Kyle Reifers

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Kyle Reifers
Personal information
Born (1983-10-13) October 13, 1983 (age 40)
Columbus, Ohio
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Charlotte, North Carolina
Career
College Wake Forest University
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T22: 2016
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP

Kyle Reifers (born October 13, 1983) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.

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Amateur career

Reifers was born in Columbus, Ohio and played college golf at Wake Forest University. He won the Monroe Invitational and Ohio Amateur in 2004 and the Northeast Amateur in 2005. Reifers represented the United States at the 2005 Walker Cup where the US won 121⁄2–111⁄2. He was the runner-up at the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.

Professional career

Reifers turned professional in 2006. He picked up his first professional victory on the Egolf Tarheel Tour at the Charlotte National Open only one week after his runner-up finish at the NCAA Men's Golf Championships. He picked up his second professional victory the following week at the Chattanooga Classic on the Nationwide Tour. He became the 11th player in Tour history to win his first career start and the 19th to win on Tour as a Monday qualifier. He earned his PGA Tour card for 2007 by finish T29 in qualifying school in 2006. In his rookie season on tour he made 9 of 27 cuts. He played on the Nationwide Tour/Web.com Tour in 2006, 2008–11, and 2013–14. He played on the PGA Tour in 2007, 2012, and 2015. In 2015, Reifers had three eagles on the back nine in the final round of the Barracuda Championship to shoot for 22 points and tie the leader, J. J. Henry. Reifers lost the playoff to Henry's eagle on the second playoff hole.

Personal life

Reifers father, Randy, played golf at DePauw University and was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame. Both his father and mother, Alison, have won Ohio State Amateur tournaments. His father played on the same college golf team as former Vice President Dan Quayle and golf analyst Mark Rolfing.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 25, 2006 Chattanooga Classic 67-69-65-61=262−26Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Chattanooga Classic Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker Won with birdie on first extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 16, 2006 Charlotte National Open−13 (67-64=131)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mundorf, Flag of the United States.svg Derek Watson

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Nov 22, 2020 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational 70-68-69-68=275−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Barracuda Championship Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Henry Lost to eagle on second extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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