Jhonattan Vegas | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jhonattan Luis Vegas |
Born | Maturín, Venezuela | 19 August 1984
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
Sporting nationality | Venezuela |
Residence | Houston, Texas |
Career | |
College | University of Texas |
Turned professional | 2008 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Highest ranking | 35 (27 August 2017) [1] (as of 2 June 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T38: 2018 |
PGA Championship | T22: 2016 |
U.S. Open | T41: 2018 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2017, 2018 |
Jhonattan Luis Vegas (born 19 August 1984) is a Venezuelan professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is a two-time Olympian.
Vegas was born in Maturín, Venezuela. He played college golf at the University of Texas, [2] graduating with a degree in kinesiology. [3] Vegas turned professional in 2008, started playing the Nationwide Tour in 2009 and moved up to the PGA Tour in 2011.
Vegas represented Venezuela in the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Alfredo Adrian. They finished tied for 12th place.
Vegas won his first Nationwide Tour event in 2010 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. [2] He finished the season 7th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card, the first Venezuelan to do so.
On 23 January 2011, Vegas won his first PGA Tour event, the Bob Hope Classic, after defeating Tour veteran Bill Haas and Gary Woodland in a sudden death playoff. [4] It was Vegas' fifth overall start on the PGA Tour and the second as a member of the tour. The victory is the first by a Venezuelan at a PGA Tour event; [5] Vegas earned entry into the Masters and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. In his next start he finished in a tie for 3rd at the Farmers Insurance Open, holding a share of the lead on the back nine and moved to a career OWGR high of 69th. Vegas was the first PGA Tour rookie to lead the FedEx Cup standings.
In July 2012, Vegas was the runner-up finisher at the annual Telus World Skins Game to Paul Casey held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after having won the 2011 event in Banff, Alberta. [6]
Vegas started 2013 with three missed cuts in three tournaments. He sat out the remainder of the 2013 season after shoulder surgery. [7] Vegas attempted to regain his PGA Tour status through the Web.com Tour Finals, but fell short and started the 2013–14 season on a Medical Extension. He satisfied his medical extension with a T3 finish at the John Deere Classic.
Vegas finished the 2014–15 season 153rd in the FedEx Cup and just outside the top 25 in the Web.com Tour Finals, limiting him to past champion status for the 2015–16 PGA Tour season. After some near-wins and collapses during the season, he earned his second career PGA Tour win at the RBC Canadian Open, regaining full Tour privileges through the 2017–18 season. He was also Venezuela's representative in golf for the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 30 July 2017 Vegas successfully defended his title at the RBC Canadian Open for his third PGA Tour win. The win also moved him to a career-high 48th in the OWGR.
Vegas peaked at 35th in the world and in 2017, he became the first player from Venezuela to compete in the Presidents Cup. In 2021, Vegas was Venezuela's representative in golf for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he finished 16th.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 23 Jan 2011 | Bob Hope Classic | 64-67-67-66-69=333 | −27 | Playoff | Bill Haas, Gary Woodland |
2 | 24 Jul 2016 | RBC Canadian Open | 73-69-70-64=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Dustin Johnson, Martin Laird, Jon Rahm |
3 | 30 Jul 2017 | RBC Canadian Open (2) | 66-69-67-65=267 | −21 | Playoff | Charley Hoffman |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Bob Hope Classic | Bill Haas, Gary Woodland | Won with par on second extra hole Haas eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2017 | RBC Canadian Open | Charley Hoffman | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Aug 2010 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | 65-68-67-64=264 | −20 | 1 stroke | Roberto Castro |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 12 Dec 2010 | Abierto Visa de la República 1 | 68-66-65-71=270 | −10 | 6 strokes | Andrés Romero |
1Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 25 Jul 2011 | Telus World Skins Game | $140,000 | $15,000 | Lucas Glover |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T38 | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T41 | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | T51 | T22 | CUT | T59 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | T57 | ||
The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T7 | T42 | T57 | CUT | T41 | T3 | C | T61 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Championship | T31 | T38 | T20 | |||||
Match Play | T17 | T52 | ||||||
Invitational | T66 | T17 | T53 | |||||
Champions | 10 | T45 | T20 |
"T" = tied
Amateur
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