Kris Blanks | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Kristoffer Douglas Blanks |
Born | Warner Robins, Georgia | November 3, 1972
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Jupiter, Florida |
Career | |
College | Huntingdon College |
Turned professional | 1995 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | CUT: 2010 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Kristoffer Douglas Blanks (born November 3, 1972) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and previously played on the Nationwide Tour.
Blanks was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. He attended Huntingdon College.
Blanks played on the Nationwide Tour in 2005, 2007, and 2008. His best finish was a win at the 2008 Bank of America Open. In 2008, he finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour Money List and thus earned his PGA Tour card for 2009 for finishing in the top 25.
He has played on the PGA Tour since 2009. He finished in second place at the 2010 Puerto Rico Open. In 2011, he finished the RBC Canadian Open in a tie with Sean O'Hair and went on to lose the sudden death playoff to finish second.
Blanks was arrested on June 30, 2013 after he attempted to carry a gun on board a plane at Palm Beach International Airport. [1] The charges were later dropped.
In March 2014, Blanks won his second event on the Web.com Tour with a sudden death playoff victory at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open over Brett Stegmaier.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 1, 2008 | Bank of America Open | −16 (65-70-69-68=272) | 1 stroke | Bob May |
2 | Mar 30, 2014 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | −14 (71-66-71-62=270) | Playoff | Brett Stegmaier |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | Brett Stegmaier | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 27, 2004 | First City Classic | −18 (65-63-70-68=266) | Playoff | Josh Broadaway |
2 | Apr 23, 2006 | Savannah Lakes Resort Classic | −22 (67-68-67-64=266) | 4 strokes | Tommy Biershenk |
3 | Jul 16, 2006 | Olde Oaks Classic | −21 (65-68-69-65=267) | Playoff | Theodore Potter |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2011 | RBC Canadian Open | Sean O'Hair | Lost to bogey on first extra hole |
Tournament | 2010 |
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Masters Tournament | |
U.S. Open | |
The Open Championship | |
PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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