the only top Jewish player on the tour until 1991. In that year, he converted to Christianity. He was named the 117th-greatest Jewish athlete in the 2007 book The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes by Peter S. Horvitz. Pavin is a Republican. During the 1993 Ryder Cup, Pavin was originally unwilling to meet with president Bill Clinton before the cup owing to their differing political views. Pavin stated that he had voted for Bush, and so was not particularly excited at the prospect of meeting Clinton. Pavin made a cameo appearance playing himself in the 1996 movie Tin Cup starring Kevin Costner. In the movie, Pavin tells Fred Couples, "It's hard to believe that a guy named 'Tin Cup' might have his name beneath mine on the trophy." Baseball player Pavin Smith is named after Pavin. Smith is the son of Pavin's agent. Amateur wins 1981 North and South Amateur Professional wins (28) PGA Tour wins (15) PGA Tour playoff record (5–4) European Tour wins (2) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Sunshine Tour wins (1) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1) Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) Other wins (5) 1983 Calberson Classic (Europe – not a European Tour event) 1993 Toyota World Match Play Championship (Europe – then an unofficial event). 1995 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa – unofficial event) 1996 Ssang Yong International Challenge (South Korea) 1999 Martel Skins Game (Taiwan) Champions Tour wins (1) Champions Tour playoff record (1–1) Major championships Wins (1) Results timeline CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1984 Open Championship – 1986 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 U.S. Open – 1995 Open Championship) Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Results in World Golf Championships "T" = Tied U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1981 (winners) Professional USA vs. Japan: 1982 Nissan Cup: 1985 (winners) Ryder Cup: 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners), 1995, 2010 (non-playing captain) Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners) See also 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of Jewish golfers References External links American male golfers UCLA Bruins men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of men's major golf championships Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from