Smylie Kaufman

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Smylie Kaufman
Personal information
Full nameCarter Smylie Kaufman
Born (1991-11-30) November 30, 1991 (age 32)
Birmingham, Alabama
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Birmingham, Alabama
Career
College Louisiana State University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 48 (March 20, 2016) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T29: 2016
PGA Championship CUT: 2016
U.S. Open CUT: 2014, 2016
The Open Championship CUT: 2016

Carter Smylie Kaufman (born November 30, 1991) is an American professional golfer and sports commentator who played on the PGA Tour.

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Early life and career

Kaufman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. [2] He attended Vestavia Hills High School. [3] His middle name is a tribute to his grandmother's cousin, Smylie Gebhart, who was an All-American defensive end for Georgia Tech in 1971. [4] His grandfather, Alan Kaufman, was head coach of the men's golf team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. [5]

Kaufman played college golf at Louisiana State University. [6] He turned professional after graduating in 2014; in December 2014 he tied for 67th place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage. [7]

Professional career

Kaufman played on the Web.com Tour in 2015. After missing the cut in his first three tournaments, he finished T-4 in the next two and won the third, the United Leasing Championship to claim his first professional title. [8] [9] He finished the year sixth on the money list to earn his card for the 2016 PGA Tour season. [10]

On October 25, 2015, Kaufman earned his first victory on the PGA Tour by winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open by a single stroke over six players. In the final round, he came from seven strokes back after a round of 61, that included eight birdies and an eagle, to claim his maiden victory. This earned him a place into the 2016 Masters Tournament and 2016 PGA Championship. [11]

At the 2016 Masters Tournament, Kaufman shot a 69 during the third round, which was the best of the day in tough scoring conditions. [12] As a result, he played in the last group during the final round, alongside defending champion Jordan Spieth. He endured a tough final round and shot a nine-over-par 81 for a T29 placing. [13] [14]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Oct 25, 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open −16 (67-72-68-61=268)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn, Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka,
Flag of the United States.svg Patton Kizzire, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na,
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Stegmaier, Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Tringale

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1May 3, 2015 United Leasing Championship −10 (72-69-64-73=278)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Adam Long, Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Randolph,
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Spears

Results in major championships

Tournament201420152016
Masters Tournament T29
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20162017
The Players Championship CUTT12

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2016
Championship T8
Match Play T61
Invitational T27
Champions
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

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