Ryan Palmer

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Ryan Palmer
Personal information
Full nameRyan Hunter Palmer
Born (1976-09-19) September 19, 1976 (age 48)
Amarillo, Texas
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Colleyville, Texas
Spouse
Jennifer Fuller
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(m. 2002)​
Children2
Career
College University of North Texas
Texas A&M University
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 23 (April 5, 2015) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 10th: 2011
PGA Championship T5: 2014
U.S. Open T21: 2011
The Open Championship T30: 2011, 2015, 2016

Ryan Hunter Palmer (born September 19, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, Palmer graduated from Amarillo High School in 1995. He played college golf at the University of North Texas (one year) and then transferred to Texas A&M University for his final three years and graduated in 2000. [2]

Professional career

Palmer turned professional in 2000. He played on the mini-tours (Tightlies Tour and Hooters Tour) from 2000 to 2002. [2] He played the Nationwide Tour in 2003, winning the Clearwater Classic and finishing 6th on the money list to earn his 2004 PGA Tour card.

Palmer's first career PGA Tour win came at the 2004 FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort, with a three stroke victory over Briny Baird and Vijay Singh. Four years later, he earned his second career win during the PGA Tour Fall Series, at the 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic where wet, rainy conditions made the course play tough all week. He won by making a ten-foot putt for birdie on the final hole on Sunday to finish seven under par and win by one stroke over five players. He was 143rd on the money list entering the week, but this win secured his playing status on Tour for 2009 and 2010.

In January 2010, Palmer won his third career PGA Tour title at the Sony Open in Hawaii. A final round 66 secured his victory by one stroke over Robert Allenby. [3]

Palmer came close to winning a fourth career title at his hometown event the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Texas in May 2011. Palmer entered the final round leading by one stroke, but as the final round progressed in windy conditions he had to hole a birdie putt on the last to enter a playoff with Keegan Bradley. On the first playoff hole, the 18th, both players hit their tee shots out to the right amongst the trees. Bradley played his approach to just short of the green whereas Palmer hooked his approach shot into the water. Palmer pitched up close to the hole and made bogey but Bradley was able to win with a pitch and putt par. [4]

In March 2014, Palmer lost another sudden-death playoff at the Honda Classic, after missing a five footer for what would have been the win on the 18th green in regulation play. He entered the four-man playoff, having been the only one to shoot an under-par final round. However, in the playoff, after missing the green in two, he could not get up and down, leaving Russell Henley to hole from three feet for victory. This was Palmer's second runner-up finish of the year, after finishing two shots behind Patrick Reed at the Humana Challenge in January 2014.

Palmer started the 2017–18 season on a Major Medical Extension under the family crisis provision as his wife underwent chemotherapy treatment. He met the terms of his medical extension at the CareerBuilder Challenge, then lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Farmers Insurance Open the following week. Trying to end an eight-year winless drought on tour, Palmer, playing in the final group, birdied the 72nd hole to join a playoff with Jason Day and Alex Norén. However, Palmer was eliminated at the first extra hole, as he could only make par to the others' birdies on the 18th. [5]

In April 2019, Palmer won the Zurich Classic with teammate Jon Rahm.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 24, 2004 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort 68-68-68-62=266−223 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Briny Baird, Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
2Nov 2, 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic 67-71-72-71=281−71 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ken Duke, Flag of the United States.svg Michael Letzig,
Flag of the United States.svg George McNeill, Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor,
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Thompson
3Jan 17, 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii 65-66-68-66=265−151 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby
4Apr 28, 2019 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with Flag of Spain.svg Jon Rahm)		64-65-64-69=262−263 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood and Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2014 The Honda Classic Flag of the United States.svg Russell Henley, Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox,
Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 		Henley won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2018 Farmers Insurance Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day, Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén Day won with birdie on sixth extra hole
Palmer eliminated by birdie on first hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 9, 2003 Clearwater Classic 169-63-71-68=271−173 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 9, 2003 Clearwater Classic 169-63-71-68=271−173 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Stolz

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament19981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T39
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T47T49CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT10CUTT33
U.S. Open T21CUTCUTT52CUT
The Open Championship T30T58T30T30
PGA Championship T33T19CUTT47T5CUTT42
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament T34CUT
PGA Championship CUTT43CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTNTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001174
PGA Championship 000112148
U.S. Open 00000192
The Open Championship 00000064
Totals0001243618

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20052006200720082009
The Players Championship CUTCUTT75CUT
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTT5T59CUTT23CUTT23CUT
Tournament2020202120222023
The Players Championship CT17CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Championship T45T49T12T54
Match Play R32T52NT117
Invitational T32T70T15T26
Champions T46T22NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 14 2015 Ending 5 Apr 2015" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Ryan Palmer Foundation - Road to the PGA". Archived from the original on February 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Palmer holds on to claim Sony Open title". CNN. January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Palmer beaten in hometown event by rookie Bradley". Sky Sports. May 29, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jason Day beats Alex Noren on sixth playoff hole to win Farmers Insurance Open". ESPN. Associated Press. January 29, 2018.
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