Ryan Vermeer

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Ryan Vermeer
Personal information
Born (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978 (age 45)
Spencer, Iowa
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College University of Kansas
Turned professional2000
Former tour(s) Buy.com Tour (2001)
Professional wins15
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T80: 2019
U.S. Open CUT: 2020
The Open Championship DNP

Ryan Vermeer (born January 11, 1978) is an American professional golfer.

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Vermeer was born in Spencer, Iowa. [1] He played college golf at the University of Kansas from 1997 to 2000 where he won a record seven events and was All-American in 1999 and 2000. [2] He turned professional in 2000. [1] [3]

Vermeer played on the Buy.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 2001. [4] [3] His best finish was T-18 at the Buy.com Omaha Classic. He finished 163rd on the money list, lost his card and only played sporadically on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour after 2001.

Vermeer became a club professional and played well enough in the PGA Professional Championship to earn spots in the PGA Championship in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

Vermeer won the 2018 PGA Professional Championship. [3] He was the first Nebraska PGA member to win the tournament.

Vermeer made the cut at the 2019 PGA Championship, the third major he played in his career. [5] He finished T80.

Professional wins

Source: [1]

Results in major championships

Tournament20172018
U.S. Open
PGA Championship CUTCUT
Tournament2019202020212022
PGA Championship T80CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Vermeer only played in the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open.

U.S. national team appearances

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References

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  2. "2018 Kansas Men's Golf – Record Book" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. pp. 16, 19, 25, 29. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
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