Paul Azinger Biography
Paul Azinger is a professional golfer and TV golf analyst currently working for NBC Sports. Paul Azinger on the PGA Tour won 12 championships. Paul Azinger after Johnny Miller retired in October 2018 joined NBC Sports. Paul also occasionally appears as a golf analyst at FOX Sports at the U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Open. Before joining NBC Sports, Paul Azinger served at ABC Sports and ESPN as a lead analyst.
Paul Azinger Age
Paul Azinger was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts in the United States, on January 6, 1960. He is 63 years old.
Paul Azinger Height
Azinger stands at a moderate height of 6 feet 2 inches/Approximately 1.88 m.
Paul Azinger Education
He joined Sarasota High School for his high school diploma. Later in the late 1970s, Paul Azinger joined Brevard Community College for his further studies. In the summer, Paul landed at the Bay Hill Golf Academy for a job that allowed him more practice time in Orlando and earned a scholarship in Tallahassee to Florida State University.
Paul Azinger Family
Paul was born in 1960 in Holyoke, Massachusetts in the United States to his caring and loving parents Jean and Ralph. His father Ralph was a navigator in the U.S. Air Force and retired lieutenant colonel and later on, retired in 1972 as a businessman. His mother was called Jean who was an experienced golfer and died in 2016.
Paul Azinger Wife
Paul is married to his caring and pretty wife Toni. The duo got married in 1982 and first met at FSU. The couple has two beautiful daughters namely Sarah Jean Collins and Josie Azinger Mark, and the grandparents of Houston and Campbell.
Paul Azinger Children
Toni and Paul are proud parents of two nice-looking daughters namely Sarah Jean Collins Paul and Josie Azinger Mark Paul.
Paul Azinger Salary
Paul Azinger earns an annual salary of $10,000 – $100,000. This is according to PGA Tour Sports anchors/reporters’ salaries.
Paul Azinger’s Net worth
Azinger has an estimated net worth of $1 million – $5 million U.S dollars.
Paul Azinger Career
He started his career at the age of 5 years. Between 1987 and 1993, Paul Azinger in seven seasons on the PGA Tour had won eleven tournaments. His best game was against Greg Norman in 1993 when Paul won the 1993 PGA Championship. Paul also participated at Muirfield in the 1987 Open Championship where Azinger left Muirfield without the Claret Jug trophy and was one shot behind Nick Faldo with the 71st and 72nd holes.
However, in December 1993, Paul was diagnosed with his right shoulder with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He underwent treatment that included five weeks of radiation in California and six months of chemotherapy. Moreover, Paul in Hawaii at the Sony Open won the 2000 tournament in seven seasons. In addition, Azinger in Louisville at Valhalla Golf Club became the 2008 captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup where he led the European squad in 1999 the team to its first victory.
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