Edward Ray Fiori (April 21, 1953 – July 6, 2025) was an American professional golfer who won four times on the PGA Tour and one time on the Champions Tour.
Early life and amateur career Fiori was born in Lynwood, California. During his childhood, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his home in Downey, California to practice his game. He attended the University of Houston where he played on the Houston Cougars golf team.
Professional career In 1977, Fiori turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour after his success at Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
Fiori's first of four tournament wins on the PGA Tour was at the 1979 Southern Open. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain. Fiori's previous PGA tour victory was at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic. Fiori beat Tiger Woods at Quad City preventing Woods from gaining his first PGA Tour title. This would be the first of only four times in Woods' career that he would fail to win after holding the 54-hole-lead, all of Woods failure weren't majors until Yang Yong-eun outplayed Woods 13 years later at the 2009 PGA Championship.
Personal life Fiori had been plagued with weight-related health problems, which led to him undergoing spinal fusion surgery in 2005. He lived in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.
Fiori died of cancer on July 6, 2025, at the age of 72.
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Oct 14, 1979 Southern Open−14 (69-72-65-68=274)Playoff Tom Weiskopf2Jul 5, 1981 Western Open−11 (74-67-69-67=277)4 strokes Jim Colbert, Greg Powers, Jim Simons3Jan 17, 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic−25 (70-65-66-67-67=335)Playoff Tom Kite4Sep 15, 1996 Quad City Classic−12 (66-68-67-67=268)2 strokes Andrew Magee
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11979Southern Open Tom WeiskopfWon with birdie on second extra hole 21982Bob Hope Desert Classic Tom KiteWon with birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (2) 1981 Southern California Open 1984 Jerry Ford Invitational
Champions Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 7, 2004MasterCard Classic−6 (72-71-67=210)Playoff Graham Marsh
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12004MasterCard Classic Graham MarshWon with par on third extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentT6CUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenT35CUTT46CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT33T54T55CUTT51T52T9
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenPGA ChampionshipT69CUT Note: Fiori never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
See also Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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