Gene Sauers
| Gene Sauers | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gene Craig Sauers | ||
| Born | August 22, 1962 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Georgia Southern | ||
| Turned professional | 1984 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||
| Highest ranking | 36 (October 4, 1992) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 3 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T33: 1987 | ||
| PGA Championship | T2: 1992 | ||
| U.S. Open | T58: 1985, 1987 | ||
| The Open Championship | T52: 1989 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Gene Craig Sauers (born August 22, 1962) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions. He had three wins on the PGA Tour and overcame a deadly skin condition that kept him off the golf course for five years. He won the U.S. Senior Open in 2016, a senior major championship.