Patrick H. Horgan III is an American

United States

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 professional golf

Golf

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er who played on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 and the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

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Horgan was born in Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

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. He attended the University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island

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 on a football scholarship before switching to golf. He turned professional in 1984.

Horgan was a member of the PGA Tour from 1989–94 and 1997–2000 and was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1991, 1994–96 and 2003-05. He won three events on the Nationwide Tour and his best finish on the Nationwide Tour money list was 7th in 1996 when he recorded nine top-10 finishes. He also won the Rhode Island Open

Rhode Island Open

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 in 1994.

Horgan was involved in one of the more unusual disqualifications seen in the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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. He shot an opening round 71 in the 1998 Buick Open

Buick Open

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, but had forgotten to register for the tournament and was disqualified after the round.

Horgan qualified for the 2012 Champions Tour

Champions Tour

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 after finishing fifth at qualifying school

Qualifying school

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Nationwide Tour wins (3)

• 1991 Ben Hogan Yuma Open, Ben Hogan Macon Open
• 1996 NIKE Alabama Classic

Results in major championships

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T44

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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