Eric Booker (golfer)

Eric Booker
Personal information
Born	(1963-12-21) December 21, 1963 (age 60) Pontiac, Michigan
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Mississippi State University
Turned professional	1990
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 1996
U.S. Open	CUT: 1991
The Open Championship	DNP

Eric Booker (born December 21, 1963) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is currently the men's golf coach at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Booker joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990. He then took a hiatus from the Tour until 1997 and won the Nike Greater Austin Open that year. In 1998 he won the Nike Lehigh Valley Open and recorded nine top-10 finishes en route to a 4th-place finish on the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for 1999. On his rookie year on Tour, he recorded a tied for fourth and tied for third finish. He did not do as well on Tour in 2000 and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2001, his last year on Tour.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 6, 1997	Nike Greater Austin Open	−4 (69-71=140)*	1 stroke	Brian Kamm
2	Jun 21, 1998	Nike Lehigh Valley Open	−17 (67-67-72-65=271)	Playoff	Notah Begay III

*Note: The 1997 Nike Greater Austin Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1998	Nike Lehigh Valley Open	Notah Begay III	Won with birdie on ninth extra hole

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Booker never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

• 1998 Nike Tour graduates

• Eric Booker at the PGA Tour official site
• Eric Booker at the Official World Golf Ranking official site