John Harris retiring from competitive golf after Champions Tour stop this week
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John Harris, 68, is one of the best golfers Minnesota has ever produced. After playing in this week’s Sanford International in Sioux Falls, the Champions Tour stop, he’s retiring from competitive golf.
We talked to John about why now is the right time to walk away, plus had him go down memory lane.
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Harris has played in the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship, and has helped the U.S. win the Walker Cup.
He beat a young Tiger Woods in 1993 for the U.S. Amateur title and won the Commerce Bank Championship in 2006, his first trophy on the over-50 tour.
Twin Cities native and former Gopher John Harris works on his game at Edina Country Club on a recent morning.[KSTP: Scott Wise]
Harris played golf and hockey at the University of Minnesota, and later was the director of golf at his alma mater.
Twin Cities resident Rocco Mediate won the Sanford International title last year.