Hudson Swafford

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Hudson Swafford
Personal information
Full nameJames Hudson Swafford
Born (1987-09-09) September 9, 1987 (age 37)
Tallahassee, Florida [1]
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Sea Island, Georgia [1]
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) LIV Golf
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 61 (January 23, 2022) [2]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T30: 2022
PGA Championship CUT: 2017, 2021, 2022
U.S. Open CUT: 2010, 2014
The Open Championship DNP

James Hudson Swafford (born September 9, 1987) is an American professional golfer. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, where he won three tournaments, until June 2022, when he joined LIV Golf.

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Early life and amateur career

Swafford was born in Tallahassee, Florida. [1] He played his college golf at the University of Georgia. [3]

Professional career

Swafford turned professional after graduating in 2011. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2012 and picked up his first victory at the Stadion Classic at UGA on May 6, shooting a course record 62 in the final round. Swafford trailed Luke List by a stroke heading to the final hole of the tournament, but he holed out his bunker shot for a birdie while List bogeyed to give him the victory. Swafford was familiar with the course as it is his former college course. [4] Swafford is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society.

Swafford played in the Web.com Tour Finals in 2013 and finished 21st to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014.

On January 22, 2017, Swafford recorded his first PGA Tour victory at the CareerBuilder Challenge. On September 27, 2020, Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. He was playing with a Major Medical Extension after a rib injury and foot surgery. [5]

On January 23, 2022, Swafford won The American Express in La Quinta, California for his third career PGA Tour win. [6]

After taking part in the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club near London in June 2022, Swafford had his PGA Tour membership indefinitely suspended. He switched from the Torque GC team to the Niblicks GC team after that first event. The team was rebranded as the RangeGoats GC by captain Bubba Watson for the 2023 LIV Golf League, with Swafford named as part of the lineup, but he ultimately sat out the season as he recovered from surgery on a hip injury. [7] Having not been signed by a team, he was given one of the two wild card places for the 2024 season. [8]

Personal

Hudson is the son of David and Jean Swafford. He graduated from Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida before matriculating to the University of Georgia, where he received a B.S. in Consumer Economics. He is married to Katherine Wainwright Brandon. [9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jan 22, 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge 65-65-71-67=268−201 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Hadwin
2Sep 27, 2020 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship 65-67-69-69=270−181 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tyler McCumber
3Jan 23, 2022 The American Express (2)70-65-66-64=265−232 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hoge

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1May 6, 2012 Stadion Classic at UGA 66-70-69-62=267−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen, Flag of the United States.svg Luke List

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 13, 2011 HGM Hotels Classic69-67-65-65=266−211 stroke Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Mechereffe

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
! Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament CUTT30
PGA Championship CUTCUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022
The Players Championship T57CUTCUTCCUTCUT
  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

Tournament2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational T10
Champions T50
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = tied

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References

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  2. ↑ "Week 4 2022 Ending 23 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Swafford wins N'wide event on his college links". ESPN. Associated Press. May 6, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Towers, Chip (May 6, 2012). "UGA grad Hudson Swafford holes out on 18 to shoot 62 and win Stadion". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Swafford's late birdie leads to victory at Punta Cana". Associated Press News. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Martin, Sean (January 23, 2022). "A month after his father's passing, Hudson Swafford authors dramatic win at The American Express". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ "LIV Golf player facing six months out injured". Bunkered. February 20, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ Leighfield, Jonny (January 31, 2024). "LIV Golf Announces Field Expansion With Extra 'Wildcard' Players". Golf Monthly. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Engagement: Hudson Swafford & Katherine Brandon". Tallahassee Democrat. July 28, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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