Greg Powers

Greg Powers (born March 17, 1946) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career Powers was born and raised in Albany, New York. He had a "brilliant amateur career" while growing up in Albany. Powers attended Memphis State University and played on the golf team from 1967 to 1970. In his sophomore year, Powers led the team to an 8–0 record with victories in the Sunkist Tournament, Buckhalter Tournament, and the LSU Invitational Tournament. He settled in Tennessee However it took him several years to reach the PGA Tour. In 1976, he achieved tour status for the second time but found little success, missing the cut in nearly half the events and earning only $4,000 for the entire season. He had a chance to win an event early in the season at the Doral-Ryder Open. He played in the final group with Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf for the 36-hole Sunday finale, two off the lead. On the first hole, Powers hit three shots into the water which led to a quintuple bogey 10. He would not be in contention again, ultimately recording a third round 80 (+8). Like his experience at Doral, however, he had a disappointing third round, shooting a 75 (+3) to fall out of the lead. He shot a solid 70 in the final round, however, birdieing 5 of his final 7 holes, to finish in a tie for second place. This was the best official finish of his career. In 1981, he recorded an additional five top-10 finishes and finish 53rd on the money list. It would easily be his best year on tour. The following month he was −9 after the first 13 holes of the Chattanooga Classic, another satellite event, threatening to shoot in the 50s for the first time in his career. He ultimately shot a 64 (−7) to tie for the first round lead.

Powers maintained full-time status for the next two seasons but had few highlights, only recording a handful of top-25 finishes and missing the majority of cuts. He would not play full-time on the PGA Tour after the 1988 season. He played on the Ben Hogan Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour, in the early 1990s. Powers did not have medical insurance for these huge costs, which were nearly $100,000. The following March, during the Nestle Invitational, his fellow professionals participated in a benefit tournament to help him. Note: Powers never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied