Michael Putnam

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Michael Putnam
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Putnam
Born (1983-06-01) June 1, 1983 (age 40)
Tacoma, Washington
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Lakewood, Washington
Career
College Pepperdine University
Turned professional2005
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T35: 2017
The Open Championship CUT: 2007
Achievements and awards
Web.com Tour
regular season money list winner 		2013
Web.com Tour
Player of the Year 		2013

Michael John Putnam (born June 1, 1983) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.

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Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He had two 2nd-place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic. He finished 17th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2007. He finished 158th on the money list and dropped back to the Nationwide Tour in 2008. He played the Nationwide Tour through 2010 when he finished the year 24th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. Putnam finished 153rd on the PGA Tour money list and lost his Tour card after the 2011 season. In 2013, he finished the Web.com Tour (renamed from Nationwide Tour in 2012) regular season as the leading money winner and regained his PGA Tour card; Putnam was fully exempt as money leader. He was also voted Web.com Tour Player of the Year. [1]

Putnam played the 2013 Web.com Tour season with his older brother, Joel, serving as his caddie. His younger brother, Andrew, plays on the PGA Tour and won the 2018 Barracuda Championship.

Amateur wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 12, 2010 Utah Championship −18 (66-66-67-67=266)3 strokes Flag of Venezuela.svg Jhonattan Vegas, Flag of New Zealand.svg Bradley Iles
2May 26, 2013 Mexico Championship −13 (64-72-73-66=275)2 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Meen-whee, Flag of the United States.svg Alex Prugh,
Flag of the United States.svg Wes Roach
3Jun 2, 2013 Mid-Atlantic Championship −7 (71-64-70-68=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chesson Hadley

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Rheem Classic Flag of the United States.svg Darron Stiles Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT55T45CUTT35CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20142015
The Players Championship CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Putnam named 2013 Web.com Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.


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