Background
Fiori was born in Lynwood, California.
Fiori was born in Lynwood, California.
He attended the University of Houston where he played on the golf team
As a youth, Fiori would sneak through a barbed wire fence to a nine-hole course near his Downey, California home to practice his game. He turned pro in 1977 and joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1978. His last victory at the 1996 Quad City Classic led to the postponement of his plans to retire from the game and become a charter-boat captain.
Fiori"s previous Professional Golf Association tour victory was 14 years earlier, at the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic.
Fiori"s victory at Quad Cities denied a young rookie named Tiger Woods his first title. At 5 feet 7 inches tall and 220 pounds, Fiori is a stocky manitoba
And in recent years has been plagued with a host of weight-related health problems that have affected his play and limited his playing time, including spinal fusion surgery. Fiori is nicknamed "The Grip" because of his unusually strong grip on the club
He lives in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (4) Other wins (3) Champions Tour wins (1).