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{{short description|American professional golfer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name        = Lee Trevino
| image       = Lee Trevino.jpg
| caption     = Trevino in 2010
| fullname    = Lee Buck Trevino
| nickname    = The Merry Mex, Supermex
| birth_date  = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1939|12|1}}}}
| birth_place = [[Garland, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date  = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1939|12|1}} -->
| death_place =
| height      = 5 ft 7 in
| weight      = {{convert|180|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence   = [[Jupiter Island, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse      = {{marriage|Claudia Fenley|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|Claudia Bove|1983}}
| children    = 6
| college     =
| yearpro     = 1960
| retired     = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour        = 
| extour      = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]]
| prowins     = 92
| pgawins     = 29
| eurowins    = 5
| japwins     = 1
| sunwins     = 1
| auswins     = 1
| champwins   = 29 ([[List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins|3rd all-time]])
| otherwins   = 19 (regular)<br>10 (senior)
| majorwins   = 6
| masters     = T10: [[1975 Masters Tournament|1975]], [[1985 Masters Tournament|1985]]
| usopen      = '''Won''': [[1968 U.S. Open (golf)|1968]], [[1971 U.S. Open (golf)|1971]]
| open        = '''Won''': [[1971 Open Championship|1971]], [[1972 Open Championship|1972]]
| pga         = '''Won''': [[1974 PGA Championship|1974]], [[1984 PGA Championship|1984]]
| wghofid     = lee-trevino
| wghofyear   = 1981
| award1      = [[PGA Tour#Money list winners|PGA Tour<br>money list winner]]
| year1       = [[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
| award2      = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year2       = [[1970 PGA Tour|1970]], [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]], [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]],<br>[[1974 PGA Tour|1974]], [[1980 PGA Tour|1980]]
| award3      = [[PGA Player of the Year]]
| year3       = [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]]
| award4      = [[Sportsman of the Year|Sports Illustrated<br />Sportsman of the Year]]
| year4       = 1971
| award5      = [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Associated Press<br />Male Athlete of the Year]]
| year5       = 1971
| award6      = [[Vardon Trophy|Byron Nelson Award]]
| year6       = [[1980 PGA Tour|1980]]
| award7      = [[Senior PGA Tour#Money list winners|Senior PGA Tour<br>money list winner]]
| year7       = [[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]], [[1992 Senior PGA Tour|1992]]
| award8      = [[Senior PGA Tour Player of the Year|Senior PGA Tour<br>Player of the Year]]
| year8       = [[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]], [[1992 Senior PGA Tour|1992]], [[1994 Senior PGA Tour|1994]]
| award9      = [[Senior PGA Tour Rookie of the Year|Senior PGA Tour<br>Rookie of the Year]]
| year9       = [[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]]
| award10     = [[Senior PGA Tour Byron Nelson Award|Senior PGA Tour<br>Byron Nelson Award]]
| year10      = [[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]], [[1991 Senior PGA Tour|1991]], [[1992 Senior PGA Tour|1992]]
}}

'''Lee Buck Trevino''' (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired [[professional golfer]] who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athlonsports.com/golf/greatest-golfers-all-time |title=20 Greatest Golfers of All Time (Updated) |publisher=Athlon Sports |date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=January 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/top5men.htm |title=Ranking Golf's Greatest Players Ever |publisher=Golf.about.com |date=August 29, 2014 |access-date=January 1, 2015 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224194724/http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/top5men.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1364871-ranking-the-25-best-american-golfers-of-all-time |title=Ranking the 25 Best American Golfers of All Time |website=Bleacher Report |date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=January 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mademan.com/mm/5-great-hispanic-golfers.html |title=5 Great Hispanic Golfers |website=Bleacher Report |date=September 15, 2010 |access-date=January 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224044614/http://www.mademan.com/mm/5-great-hispanic-golfers.html |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was inducted to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1981. Trevino won six [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] and 29 PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is one of only four players to twice win the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], [[The Open Championship]] and the [[PGA Championship]]. The [[Masters Tournament]] was the only major that eluded him. He is an icon for [[Mexican Americans]], and is often referred to as "'''the Merry Mex'''" and "'''Supermex'''", both affectionate nicknames given to him by other golfers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golflegends.org/lee-trevino.php |title=Lee Trevino profile |publisher=Golf Legends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204173158/http://www.golflegends.org/lee-trevino.php |archive-date=February 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Trevino was born in [[Garland, Texas]],<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Trevino |first1=Lee |title=Lee Trevino ~ Interview With A Champion - YouTube |url=https://www.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwBdWEacr-g | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422073021/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9OZWNo3Cr4| archive-date=2021-04-22 | url-status=dead|access-date=2020-12-01 |website=www.youtube.com |quote=(@1:02) I was born in Garland. I was born in the house.}}</ref> into a family of [[Mexico|Mexican]] ancestry. He was raised by his mother, Juanita Trevino, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a [[gravedigger]]. Trevino never knew his father, Joseph Trevino, who left when his son was small. During his childhood, Trevino occasionally attended school and worked to earn money for the family. At age 5, he started working in the cotton fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lycos.com/info/lee-trevino--golf.html |title=Lee Trevino: Golf |access-date=November 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618072635/http://www.lycos.com/info/lee-trevino--golf.html |archive-date=June 18, 2009 }}</ref>

Trevino was introduced to golf when his uncle gave him a few golf balls and an old golf club. He then spent his free time sneaking into nearby country clubs to practice and began as a [[caddie]] at the [[Dallas Athletic Club]], near his home. He soon began caddying full-time. Trevino left school at age 14 to go to work. He earned $30 a week as a caddie and shoe shiner.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} He was also able to practice golf since the caddies had three short holes behind their shack. After work, he would hit at least 300 balls.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Many of these practice shots were struck from the bare ground with very little grass (known locally as 'Texas hardpan') and often in very windy conditions. It is this that is widely believed to be the reason Trevino developed his extremely distinct, unique (many would say unorthodox), and compact swing method, which he went on to develop with tremendous effect.<ref>{{cite web |last=DeFrancesco |first=Wayne |title=Lee Trevino: Golf Swing Analysis |url=https://members.wayned.com/lee-trevino-golf-swing-analysis/ |publisher=Members.wayned.com |date=2011-05-23 |access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref> A very pronounced controlled "[[Golf_swing#Secondary_characteristics|fade]]" was his signature shot, although he had many other shot types in his repertoire and he is, still to this day, remembered as one of the very finest shot-makers of all time.

When Trevino turned 17 in December 1956, he enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]], and served four years as a machine gunner and was discharged in December 1960 as a [[Corporal#United States Marine Corps|corporal]] with the [[3rd Marine Division]]. He spent part of his time playing golf with Marine Corps officers. He played successfully in Armed Forces golf events in Asia, where one rival was [[Orville Moody]], who would follow Trevino to the [[PGA Tour]] in the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usga.org/articles/2011/08/part-i-golf-and-the-military-21474842287.html |title=Golf and the military |publisher=USGA |date=August 30, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2017 |first=Hunki |last=Yun}}</ref>

==Professional career==
After Trevino was discharged from the Marines, he went to work as a club professional in [[El Paso, Texas]]. He made extra money by gambling for stakes in head-to-head matches. He qualified for the U.S. Open in [[1966 U.S. Open (golf)|1966]], made the cut, and tied for 54th, earning $600. He qualified again in [[1967 U.S. Open (golf)|1967]] and shot 283 (+3), eight shots behind champion [[Jack Nicklaus]], and only four behind runner-up [[Arnold Palmer]]. Trevino earned $6,000 for finishing fifth, which earned him Tour privileges for the rest of the 1967 season. He won $26,472 as a rookie, 45th on the PGA Tour money list, and was named ''Rookie of the Year'' by ''[[Golf Digest]]''. The fifth-place finish at the U.S. Open also earned him an exemption into the following year's event.

In 1968, his second year on the circuit, Trevino won the [[1968 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] at [[Oak Hill Country Club]], in [[Rochester, New York]], four strokes ahead of runner-up Nicklaus, the defending champion. His rounds of 69-68-69-69 was the first time 70 was broken in all 4 rounds of a U.S. Open. During his career, Trevino won 29 times on the PGA Tour, including six [[men's major golf championships|majors]]. He was at his best in the early 1970s, when he was Jack Nicklaus's chief rival. He won the money list title in 1970, and had six wins in [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]] and four wins in [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]].

Trevino had a remarkable string of victories during a 20-day span in the summer of 1971. He defeated Nicklaus in an 18-hole playoff to win the [[1971 U.S. Open (golf)|1971 U.S. Open]]. Two weeks later, he won the [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] (the first of three), and the following week won [[1971 Open Championship|The Open Championship]] (British Open), becoming the first player to win those three titles in the same year. Trevino was awarded the [[Hickok Belt]] as the top professional athlete of 1971. He also won ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine's "[[Sportsman of the Year]]"<ref name=side71>{{cite magazine |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Curry |title=Sportsman of the year: a common man with an uncommon touch |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/12/20/667758/a-common-man-with-an-uncommon-touch |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=December 20, 1971 |page=34}}</ref> and was named [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]'' Athlete of the Year.

In [[1972 Open Championship|1972]] at [[Muirfield]] in [[Scotland]], Trevino became the first player to successfully defend The Open Championship since [[Arnold Palmer]] in [[1962 Open Championship|1962]]. In a remarkable third round at Muirfield, Trevino had five consecutive birdies from the 14th through the 18th, holing a bunker shot on the 16th and sinking a 30–foot chip on the 18th for a round of 66. In the final round, Trevino was tied for the lead on the 17th tee with [[Tony Jacklin]]. Trevino chipped in from rough on the back of the green for a par on the 17th. A shaken Jacklin three-putted the same hole from 15 feet for a bogey. Trevino parred the 18th hole for a final round of 71, winning him the Open by a stroke over Nicklaus, with Jacklin finishing third. Trevino holed out four times from off the greens during the tournament. Nicklaus had won the first two majors of the year ([[1972 Masters Tournament|Masters]], [[1972 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]) and fell just short in the third leg of the [[Grand Slam (golf)|grand slam]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |author-link=Dan Jenkins |title=Slamming The Door On Jack |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1972/07/24/612574/slamming-the-door-on-jack |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=July 24, 1972}}</ref> After holing his [[chip (golf)|chip shot]] on the 17th in the final round, Trevino said: "I'm the greatest chipper in the world."<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicklaus Misses Slam As Trevino Wins Open |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BXNJAAAAIBAJ&pg=732,3088140&dq=trevino+wins+open&hl=en |newspaper=The News and Courier |date=July 16, 1972 |access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>

In 1974, Trevino won the [[Greater New Orleans Open]] without scoring any bogeys, the only time it had happened in a PGA Tour individual event until [[J. T. Poston]] accomplished the feat at the 2019 [[Wyndham Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Auclair |first=T.J. |title=Winning on the PGA Tour with no bogeys over 72 holes is, well, rare |url=https://www.pga.com/archive/winning-pga-tour-no-bogeys-over-72-holes-well-rare |publisher=PGA of America |date=February 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=J.T. Poston delivers bogey-free performance in winning Wyndham title |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/jt-poston-delivers-bogey-free-performance-winning-wyndham-title |work=Golf Channel |agency=Associated Press |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> At the [[1974 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] he won the fifth of his six major championships. He won the title by a stroke, again over Nicklaus, the fourth and final time Nicklaus was a runner-up in a major to Trevino. At the [[Western Open]] near Chicago in [[1975 PGA Tour|1975]], Trevino was [[Lightning strike|struck by lightning]],<ref name=lflls>{{cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/06/28/page/1/article/trevino-2-other-golfers-burned|work=Chicago Tribune|last1=Husar|first1=John|last2=Jauss|first2=Bill|title=Lightning fells 3 at Western Open|date=June 28, 1975|page=1, sec. 1}}</ref><ref name=trvtoterg>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UrBEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6265%2C7365646|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=Oregon|agency=Associated Press|title=Trevino, two others survive lightning bolts|date=June 28, 1975|page=1B}}</ref><ref name=hmsbiw>{{cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/06/29/page/70/article/heard-may-still-play-in-western|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Husar|first=John|title=Heard may still play in Western|date=June 29, 1975|page=6, sec. 3}}</ref><ref name=tsamm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U7BEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6253%2C7537261|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=Oregon|agency=Associated Press|title=Trevino's survival a minor miracle|date=June 29, 1975|page=1B}}</ref> and suffered injuries to his spine. He underwent surgery to remove a damaged spinal disk, but back problems continued to hamper his play. Nevertheless, he was ranked second in [[McCormack's World Golf Rankings]] in [[1980 PGA Tour|1980]] behind [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]. Trevino had three PGA Tour wins in 1980 and finished runner-up to Tom Watson in the [[1980 Open Championship]]. At the age of 44, Trevino won his sixth and final major at the PGA Championship in [[1984 PGA Championship|1984]], with a 15-under-par score of 273, becoming the first player to shoot all four rounds under 70 in the PGA Championship.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1984/08/27/620199/its-an-old-mans-game-after-all|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|last=McDermott|first=Barry|title=It's an old man's game after all|date=August 27, 1984|page=28}}</ref> He was the runner-up the following year in 1985, attempting to become the first repeat champion since [[Denny Shute]] in [[1937 PGA Championship|1937]].

[[File:President Ronald Reagan Playing Golf with Golf Pros Lee Trevino and Tom Watson at The Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage California C51345-9.jpg|thumb|alt=[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] (left) with President [[Ronald Reagan]] and Trevino in 1988.|[[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] (left) with President [[Ronald Reagan]] and Trevino in 1988]]

In the early 1980s, Trevino was second on the PGA Tour's career money list, behind only Nicklaus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.110.html#1981 |title=Career Money Leaders – 1981 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> From 1968 to 1981 inclusive, Trevino won at least one PGA Tour event a year, a streak of 14 seasons. He also won more than 20 international and unofficial professional tournaments. He was one of the charismatic stars who was instrumental in making the Senior PGA Tour (now the [[PGA Tour Champions]]) an early success. He claimed 29 senior wins, including four [[Senior major golf championships|senior majors]]. He topped the seniors' money list in 1990 and 1992.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Like many American stars of the era, Trevino played a considerable amount overseas. Early in his career he played sporadically on the [[Australasian Tour]]. He finished runner-up in the 1969 and 1970 [[Dunlop International]] and ultimately won down under at the 1973 [[Chrysler Classic]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19731106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Trevino wins... then upsets PGA |date=November 5, 1973 |page=28 |first=Peter |last=Stone |newspaper=The Age |access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> He also won an event on the [[Japan Golf Tour]], the [[Casio World Open]] in 1981. Trevino also had a great deal of success in Europe. Among his greatest triumphs were at the [[1971 Open Championship]] and [[1972 Open Championship]]. Trevino was also invited to play at the very prestigious (though unofficial) [[Piccadilly World Match Play Championship]] three times (1968, 1970, 1972). He reached the finals twice. His most notable performance probably came in 1970 when he defeated defending [[1970 Masters Tournament|Masters champion]] [[Billy Casper]] in the quarterfinals and defending [[1970 PGA Championship|PGA champion]] [[Dave Stockton]] in the semifinals. He also won two regular European Tour events late in his career at 1978 [[Benson & Hedges International Open]] and 1985 [[Dunhill British Masters]]. In fact, his last regular tour win was at the British Masters. Additionally, he finished runner-up at three [[PGA European Tour|European Tour]] events: the 1980 [[Bob Hope British Classic]], [[1980 Open Championship]], and the 1986 Benson & Hedges International Open.

From 1983 to 1989, he worked as a [[color analyst]] for PGA Tour coverage on [[PGA Tour on NBC|NBC]] television. In 2014 Trevino was named ''"Golf Professional Emeritus"'' at [[The Greenbrier]] resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, a position previously held by [[Sam Snead]] and [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

===Masters Tournament===
At the [[Masters Tournament]] in [[1989 Masters Tournament|1989]], 49-year-old Trevino opened with a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to become the oldest to lead the field after a round in the tournament.<ref name=mrnspz>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GLBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1491%2C1736899 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazettte |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=Trevino leads Masters by one shot |date=April 7, 1989 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=invinv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H0snAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6153%2C1632107 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=(Baltimore Sun) |last=Hyman |first=Mark |title=Invitation looks inviting now |date=April 7, 1989 |page=1B}}</ref><ref name=agnstate>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6422%2C4662091 |work=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |last=Hackenberg |first=Dave |title=Augusta National suits Trevino to a tee, finally |date=April 7, 1989 |page=11}}</ref><ref name=srenmas>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nllWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6493%2C4263932 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel) |last=Andreu |first=Robbie |title=Trevinno finally Masters Augusta |date=April 7, 1989 |page=C1}}</ref><ref name=andyfrdl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rOBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4401%2C2303430 |work=Wilmington Morning Star |location=North Carolina |agency=New York Times |last=Friedlander |first=Andy |title=Unlikely leader Trevino cards 67 |date=April 7, 1989 |page=1B}}</ref> It came despite Trevino's words twenty years earlier, when he said after the [[1969 Masters Tournament|1969]] edition: "Don't talk to me about the Masters. I'm never going to play there again. They can invite me all they want, but I'm not going back. It's just not my type of course."<ref>{{cite news|last=White|first=Gordon Jr. |title=Wind forces high scores in first round of Masters|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19890407&id=1kwsAAAAIBAJ&pg=6116,2615881|access-date=July 16, 2013|newspaper=Herald-Journal|date=April 7, 1989}}</ref> Trevino said that he felt uncomfortable with the atmosphere at Augusta National and that he disliked the course because his style of play, where he liked to fade low shots left to right, was not suited to the course.<ref>{{cite news|last=White|first=Gordon Jr.|title=Trevino, at the Age of 49, Shoots 67 to Lead the Masters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/07/sports/trevino-at-the-age-of-49-shoots-67-to-lead-the-masters.html|access-date=July 16, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 7, 1989}}</ref><ref name=masref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0SYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1454%2C2525525 |work=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Lee Trevino refuses Masters tourney bid |date=March 7, 1970 |page=18}}</ref>

Trevino did not accept invitations to the Masters in [[1970 Masters Tournament|1970]],<ref name=masref/> [[1971 Masters Tournament|1971]], and [[1974 Masters Tournament|1974]]. In [[1972 Masters Tournament|1972]], after forgoing the previous two Masters tournaments, he stored his shoes and other items in the trunk of his car, rather than use the locker room facilities in the clubhouse. Trevino complained that had he not qualified as a player, the club would not have let him onto the grounds except through the kitchen. But he later described his boycott of the Masters as "the greatest mistake I've made in my career" and called Augusta National "the eighth wonder of the world."<ref>{{cite news|last=Downey|first=Mike|title=Like It or Not, Lee Trevino Is Master of the Masters for a Day|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-07-sp-1177-story.html|access-date=July 16, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 7, 1989}}</ref>

After his opening round 67 in 1989, Trevino tied for eighteenth; his best career result at the Masters was a tie for tenth ([[1975 Masters Tournament|1975]], [[1985 Masters Tournament|1985]]).{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

==Distinctions and honors==
* Trevino was the first player to shoot all four regulation rounds under par at the U.S. Open. At Oak Hill in 1968, Trevino played rounds of 69-68-69-69.
* A major [[Dual carriageway|street]] in [[El Paso, Texas]] was named Lee Trevino Drive in his honor, and streets in Rio Rancho and Belen, New Mexico were also named for him.
* Trevino received the 1971 [[BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year]] Award.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 November 2003 |title=Past winners: 1968–1972: 1971 Winner |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/past_winners/3222728.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213110411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/past_winners/3222728.stm |archive-date=13 December 2007 |access-date=24 January 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
* Trevino received the 1971 [[The Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year|''Sporting News'' Sportsman of the Year]] Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of The Sporting News' Athlete of the Year awards: Full list of past winners, 1968-2023|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/archives/news/sporting-news-athlete-year-awards-full-list-past-winners/b5057b347246de26b7015930|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=December 19, 2023|access-date=November 29, 2025|language=en-us}}</ref>
* One of two golfers to win the PGA Tour's three oldest events in the same year: The Open Championship (1860), the U.S. Open (1895), and the Canadian Open (1904).  Trevino won in 1971<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://progolfnow.com/2017/07/20/lee-trevino-royal-birkdale-1971-triple-crown/|title = Lee Trevino: 1971 and the invention of golf's Triple Crown|date = July 20, 2017}}</ref> and Tiger Woods won in 2000
* Trevino played for the United States in the [[Ryder Cup]] six times ([[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]], [[1971 Ryder Cup|1971]], [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]], [[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]], [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]], [[1981 Ryder Cup|1981]]), and had an impressive 17–7–6 ({{winning percentage|17|7|6}}) record. He also served as team captain in [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]].
* Trevino won the [[Vardon Trophy]] for lowest scoring average five times: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1980.
* Trevino has established numerous scholarships and other financial aid to Mexican-Americans.
* Trevino was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1981.
* In 2000, ''[[Golf Digest]]'' magazine ranked Trevino as the 14th-greatest golfer of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |access-date=December 5, 2007 |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |magazine=[[Golf Digest]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217174706/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |archive-date=December 17, 2007 }}</ref>

==Humor==
Throughout his career, Trevino was seen as approachable and humorous, and was frequently quoted by the press. Late in his career, he remarked, "I played the tour in 1967 and told jokes and nobody laughed. Then I won the [[U.S. Open (golf)|Open]] the next year, told the same jokes, and everybody laughed like hell."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations|editor-first=Jim|editor-last=Apfelbaum|year=2007|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing|isbn=978-1-60239-014-0}}</ref>

At the beginning of Trevino's 1971 U.S. Open playoff against Jack Nicklaus, he threw a rubber snake that his daughter had put in his bag as a joke at Nicklaus, who later admitted that he asked Trevino to throw it to him so he could see it. Trevino grabbed the rubbery object and playfully tossed it at Nicklaus, getting a scream from a nearby woman and a hearty laugh from Nicklaus. Trevino shot a 68 to defeat Nicklaus by three strokes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usga.usopen.com/history/video.html|title=Memorable Video Vignettes – 1971|publisher=USGA|access-date=January 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518151450/http://usga.usopen.com/history/video.html|archive-date=May 18, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During one tournament, Tony Jacklin, paired with Trevino, said: "Lee, I don't want to talk today." Trevino retorted: "I don't want you to talk. I just want you to listen."<ref>{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bob|title="Merry Mex" was golf's showman|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Trevino_Lee.html|work=ESPN|access-date=August 4, 2013}}</ref>

Trevino made a notable cameo appearance in the comedy ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'', appearing in several scenes where he's a witness to Happy's anger outbursts, always shaking his head in shocked disapproval. His only spoken line is when the movie's antagonist, Shooter McGavin, says to Happy in sarcasm, "Yeah, right, and [[Grizzly Adams]] had a beard," to which an unexpected Trevino appears and says to McGavin, "Grizzly Adams ''did'' have a beard." Trevino would later regret appearing in the film, due to the amount of swearing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crook |first=Jason |title=Trevino wishes he hadn't done 'Happy Gilmore' |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/lee-trevino-wishes-he-hadnt-made-cameo-happy-gilmore |work=NBC Sports |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=October 12, 2023}}</ref>

After he was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open, Trevino was asked by a reporter what he would do if he were out on the course and it began to storm again. Trevino answered he would take out his 1-iron and point it to the sky, "because not even God can hit a 1-iron." Trevino said later in an interview with [[David Feherty]] that he must have tempted God the week before by staying outside during a lightning delay to entertain the crowds, saying "I deserved to get hit...God can hit a 1-iron."{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Trevino said: "I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years. I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://golf.about.com/od/leetrevino/p/lee_trevino.htm|title=Lee Trevino profile|website=About.com|first=Brent|last=Kelley|access-date=January 15, 2014|archive-date=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105191504/http://golf.about.com/od/leetrevino/p/lee_trevino.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Professional wins (92)==
===PGA Tour wins (29)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (6)
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Players Championships (1)
|-
| Other PGA Tour (22)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jun 16, [[1968 PGA Tour|1968]]
|'''[[1968 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|69-68-69-69=275
|align=center|−5
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Nov 10, 1968
|[[Hawaiian Open]]
|68-71-65-68=272
|align=center|−16
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Archer]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Feb 23, [[1969 PGA Tour|1969]]
|[[Tucson Open Invitational]]
|67-70-68-66=271
|align=center|−17
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Miller Barber]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Feb 15, [[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
|[[Tucson Open Invitational]] (2)
|66-68-72-69=275
|align=center|−13
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Mar 29, 1970
|[[National Airlines Open Invitational]]
|69-66-68-71=274
|align=center|−14
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Menne]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Apr 25, [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]]
|[[Tallahassee Open Invitational]]
|69-67-69-68=273
|align=center|−15
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Wiechers]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|May 30, 1971
|[[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]]
|66-66-69-67=268
|align=center|−12
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Elder]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Heard]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Wolff]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|8
|align=right|Jun 21, 1971
|'''[[1971 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' (2)
|70-72-69-69=280
|align=center|E
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Jul 4, 1971
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|73-68-67-67=275
|align=center|−13
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|10
|align=right|Jul 10, 1971
|'''[[1971 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|69-70-69-70=278
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Oct 31, 1971
|[[Sahara Invitational]]
|69-72-73-66=280
|align=center|−8
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Archer]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|May 21, [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]]
|[[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]] (2)
|70-72-72-67=281
|align=center|−7
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Mahaffey]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|13
|align=right|Jul 15, 1972
|'''[[1972 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]''' (2)
|71-70-66-71=278
|align=center|−6
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|Sep 4, 1972
|[[Greater Hartford Open Invitational]]
|64-68-72-65=269
|align=center|−15
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Elder]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|Sep 17, 1972
|[[Greater St. Louis Golf Classic]]
|65-68-66-70=269
|align=center|−11
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Deane Beman]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|Feb 25, [[1973 PGA Tour|1973]]
|[[Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic]]
|69-69-69-72=279
|align=center|−9
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Forrest Fezler]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|Mar 11, 1973
|[[Doral-Eastern Open]]
|64-70-71-71=276
|align=center|−12
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|Mar 31, [[1974 PGA Tour|1974]]
|[[Greater New Orleans Open]]
|67-68-67-65=267
|align=center|−21
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Bobby Cole (golfer)|Bobby Cole]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|19
|align=right|Aug 11, 1974
|'''[[1974 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|73-66-68-69=276
|align=center|−4
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|20
|align=right|Mar 9, [[1975 PGA Tour|1975]]
|[[Florida Citrus Open]]
|69-66-70-71=276
|align=center|−12
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]]
|-
|align=center|21
|align=right|May 16, [[1976 PGA Tour|1976]]
|[[Colonial National Invitation]]
|68-64-68-73=273
|align=center|−7
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Morley]]
|-
|align=center|22
|align=right|Jul 24, [[1977 PGA Tour|1977]]
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] (2)
|67-68-71-74=280
|align=center|−8
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Oosterhuis]]
|-
|align=center|23
|align=right|May 14, [[1978 PGA Tour|1978]]
|[[Colonial National Invitation]] (2)
|66-68-68-66=268
|align=center|−12
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Heard]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Pate]]
|-
|align=center|24
|align=right|Jun 24, [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]]
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] (3)
|67-71-72-71=281
|align=center|−3
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]]
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|25
|align=right|Mar 23, [[1980 PGA Tour|1980]]
|[[Tournament Players Championship]]
|68-72-68-70=278
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]]
|-
|align=center|26
|align=right|Jun 29, 1980
|[[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]] (3)
|67-68-68-69=272
|align=center|−16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Purtzer]]
|-
|align=center|27
|align=right|Sep 21, 1980
|[[San Antonio Texas Open]]
|66-67-67-65=265
|align=center|−15
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Diehl]]
|-
|align=center|28
|align=right|Apr 19, [[1981 PGA Tour|1981]]
|[[MONY Tournament of Champions]]
|67-67-70-69=273
|align=center|−15
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|29
|align=right|Aug 19, [[1984 PGA Tour|1984]]
|'''[[1984 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' (2)
|69-68-67-69=273
|align=center|−15
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lanny Wadkins]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (5–5)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]
|[[Tucson Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Murphy (golfer)|Bob Murphy]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|1970
|[[National Airlines Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Menne]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|1970
|[[Kaiser International Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Still]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bert Yancey]]
|Still won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[1971 PGA Tour|1971]]
|[[Kemper Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Douglass]], {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Gary Player]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Weiskopf]]
|Weiskopf won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|1971
|'''[[1971 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Trevino: −2 (68),<br>Nicklaus: +1 (71)
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|6
|1971
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|[[1972 PGA Tour|1972]]
|[[Greater Hartford Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Elder]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|8
|1978
|[[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Bean (golfer)|Andy Bean]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|9
|[[1978 PGA Tour|1978]]
|[[Greater Milwaukee Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Elder]]
|Lost to par on eighth extra hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|10
|[[1980 PGA Tour|1980]]
|[[Michelob-Houston Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Curtis Strange]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|}

===European Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (3)
|-
| Other European Tour (2)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 15, [[1972 European Tour|1972]]
|'''[[1972 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|71-70-66-71=278
|align=center|−6
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|2
|align=right|Aug 11, [[1974 European Tour|1974]]
|'''[[1974 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|73-66-68-69=276
|align=center|−4
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Aug 12, [[1978 European Tour|1978]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|69-67-72-66=274
|align=center|−10
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Ratcliffe]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|4
|align=right|Aug 19, [[1984 European Tour|1984]]
|'''[[1984 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' (2)
|69-68-67-69=273
|align=center|−15
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Gary Player]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lanny Wadkins]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Jun 10, [[1985 European Tour|1985]]
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|74-68-69-67=278
|align=center|−10
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodger Davis]]
|}

'''European Tour playoff record (1–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1978 European Tour|1978]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Ratcliffe]]
|Won with par on fourth extra hole<br>Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1986 European Tour|1986]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Hugh Baiocchi]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark James (golfer)|Mark James]]
|James won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

===PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Nov 29, [[1981 PGA of Japan Tour|1981]]
|[[Casio World Open]]
|68-67-71-69=275
|align=center|−13
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Isao Aoki]]
|}

===Southern Africa Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 7, [[1980–81 Southern Africa Tour|1981]]
|[[Sun City Classic (South Africa)|Sun City Classic]]
|align=right|72-64-72-73=281
|align=center|−7
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Mark McNulty]]
|}

===PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Nov 4, 1973
|[[Chrysler Classic]]
|68-72-69-68=277
|align=center|−15
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stewart Ginn]]
|}

===Other wins (17)===
*1965 [[Texas State Open]]
*1966 [[Texas State Open]], [[New Mexico Open]]
*1969 [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (team with [[Orville Moody]]), [[World Cup of Golf|World Cup Individual Trophy]]
*1971 [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (team with [[Jack Nicklaus]])
*1972 [[New Mexico Open]]
*1973 [[Mexican Open (golf)|Mexican Open]]
*1974 [[World Series of Golf (PGA Tour)|World Series of Golf]]
*1975 [[Mexican Open (golf)|Mexican Open]]
*1977 [[Hassan II Golf Trophy|Morocco Grand Prix]]
*1978 [[Lancome Trophy]]
*1979 [[Labatt's International Golf Classic]]
*1980 [[Lancome Trophy]], [[Johnnie Walker Trophy]]
*1981 [[PGA Grand Slam of Golf]]
*1983 [[Labatt's International Golf Classic]]
*1987 [[Skins Game (PGA Tour)|Skins Game]]
*2001 [[Tylenol Par-3 Shootout]]

===Senior PGA Tour wins (29)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Senior PGA Tour major championships (4)
|-
| Other Senior PGA Tour (25)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 4, [[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]]
|[[Royal Caribbean Classic]]
|align=right|71-67-68=206
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Baird]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Dent]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Feb 18, 1990
|[[Aetna Challenge]]
|align=right|66-67-67=200
|align=center|−16
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Mar 4, 1990
|[[Vintage Chrysler Invitational]]
|align=right|66-67-72=205
|align=center|−11
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Douglass]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Massengale]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|May 20, 1990
|[[Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic]]
|align=right|67-67-69=203
|align=center|−13
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Jun 3, 1990
|[[NYNEX Commemorative]]
|align=right|66-66-67=199
|align=center|−11
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fetchick]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Powell (golfer)|Jimmy Powell]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|6
|align=right|Jul 1, 1990
|'''[[U.S. Senior Open]]'''
|align=right|67-68-73-67=275
|align=center|−13
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Oct 21, 1990
|[[Transamerica Senior Golf Championship]]
|align=right|73-67-65=205
|align=center|−11
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Feb 17, [[1991 Senior PGA Tour|1991]]
|[[Aetna Challenge]] (2)
|align=right|71-68-66=205
|align=center|−11
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Douglass]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Mar 17, 1991
|[[Vantage at The Dominion]]
|align=right|67-70=137{{efn|name=weather|Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}
|align=center|−7
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Coody]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rocky Thompson (golfer)|Rocky Thompson]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Aug 25, 1991
|[[Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic]]
|align=right|66-65-69=200
|align=center|−16
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim O'Hern]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Mar 15, [[1992 Senior PGA Tour|1992]]
|[[Vantage at The Dominion]] (2)
|align=right|68-66-67=201
|align=center|−15
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|12
|align=right|Apr 5, 1992
|'''[[The Tradition]]'''
|align=right|67-69-68-70=274
|align=center|−14
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|13
|align=right|Apr 19, 1992
|'''[[PGA Seniors' Championship]]'''
|align=right|72-64-71-71=278
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|May 3, 1992
|[[Las Vegas Senior Classic]]
|align=right|71-68-67=206
|align=center|−10
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Orville Moody]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|May 24, 1992
|[[Bell Atlantic Classic]]
|align=right|65-72-68=205
|align=center|−5
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gibby Gilbert]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|May 30, [[1993 Senior PGA Tour|1993]]
|[[Cadillac NFL Golf Classic]]
|align=right|67-70-72=209
|align=center|−7
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Crampton]],  {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|Sep 26, 1993
|[[Nationwide Championship]]
|align=right|66-66-73=205
|align=center|−11
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Archer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Ferree]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Stockton]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rocky Thompson (golfer)|Rocky Thompson]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|Oct 3, 1993
|[[Vantage Championship (Senior PGA Tour)|Vantage Championship]]
|align=right|65-67-66=198
|align=center|−18
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[DeWitt Weaver (golfer)|DeWitt Weaver]]
|-
|align=center|19
|align=right|Feb 6, [[1994 Senior PGA Tour|1994]]
|[[Royal Caribbean Classic]] (2)
|align=right|66-73-66=205
|align=center|−8
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kermit Zarley]]
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|20
|align=right|Apr 17, 1994
|'''[[PGA Seniors' Championship]]''' (2)
|align=right|70-69-70-70=279
|align=center|−9
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Colbert]]
|-
|align=center|21
|align=right|May 15, 1994
|[[PaineWebber Invitational]]
|align=right|70-65-68=203
|align=center|−13
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Colbert]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Powell (golfer)|Jimmy Powell]]
|-
|align=center|22
|align=right|May 29, 1994
|[[Bell Atlantic Classic]] (2)
|align=right|71-67-68=206
|align=center|−4
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]]
|-
|align=center|23
|align=right|Jun 19, 1994
|[[BellSouth Senior Classic]]
|align=right|67-65-67=199
|align=center|−17
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Albus]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Stockton]]
|-
|align=center|24
|align=right|Jul 31, 1994
|[[Northville Long Island Classic]]
|align=right|66-69-65=200
|align=center|−17
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Colbert]]
|-
|align=center|25
|align=right|Aug 20, [[1995 Senior PGA Tour|1995]]
|[[Northville Long Island Classic]] (2)
|align=right|67-69-66=202
|align=center|−14
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Allin]]
|-
|align=center|26
|align=right|Oct 8, 1995
|[[The Transamerica]] (2)
|align=right|66-69-66=201
|align=center|−15
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Summerhays]]
|-
|align=center|27
|align=right|Nov 3, [[1996 Senior PGA Tour|1996]]
|[[Emerald Coast Classic (Senior PGA Tour)|Emerald Coast Classic]]
|align=right|69-70-68=207
|align=center|−3
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Eastwood]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Stockton]]
|-
|align=center|28
|align=right|Mar 29, [[1998 Senior PGA Tour|1998]]
|[[Southwestern Bell Dominion]] (3)
|align=right|69-69-67=205
|align=center|−11
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike McCullough (golfer)|Mike McCullough]]
|-
|align=center|29
|align=right|Jun 25, [[2000 Senior PGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Cadillac NFL Golf Classic]] (2)
|align=right|66-67-69=202
|align=center|−14
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Walter Hall (golfer)|Walter Hall]]
|}

'''Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1990 Senior PGA Tour|1990]]
|[[NYNEX Commemorative]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fetchick]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Powell (golfer)|Jimmy Powell]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chi-Chi Rodríguez]]
|Won with birdie on fifth extra hole<br>Powell and Rodríguez eliminated by birdie on first hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|1990
|[[New York Life Champions]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Douglass]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]]
|Hill won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1993 Senior PGA Tour|1993]]
|[[Ping Kaanapali Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Archer]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Stockton]]
|Archer won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|[[1994 Senior PGA Tour|1994]]
|[[Royal Caribbean Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kermit Zarley]]
|Won with par on fourth extra hole
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|[[1996 Senior PGA Tour|1996]]
|[[Emerald Coast Classic (Senior PGA Tour)|Emerald Coast Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Eastwood]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Stockton]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|[[1997 Senior PGA Tour|1997]]
|[[Home Depot Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Dent]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Gilbert]]
|Dent won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Gilbert eliminated by birdie on first hole
|}

===Other senior wins (10)===
* 1991 [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] (with [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]])
* 1992 Mitsukoshi Classic, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill)
* 1993 American Express Grandslam
* 1994 American Express Grandslam
* 1995 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill)
* 1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Mike Hill), [[Australian PGA Seniors Championship]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List|url=https://pga-tic.com/factsheets/2013/2093/File_1.pdf|website=PGA Australia}}</ref>
* 2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Legendary Division (with Mike Hill)
* 2003 [[ConAgra Foods Champions Skins Game]]

==Major championships==

===Wins (6)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| align=center|[[1968 U.S. Open (golf)|1968]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] ||1 shot deficit ||−5 (69-68-69-69=275) ||4 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| align=center|[[1971 U.S. Open (golf)|1971]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] <small>(2)</small> ||4 shot deficit ||E (70-72-69-69=280) ||Playoff<sup>1</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:#ABCDEF;"
| align=center|[[1971 Open Championship|1971]] ||[[The Open Championship]] ||1 shot lead ||−14 (69-70-69-70=278) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Lu Liang-Huan]]
|- style="background:#ABCDEF;"
| align=center|[[1972 Open Championship|1972]] ||[[The Open Championship]] <small>(2)</small>||1 shot lead ||−6 (71-70-66-71=278) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:thistle;"
| align=center|[[1974 PGA Championship|1974]] ||[[PGA Championship]] ||1 shot lead ||−4 (73-66-68-69=276) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:thistle;"
| align=center|[[1984 PGA Championship|1984]] ||[[PGA Championship]] <small>(2)</small>||1 shot lead ||−15 (69-68-67-69=273) ||4 strokes ||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Gary Player]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lanny Wadkins]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Defeated Jack Nicklaus in 18-hole playoff; Trevino 68 (−2), Nicklaus 71 (+1).

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 1966 !! 1967 !! 1968 !! 1969
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T40
|T19
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T54
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T34
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T23
|T48
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !!1970 !! 1971 !! 1972 !! 1973 !! 1974 !! 1975 !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T33
|T43
| style="background:#eee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T28
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T14
|T12
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|CUT
|T29
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T27
|T12
|T19
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T31
|T40
| style="background:#eee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T29
|T17
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T26
|T13
|T11
|T18
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T60
|CUT
|T13
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T35
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !!1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T26
|CUT
|T38
|T20
|43
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|47
|CUT
|CUT
|T18
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T12
|CUT
|CUT
| style="background:#eee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|CUT
|T40
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T11
|T27
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|T14
|T20
|T59
|T17
|CUT
|T42
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|7
| style="background:#eee;"|DQ
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T14
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T11
| style="background:#eee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !!1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T24
|T49
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
| style="background:#eee;"|
|CUT
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T25
|T17
|T39
| style="background:#eee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
| style="background:#eee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  2 ||  8 || 20 || 17
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 2 || 0 || 0 ||  6 ||  8 || 11 || 23 || 15
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 2 || 1 || 1 ||  6 ||  7 || 14 || 26 || 22
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 2 || 1 || 0 ||  3 ||  5 || 12 || 21 || 16
|-
!Totals                                    !! 6 !! 2 !! 1 !! 15 !! 22 !! 45 !! 90 !! 70
|}
* Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1969 Open Championship – 1973 PGA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (seven times)

==The Players Championship==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| [[1980 Tournament Players Championship|1980]] || [[Tournament Players Championship]] || 1 shot lead || −10 (68-72-68-70=278) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1974
!1975
!1976
!1977
!1978
!1979
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|18
|T50
|T17
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T12
|DQ
|T68
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T55
|T21
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
WD = withdrew<br/>
DQ = disqualified<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

==Champions Tour major championships==

===Wins (4)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| align=center|1990 ||[[United States Senior Open|U.S. Senior Open]] || −13 (67–68–73–67=275) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| align=center|1992 ||[[The Tradition]] || −14 (67–69–68–70=274) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|- style="background:thistle;"
| align=center|1992 ||[[PGA Seniors' Championship]] || −10 (72–64–71–71=278) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Hill (golfer)|Mike Hill]]
|- style="background:thistle;"
| align=center|1994 ||[[PGA Seniors' Championship]] <small>(2)</small> || −9 (70–69–70–70=279)|| 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Colbert]]
|}

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Professional'''
* [[Ryder Cup]]: [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]] (tied), [[1971 Ryder Cup|1971]] (winners), [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]] (winners), [[1975 Ryder Cup|1975]] (winners), [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] (winners), [[1981 Ryder Cup|1981]] (winners), [[1985 Ryder Cup|1985]] (non-playing captain)
* [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]: [[1968 World Cup (men's golf)|1968]], [[1969 World Cup (men's golf)|1969]] (winners, individual winner), [[1970 World Cup (men's golf)|1970]], [[1971 World Cup (men's golf)|1971]] (winners), [[1974 World Cup (men's golf)|1974]]

==See also==
{{Commons category|Lee Trevino}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [[Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps]]
* [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins]]
* [[List of golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins]]
* [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]
* [[List of men's major championships winning golfers]]
* [[Monday Night Golf]]
* [[Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf]]
{{clear}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
{{cite book |last=Hoobler |first=Dorothy and Thomas |title=The Mexican American Family Album |url=https://archive.org/details/mexicanamericanf00hoob |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1995 |asin=B004HOS1EC}}

==External links==
* {{PGATour player|02213}}
* {{JapanTour player|10159}}
* {{EuroTour player|580}}
* {{OWGR|213}}
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/lee-trevino Profile at answers.com]

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