29 days until golf: Trevino's remarkable journey during PGA Tour career

The PGA Tour plans to restart its season June 11 after halting due to the coronavirus pandemic. Each day until then, we'll highlight key moments, people, or facts relating to where we are in the countdown.

Lee Trevino took a very interesting journey, not only to the PGA Tour but during his remarkable career, as well.

Considered one of the all-time greats, Trevino amassed 29 PGA Tour titles and six major championships. Once he moved to the Champions Tour, he doubled his career total and collected another 29 victories on the senior circuit.

But his road to the World Golf Hall of Fame was far from easy. Trevino grew up in poverty and didn't have access to many of the luxuries most Tour professionals are accustomed to. He left school at the age of 14 to work full time as a caddie at a club in Dallas, which is when he taught himself his unorthodox swing.

Prior to joining the PGA Tour, Trevino was discharged from the Marines and worked as a club professional in El Paso, Texas. He earned additional money by famously hustling people in head-to-head cash games.

Trevino qualified for his first U.S. Open in 1966, then again in 1967 when his fifth-place result earned him Tour privileges for the year. After being named the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1967, Trevino broke through with his first Tour win at the 1968 U.S. Open.

Less than a year after collecting his fifth major title at the 1974 PGA Championship, Trevino was struck by lightning during the second round of the Western Open. He suffered injuries to his spine that plagued him throughout the remainder of his career.

Trevino told David Feherty he deserved to be struck by lightning because at the U.S. Open a week prior, Trevino held up a 1-iron during a weather delay and said, "Even God can't hit a 1-iron," in an attempt to entertain the crowd.

His final PGA Tour victory came at the 1984 PGA Championship for major title No. 6. His first and last wins were at majors.

Known for his humor, Trevino has had a number of classic quotes over the years.

"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," he said.

And in honor of his days as a hustler, he said: "You don't know what pressure is until you've played for $5 a hole with only $2 in your pocket."