FACTBOX: 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin
(Reuters) - Factbox on Corey Pavin, who on Thursday was appointed the United States captain for the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales:
EARLY SUCCESS
* Born on 16 November 1959 in Oxnard, California, Pavin attended the University of California, Los Angeles and turned professional in 1982, quickly establishing himself abroad by winning the German Open and the South African PGA Championship in 1983.
In 1984 Pavin triumphed on the PGA Tour for the first time, clinching the Houston Open, starting a run where he won at least once every season for 10 years either on the PGA Tour or abroad.
HITTING THE BIG TIME
* Pavin topped the PGA's money list in 1991, the same year he made his Ryder Cup debut at Kiawah Island, where he won his singles to help the U.S. retain the cup.
* The American featured in the next Ryder Cup at the Belfry. Pavin won three of his four matches emphatically on the first two days, and although he lost his singles match the U.S. won 15-13. * His defining moment came in June 1995, when he beat Australian Greg Norman by two shots to win the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, New York.
Later that year Pavin took his good form to the Ryder Cup, winning four out of a possible five points. However the U.S. went down 14 1/2 - 13 1/2.
FALL AND RISE
* Since his mid-1990s success, Pavin plummeted down the rankings. He had to wait 10 years for a PGA Tour win after his 1996 Colonial Invitational triumph, when he made the Milwaukee Championship his 15th and last title.
During this Milwaukee win, Pavin completed nine holes in 26 strokes, which remains a tour record.
(Compiled by Tom Pilcher; Editing by Justin Palmer)
