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Rod Spittle

Canadian professional golfer

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Rod Spittle (born 18 July 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer.

01Amateur career

Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. Spittle won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978. In 1978, Spittle graduated Ohio State with a degree in Business Administration.

After graduating, Spittle did not turn professional in golf, instead choosing to sell insurance, which he did for 25 years. He moved to Ohio, and played amateur golf at a high standard during this period.

02Professional career

In 2004, Spittle turned professional, shortly before turning 50. He began playing on the Champions Tour in 2005. His best finish in his first four years was a T-2 at the 2007 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. He did not play the Champions Tour at all in 2009. In 2010, he Monday-qualified into the AT&T Championship, and won the event in a one-hole sudden-death playoff over Jeff Sluman.

03Award and honors

In 2019, Spittle was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

04Amateur wins

05Professional wins (1)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 31 Oct 2010 AT&T Championship −12 (66-68-67=201) Playoff Jeff Sluman

Champions Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 AT&T Championship Jeff Sluman Won with par on first extra hole
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