Brendon Todd

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Brendon Todd
Personal information
Full nameBrendon Dean Todd
Born (1985-07-22) July 22, 1985 (age 38)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Atlanta, Georgia
SpouseRachel
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 39 (August 30, 2020) [1] (as of March 17, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T46: 2021
PGA Championship T17: 2020
U.S. Open T17: 2014
The Open Championship T12: 2015

Brendon Dean Todd (born July 22, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Early career

Todd played his junior golf at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina and Green Hope High School. He won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A classification individual championship three times at Green Hope High, winning his freshman, junior, and senior seasons.

Todd attended the University of Georgia, where he was part of the 2005 team that won the National Championship. [2] He was a four-time All-American as a collegiate golfer. [3]

Professional career

Todd joined the Nationwide Tour in 2008. That year he won the Utah Championship, and finished 19th on the money list, earning him a spot on the PGA Tour in 2009.

At the 2009 Athens Regional Foundation Classic on the Nationwide Tour, Todd became the first player on the Tour to ace the same hole twice in the same tournament. On April 16, during the first round, his ace on the 157 yard, par-3, 17th hole, came with a 7-iron. The next day, the ace came with an 8-iron from 147 yards. [4] In his rookie season on the PGA Tour in 2009, he made only 5 of 21 cuts, and did not earn a tour card for 2010.

Todd rejoined the Nationwide Tour in 2010. In 2011, he had a steady season on that tour, and was medalist at the season-ending qualifying school to return to the PGA Tour. In 2012, he was the final person to retain any status on the PGA Tour. His finish of 150th on the PGA Tour's money list meant that he retained conditional status and avoided the second round of Q School. As a member of the 126-150 category on the PGA Tour, Todd also had full Web.com Tour status. [5]

In 2013, Todd won his second Web.com Tour event, the 2013 Stadion Classic at UGA. [6] He finished 20th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list, earning him a 2014 PGA Tour card.

On May 18, 2014, Todd won his first PGA Tour event, in his 77th start at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Todd shot a bogey free round of 66 on the final day to finish two strokes ahead of Mike Weir. The victory earned Todd a two-year tour exemption and ensured a first visit to The Masters in 2015. [7] He followed up his win with a T5 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to move inside the Top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Therefore, he earned entry into his first major, the U.S. Open, where he ended 17th.

Todd placed as high as 40th in the world rankings in 2014, but a string of bad finishes and missed cuts cost him his PGA Tour card after the 2015–16 season.

On November 3, 2019, Todd shot a nine-under 62, including seven straight front-nine birdies, to win the Bermuda Championship on the PGA Tour by four shots over 54-hole leader Harry Higgs. "A year ago, I wasn't sure if I was going to keep playing," Todd said after the round. "So it's really special to get this win this soon." In September 2018, Todd had missed the cut in 37 of his last 40 starts. At that point, Todd had dropped outside the top 2000 golfers in the world and failed to get through the second stage of Q School. He was planning on retiring after the season and going into restaurant franchise ownership. "It was basically the ball-striking yips," Todd told Golf Channel in June 2019. "Every time I played, I would hit a 4-iron or a 3-wood 50 yards right, and I knew why but I couldn't really fix it. When the misses get so big that it's an automatic double bogey, narrowing that miss up is hard." [8] On November 18, Todd won the Mayakoba Golf Classic for his second straight win. [9]

On June 27, 2020, Todd fired his career lowest round of 61 during the third round of the Travelers Championship. This allowed Todd to hold the 54-hole lead by two strokes over Dustin Johnson. He shot a 75 in the final round to drop back to a T11 finish.

Todd held the 54-hole lead at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational by a single stroke after an opening three rounds of 64-64-69. He shot a final round of 75 to finish six shots behind the winner and a T15 finish. This was Todd's best finish in a WGC event.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 18, 2014 HP Byron Nelson Championship 68-64-68-66=266−142 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir
2Nov 3, 2019 Bermuda Championship 68-63-67-62=260−244 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Harry Higgs
3Nov 18, 2019 Mayakoba Golf Classic 63-68-65-68=264−201 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Adam Long, Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Ortiz,
Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 8, 2008 Utah Championship 64-66-65-67=262−226 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hietala, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Klauk,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Won Joon Lee, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman,
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Smock, Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Thompson
2May 4, 2013 Stadion Classic at UGA 66-70-69=205*−81 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Wilkinson

*Note: The 2013 Stadion Classic at UGA was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 3, 2007 Musgrove Mill Classic67-70-67=204−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Matt Cannon

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T17CUT
The Open Championship T39T12
PGA Championship 72CUT
Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament CUTT46
PGA Championship T17CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTT23CUT
The Open Championship NTCUTT49
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000031
PGA Championship 00000152
U.S. Open 00000252
The Open Championship 00000143
Totals000004178

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship T51CUTCT35CUTT27CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021
Championship T23T37T18
Match Play T52NT1T42
Invitational T45T61T15
Champions T60NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

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References

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  2. ↑ Towers, Chip (May 5, 2013). "Brendon Todd becomes 3rd Bulldog to win Stadion Classic". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Mackey, Jason (May 20, 2014). "Timing of first PGA Tour victory perfect for Peters Township native Todd". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Todd aces same hole on 2 straight days". Golf.com. Associated Press. May 30, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ Trowbridge, Matt (July 14, 2013). "Rockford Pro-Am: Brendon Todd stars on course, but chances few". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Tim (May 6, 2013). "Former Green Hope golf star Brendon Todd wins web.com event". News & Observer. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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