Jonathan Byrd (golfer)

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Jonathan Byrd
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Currie Byrd
Born (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978 (age 46)
Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Sea Island, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse
Amanda Byrd
​
(m. 2002)​
Children3
Career
College Clemson University
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 39 (June 5, 2011) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour5
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T8: 2003
PGA Championship T20: 2006
U.S. Open T15: 2003
The Open Championship T23: 2007
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2002

Jonathan Currie Byrd (born January 27, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.

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Biography

Byrd was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University from 1997 to 2000. During his Clemson career, Byrd was the first four-time First Team All-ACC player in Clemson history and was named a First Team All-America in 1999. He represented the United States on the Walker Cup team in 1999.

Byrd turned professional in 2000 and played on the Buy.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour), winning the Buy.com Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs and finishing eighth on the money list.

In his first season on the PGA Tour in 2002, Byrd won the Buick Challenge and was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. [2] Byrd won the B.C. Open in 2004 and the John Deere Classic in 2007.

Plaque commemorating Jonathan Byrd's sudden-death playoff win at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on October 24, 2010 JonathanByrd.JPG
Plaque commemorating Jonathan Byrd's sudden-death playoff win at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on October 24, 2010

Byrd had an average season in 2008 with two top-10s and a little over $1,000,000 in earnings. His best finish in 2009 was at the Memorial Tournament, where he was joint second round leader with Jim Furyk. Byrd would go on to finish T3. [3]

On July 7, 2009, Byrd 's father, James, died aged 65 after a long struggle with brain cancer. [4] The death of his father caused Byrd to withdraw from the John Deere Classic, an event he won in 2007.

On October 24, 2010, Byrd defeated Martin Laird and Cameron Percy in a sudden-death playoff at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for his fourth PGA Tour title. Byrd made a hole-in-one on the fourth hole of the playoff, the par-3 17th, to win the championship. [5] On January 9, 2011, Byrd defeated Robert Garrigus on the second hole of a playoff to win the PGA Tour season opener the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. [6]

On October 2, 2017, Byrd won the 2017 Web.com Tour Championship by four strokes, securing his full PGA Tour card for the first time since 2014. [7]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 27, 2002 Buick Challenge −27 (67-66-65-63=261)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg David Toms
2Jul 18, 2004 B.C. Open −20 (67-65-68-68=268)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ted Purdy
3Jul 15, 2007 John Deere Classic −18 (67-68-65-66=266)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark
4Oct 24, 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open −21 (66-63-66-68=263)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Laird, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Percy
5Jan 9, 2011 Hyundai Tournament of Champions −24 (69-63-69-67=268)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2010 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Laird, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Percy Won with eagle on fourth extra hole
2 2011 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus Won with par on second extra hole
32011 Wells Fargo Championship Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover Lost to par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 29, 2001 Buy.com Charity Pro-Am −18 (67-70-66-66=269)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Brenden Pappas
2Oct 2, 2017 Web.com Tour Championship −24 (64-65-64-67=260)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sam Saunders, Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Stefani

Results in major championships

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Masters Tournament T8CUTCUTCUTT27
U.S. Open T15CUTCUTCUTT56
The Open Championship T23CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT20CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001152
U.S. Open 00000152
The Open Championship 00000131
PGA Championship 00000171
Totals000014206

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
The Players Championship CUTCUTT32CUTT16T32T37CUTT41T12CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Match Play R16R64R64
Championship T65T10T35
Invitational T71T59T55
Champions T23
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

SeasonWinsEarnings ($)Rank [8]
2000014,130–
200108,400–
200211,462,71339
200301,430,53847
200411,133,16570
20050726,023111
200601,408,41863
200711,854,90642
200801,039,584101
200901,316,77167
201011,534,98155
201112,938,92022
201201,616,78950
20130428,966146
20140617,014133
20150446,732163
2016058,655219
20170328,337176
20180267,055186
20190550,547162
20200166,222198
Career*519,348,86587 [9]

* As of the 2020 season.
** Byrd did not join the PGA Tour until 2002 so he was not ranked on the money list until then.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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