James Kenneth Perry or Kenny Perry was born August 10, 1960 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He is an American professional golfer.
Perry started his high school golf career at Franklin-Simpson High School. Shortly thereafter, his father accepted a job opportunity in nearby Paducah, which relocated Kenny to playing golf at Lone Oak High School. After graduating from Lone Oak, he attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
Perry turned professional in 1982 and got his first win in 1991 at the Memorial Tournament. He was in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for over 50 weeks from 2003 to 2005.
In 2008, he had five top ten finishes including three victories Memorial Tournament, Buick Open and the John Deere Classic. He skipping major championships in 2008 in order to concentrate on qualifying for the Ryder Cup team. He was eager to make the team as the event was being held in his native Kentucky, and he helped the USA to retake the cup for the first time since 1999.
He was leading the 2009 Masters Tournament by two strokes with two holes to go, but recorded two straight bogies to go into a playoff with Ángel Cabrera and Chad Campbell. He then bogeyed the second hole of the playoff, handing victory to Cabrera. Perry would have become the oldest winner of the The Masters at 48 years old, 8 months and 2 days.
Perry is currently the highest all-time PGA Tour money winner without a major championship. For his success in leading the USA to victory in the Ryder Cup.
Perry win 14 PGA Tour and best results in major championships as The Masters 2nd in 2009, U.S. Open 3rd in 2003, Open championship 8th 2003 and PGA championship 2nd in 1996.
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