Fred Couples

Fred Couples is a legendary American professional golfer, celebrated for his Masters Tournament victory and consistent performance across PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. After securing an early career highlight by winning the Washington Open as an amateur in 1978, Fred Couples turned professional in 1980 and quickly established himself on the PGA Tour. He achieved his first PGA Tour victory at the Kemper Open in 1983, a pivotal moment in a career that would yield 15 PGA Tour titles. Couples further solidified his standing with a win at the Tournament Players Championship in 1984.

His dominant period in the early 1990s saw him win the Byron Nelson Golf Classic (1987), Nissan Los Angeles Open (1990), Federal Express St. Jude Classic (1991), and B.C. Open (1991). In 1991 and 1992, he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year and received the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in both seasons.

Couples’ consistent performance continued into recent years, with wins at the Chubb Classic and American Family Insurance Championship in 2017, and the SAS Championship in 2022. In 2023, he made history at the Masters Tournament, becoming the oldest player ever to make the cut, further cementing his legacy as one of golf’s most enduring and celebrated figures.