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Fred Couples

Fred Couples (born October 3, 1959 in Seattle, Washington) is a professional golfer on the PGA TOUR. Because of his long drives, he has been given the nickname "Boom Boom."

Couples attended the University of Houston, where he roomed with Blaine McCallister and CBS television broadcaster Jim Nantz. His first PGA TOUR victory came at the 1983 Kemper Open . He has amassed 15 total PGA TOUR victories, including the Players Championship twice and The Masters Tournament in 1992, his only Major victory. He has been named the PGA TOUR Player of the Year twice, in 1991 and 1992 and has been named to the Ryder Cup team five times (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997). He spent 16 weeks at number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Couples is sometimes called "Mr. Skins" because of his dominance in the Skins Game. He has won the event a total of five times, accumulating US$3,515,000 and 77 skins in 11 appearances. He has won five of the Skins Games overall (1995, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004).

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