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cut : 1981 dnp cut : 1981 pga tour nike tour 185 lb kg st on marianna , florida 5 10 3 rick pearson -lrb- golfer -rrb-
 3 19 december 1958 1980 dnp university of florida rick pearson
rick pearson -lrb- golfer -rrb-

rick pearson -lrb- born december 19 , 1958 -rrb- is an american professional golfer who formerly played on the pga tour and the nike tour .
pearson was born in marianna , florida .
he was the first player in florida history to win back-to-back florida state junior college championship titles .
pearson won the florida state amateur in 1978 and 1980 .
he attended the university of florida where he won the southeastern conference -lrb- sec -rrb- individual title in 1980 and was voted 1980 sec player of the year .
pearson was also recognized as a second-team all-american in 1980 .
he turned pro later that year .
pearson joined the pga tour in 1982 and played until the following year .
he then played various tours until 1988 , where he rejoined the pga tour for two seasons .
he played on tour until the following year but did n't find much success so he joined the ben hogan tour -lrb- later nike tour , now the web.com tour -rrb- in its inaugural year , 1990 .
he won the ben hogan yuma open while recording nine top-10 finishes en route to a 6th place finish on the money list .
he played on the nationwide tour until 1995 and picked up two more victories , the 1992 ben hogan tri-cities open and the 1994 nike central georgia open .
