Rick Todd

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Rick Todd
Personal information
Born (1962-10-03) October 3, 1962 (age 61)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Career
College University of Texas at El Paso
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1998
The Open Championship T71: 1996
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
1995–96

Rick Todd (born October 3, 1962) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour and the Canadian Tour.

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Todd was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played college golf at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He was second team All-American in 1986, third team in 1985 and honorable mention in 1984 and made the All-WAC first team four years in a row. He won four tournaments while at UTEP and was elected into the El Paso Golf Hall of Fame in 1984. He turned pro in 1987.

Todd joined the PGA Tour in 1990, earning his card through qualifying school. After an unsuccessful year on Tour, he joined the Ben Hogan Tour (now Nationwide Tour) where he won the Ben Hogan El Paso Open in his rookie season. The following year he won the Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open. In his last full season on the Tour in 1993 he recorded three top-10 finishes.

Todd won the Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit in 1996, [1] which qualified him on the Japan Golf Tour, where he played in 1996 and 1997. He won three times on the Canadian Tour between 1991 and 1997.

Todd was the head coach at his alma mater, UTEP, from 1999 to 2011 and was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2001.

Todd represented his country in 1996 at the World Cup and the Dunhill Cup.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Sep 29, 1991 Ben Hogan El Paso Open −8 (67-66-69=202)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Eubank
2Jul 19, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open −9 (69-67-71=207)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg David Jackson

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open Flag of the United States.svg David Jackson Won with par on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jun 9, 1991 Payless-Pepsi Victoria Open −18 (66-67-66-63=262)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Louis Brown
2Jun 16, 1991 Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open −4 (70-71-68-67=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ken Mattiace
3Jun 1, 1997 Payless Open (2)−11 (69-66-71-67=273)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philip Jonas, Flag of the United States.svg Dave Pashko

Results in major championships

Tournament199619971998
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T71
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Todd never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Canadian national team appearances

See also

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References

  1. O'Connor, Tim (24 Apr 1996). "Todd takes on Japanese PGA Tour after success on Asian Tour". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. p. 47. Retrieved 19 February 2020 via Newspapers.com.