Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1987
As a collegiate golfer, Strange helped Wake to the 1974 NCAA championship. He was also a three-time All-America selection. Strange continued his success at the amateur level, with two North and South Amateur wins, a Western Amateur and Eastern Amateur all in 1974 and 1975. He was the top scorer on the U.S. Walker Cup team in `75.
Strange was the youngest recipient of Wake Forest's Arnold Palmer Award before joining the PGA Tour following his junior season.
As a professional, Strange was one of the best golfers in the 1980s, winning 16 times on the PGA Tour. Two of those wins were U.S. Open titles in 1988 and 1989, considered the toughest tournament in professional golf. He remains the only man to win the Open in consecutive years since Ben Hogan in 1950-51.
Strange has 28 professional victories in his career. Strange also continued his success in team golf, as he played on five Ryder Cup teams and captained the 2002 squad at the Belfry.
Strange was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on November 12, 2007.
