Jason Buha

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Jason Buha
Personal information
Full nameJason Paul Buha
Born (1975-02-06) February 6, 1975 (age 48)
Dearborn, Michigan
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Mountain Brook, Alabama
ChildrenClaire, Laura Burr
Career
College Duke University
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2000
The Open Championship DNP

Jason Paul Buha (born February 6, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Buha joined the PGA Tour in 2000, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour and was unable to retain his Tour card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2001 where he recorded four top-10 finishes. The following year he recorded seven top-10 finishes and won the Dayton Open en route to an 11th-place finish on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2003. He struggled in his return to the PGA Tour and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2004. In his return to the Nationwide Tour he recorded five top-10 finished including two runner-up finishes. He would continue to play on the Nationwide Tour until 2006.

Buha was the head coach for the golf team at Birmingham–Southern College from 2009 to 2013 and is now the Assistant Director of Financial Aid. [1] He was also an on-course commentator for the Golf Channel. He opened Buha Golf Academy at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Birmingham, Alabama in 2007. He closed the Academy to focus on coaching golf and working for Birmingham–Southern College. [2]

Buha currently lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham).

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jul 14, 2002 Dayton Open −23 (66-67-66-66=265)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Todd Barranger, Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 SAS Carolina Classic Flag of the United States.svg Chris Anderson, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Jones
Anderson won with par on eighth extra hole
Buha and Gow eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2000
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Buha only played in the U.S. Open.

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References

  1. "BSC Financial Aid Office – Staff". Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. Professional Golfer Jason Buha Opens Golf Academy at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa