Ed Fryatt | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Edward George Fryatt | ||
Born | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | 8 April 1971||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | England | ||
Spouse | Michelle (m. 1997,divorced)Kathleen (m. 2012) | ||
Children | 3 | ||
Career | |||
College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | ||
Turned professional | 1994 [lower-alpha 1] | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Asian PGA Tour Asia Golf Circuit Nationwide Tour | ||
Professional wins | 6 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Asian Tour | 1 | ||
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 4 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2000 | ||
U.S. Open | T24: 1997 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Edward George Fryatt (born 8 April 1971) is an English former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Asian PGA Tour.
Fryatt was born in Rochdale. At the age of four he moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada, [2] where his father was coaching. He took up golf at the age of 13, before attending University of Nevada, Las Vegas in his home town, and turning professional when he graduated in 1994.
Fryatt joined the Nike Tour in 1995, but after an unsuccessful first season he opted to play in Asia, where he won five times in three years between the Asia Golf Circuit, the Asian PGA Tour and the Korean Tour. [3] In 1999, he returned to the Nike Tour, and won once on his way to earning promotion to the PGA Tour for the first time.
In his debut PGA Tour season in 2000, Fryatt recorded five top-10 finishes, including a tie for third and finished 77th on the money list. He recorded two further top-10s in the 2001 season, but lost his playing rights after 2002. In 2003, he returned to the Nationwide Tour, but missed the cut in all eighteen events he played. His last appearance on either tour was in 2005.
At the 1997 U.S. Open, Fryatt became one of the few players in history to be penalised a stroke for slow play. [4]
In 2013, Fryatt, applied and received his amateur status back from the USGA. [1]
Fryatt's father, Jim, was a professional footballer for a number of English clubs. [5]
Fryatt's ex-wife Michelle was named Mrs International in 2003. They have one adopted daughter together. [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 19 Apr 1998 | Volvo China Open | −15 (69-65-69-66=269) | 2 strokes | Takeshi Ohyama |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 17 Mar 1996 | Indonesia Open | −5 (67-65-68-71=271) | 3 strokes | Daniel Chopra, Jim Rutledge |
2 | 30 Mar 1997 | Classic Indian Open | −16 (63-69-67-73=272) | 6 strokes | Gary Rusnak |
3 | 22 Feb 1998 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | −10 (70-69-70-69=278) | Playoff | Lee Westwood |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1998 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Lee Westwood | Won with par on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 4 Jul 1999 | Nike Hershey Open | −5 (69-67-69-70=275) | 3 strokes | Brett Wayment |
Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Nike Ozarks Open | Ryan Howison | Lost to par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Sep 1997 | Shinhan Donghae Open | −13 (66-69-68-72=275) | Playoff | Kevin Wentworth |
Korean Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1997 | Shinhan Donghae Open | Kevin Wentworth | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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U.S. Open | T24 | CUT | CUT | |
PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Fryatt never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
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