Former PGA Tour Winner Dead Sunday Night originally appeared on The Spun.
A former PGA Tour winner is dead on Sunday evening.
The PGA Tour announced on Sunday that Ed Fiori, a four-time winner on the tour, died at the age of 72 years old. The standout PGA Tour golfer was perhaps best known for chasing down a then-20-year-old Tiger Woods at age 43 to win the 1996 Quad Cities Classic.
He passed away on Sunday due to cancer.
PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady announced the news.
“Ed Fiori was a true gentleman in our sport, and is a player who would often be referred to as a pro’s pro," Brady said.
"In three of his four wins on the PGA Tour, he dueled down the stretch with future World Golf Hall of Fame members, most notably Tiger Woods in 1996. That grit and resolution in the face of immeasurable odds is incredibly admirable in every aspect of life, and I know he battled cancer with that same determination until the end. He will be missed by all of us at the Tour.”
Fiori, known as “The Grip,” won the the 1979 Southern Open, the 1981 Western Open and 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic.
He was a standout golfer at the University of Houston.
RIP Ed Fiori. Great pro. Not many beat Tiger in the final group… pic.twitter.com/dWIGkRKr3h
— Straight Down The Middle (@sdtmgolf) July 6, 2025
Our thoughts are with the friends and family members of the PGA Tour golfer.
May he rest in peace.
Former PGA Tour Winner Dead Sunday Night first appeared on The Spun on Jul 7, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
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