Kevin Sutherland

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Kevin Sutherland
Personal information
Full nameKevin John Sutherland
Born (1964-07-04) July 4, 1964 (age 61)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceSacramento, California, U.S.
Career
College Fresno State University
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 32 (February 24, 2002) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour1
PGA Tour Champions5
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T33: 2003
PGA Championship T9: 2007
U.S. Open T28: 2003
The Open Championship T9: 2001

Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

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Early life and amateur career

Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresno State University and made the golf team as a walk-on freshman. Teased by his teammates for his unorthodox swing and unusual grip, he silenced his peers as he gained All-American status twice in his four years at Fresno State and became the most successful player ever to have spent time there. His younger brother David also attended Fresno while Kevin was there and followed in his brother's footsteps as an All-American golfer.

Professional career

As a professional, Sutherland qualified for the PGA Tour in 1992. He won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2002 in his 184th start. It was his only PGA Tour win in 447 starts. He had an exceptional 2008 season that included six top-ten finishes, including playoff losses to Vijay Singh at the Barclays and Cameron Beckman at the Frys.com Open. This runner-up finish vaulted Sutherland well inside the top thirty on the 2008 PGA Tour money list, and secured him a spot in the 2009 Masters Tournament.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, peaking at 32nd in 2002. Back and neck injuries forced Sutherland to limit his PGA Tour career in 2011 and 2012. Sutherland returned to playing full-time in 2013. He fell short of satisfying his medical extension, but earned enough to remain on the PGA Tour with conditional status for the remainder of 2013.

Senior career

On Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the second round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Sutherland became the first person on the Champions Tour to shoot a 59, going −13 on the par-72 course. [2]

On November 12, 2017, Sutherland earned his first PGA Tour Champions win at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and overcame the seven wins of Bernhard Langer to win the Charles Schwab Cup. [3]

On April 1, 2019, Sutherland won his second PGA Tour Champions tournament at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Mississippi. Sutherland won in a seven-hole playoff over Scott Parel. The playoff was held over two days because play had to be suspended on Sunday March 31, 2019 due to darkness. [4] Sutherland and Parel faced off in a playoff again in June at the Principal Charity Classic with Sutherland winning on the second extra hole. [5]

In November 2020, Sutherland won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the second time. Sutherland won in a Monday finish on the ninth playoff hole over Paul Broadhurst. [6] On February 28, 2021, Sutherland won the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona. He won by two strokes over Mike Weir. [7]

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jan 15, 2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1997 Shell Houston Open Flag of the United States.svg Phil Blackmar Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2008 The Barclays Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García, Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh Singh won with birdie on second extra hole
Sutherland eliminated by birdie on first hole
32008 Frys.com Open Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Beckman Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Nov 20, 2000 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational −13 (69-67-70-69=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley
2Nov 24, 2019 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational (2)−12 (72-70-67-67=276)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Martin Flores

PGA Tour Champions wins (5)

Legend
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Nov 12, 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Championship −15 (69-63-66=198)1 stroke Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
2Apr 1, 2019 Rapiscan Systems Classic −7 (65-69-75=209)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
3Jun 2, 2019 Principal Charity Classic −17 (72-65-62=199)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
4Nov 9, 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2)−15 (65-64-69=198)Playoff Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst
5Feb 28, 2021 Cologuard Classic −15 (68-67-69=204)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 Regions Tradition Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2016 Boeing Classic Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer, Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin Langer won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2019 Rapiscan Systems Classic Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel Won with birdie on seventh extra hole
42019 Principal Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel Won with birdie on second extra hole
5 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst Won with birdie on ninth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T76T44CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUTT33T46
U.S. Open T44T37T28CUTT58T33
The Open Championship T9CUTT60
PGA Championship CUTCUTT43T18CUT77T9T63T32
Tournament20102011201220132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T67CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000032
U.S. Open 000000106
The Open Championship 00001132
PGA Championship 000012138
Totals0000232918

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
The Players Championship T42CUTCUTT58CUTT48T6T68CUTT58CUTT32CUTCUT
  Top 10

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

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship n/a1 up Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron

Results timeline

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Match Play R641R16R64
Championship NT1T27T61
Invitational T58
Champions

1Canceled due to 9/11

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Tradition 2T17T1312T37NT20T28T22
Senior PGA Championship T13T19T17T10NTT29T20CUT
Senior Players Championship T10T13T9T17T13T8T7T44T23T11T18
U.S. Senior Open T38T7T6T29T38T8NTT5T28CUTT48T18
Senior British Open Championship T19T12T24NTT8
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. "Week 8 2002 Ending 24 Feb 2002" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. "Kevin Sutherland sinks 12 birdies". ESPN. Associated Press. August 16, 2014.
  3. "Kevin Sutherland wins Champions finale, season title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 13, 2017.
  4. "Sutherland finally makes birdie to win playoff". National Post. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. "Sutherland rallies, outlasts Parel on senior tour". ESPN. Associated Press. June 2, 2019.
  6. Kelly, Todd (November 9, 2020). "Kevin Sutherland needs nine playoff holes to win Charles Schwab Cup Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. Kelly, Todd (February 28, 2021). "Kevin Sutherland rallies to win Cologuard Classic on PGA Tour Champions". Golfweek. Retrieved March 1, 2021.