Sam Ryder (golfer)

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Sam Ryder
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Richard Ryder
Born (1989-12-15) December 15, 1989 (age 34)
Winter Park, Florida
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 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Career
College Stetson University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Web.com Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 100 (March 24, 2024) [1]
(as of May 19, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2023
U.S. Open CUT: 2017, 2021
The Open Championship DNP

Samuel Richard Ryder (born December 15, 1989) [2] is a professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Ryder was born in Winter Park, Florida and attended Stetson University, where he studied finance.

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Professional career

Ryder played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2014 and 2015. In 2015 he finished fourth in the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit earning a place on the Web.com Tour for 2016.

In July 2017, Ryder had his first Web.com win, the Pinnacle Bank Championship, finishing 8 strokes ahead of the field. [3] He finished second in the 2017 Web.com Tour regular season rankings to gain a place on the PGA Tour for 2018.

In 2019, Ryder qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the second time, finishing number 107 in the standings. Placed third in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and a tie for fourth in the Safeway Open.

In 2020, Ryder again qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for a third time, this time finishing number 108 in the standings. Tied for third in the Puerto Rico Open.

In 2022, Ryder became the 10th Phoenix Open participant to make a hole-in-one on the 16th hole of TPC Scottsdale. [4]

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jul 23, 2017 Pinnacle Bank Championship −21 (67-67-62-67=263)8 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gutschewski, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harrington,
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Johnson, Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Landry

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 23, 2015 National Capital Open to Support Our Troops −20 (69-65-64-66=264)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Taylor Pendrith

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCCUTT60T44T16

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 12 2024 Ending 24 Mar 2024" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Richard Ryder – United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch.
  3. ↑ "Sam Ryder wraps up PGA Tour card with Web.com win". ESPN. Associated Press. July 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "16th hole at TPC Scottsdale: Who has made a hole-in-one during the Phoenix Open?".
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