1983 and 1985. He was ranked in the top 10 players on the McCormack's World Golf Rankings in 1984.