Tom Byrum

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Tom Byrum
Personal information
Full nameThomas Elliott Byrum
Born (1960-09-28) September 28, 1960 (age 64)
Onida, South Dakota
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence San Antonio, Texas
Career
College University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking 86 (February 1, 1998) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1990, 2003
PGA Championship 9th: 1997
U.S. Open T8: 2002
The Open Championship T43: 2003

Thomas Elliott Byrum (born September 28, 1960) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Byrum was born in Onida, South Dakota. He attended the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University before turning professional in 1984. He has played over five hundred events on the PGA Tour, with his sole victory coming at the 1989 Kemper Open. He owns two top-10 finishes in major championships: T8 in the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage and a 9th in the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot. His older brother Curt is also a former PGA Tour winner and is now an analyst on the Golf Channel.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 4, 1989 Kemper Open −16 (66-69-65-68=268)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III, Flag of the United States.svg Billy Ray Brown,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale, Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards,
Flag of the United States.svg Neal Lancaster, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshi Mizumaki,
Flag of the United States.svg David Ogrin 		Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1999 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Flag of the United States.svg Notah Begay III Lost to par on second extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Dominion Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T47CUTCUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T33CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship 9T62
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T44T8T15CUTCUT
The Open Championship T43CUT
PGA Championship T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000020
U.S. Open 00001284
The Open Championship 00000021
PGA Championship 00001264
Totals000024189

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament198719881989
The Players Championship CUTCUTT67
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUT70
Tournament200020012002200320042005
The Players Championship CUTT55CUTT16T46
  Did not play

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

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
The Tradition T43T41T35T13T165NTT35T47
Senior PGA Championship CUTCUTT35CUTCUTT12T25T8CUTNTCUTCUT
U.S. Senior Open T36T14T26T27CUTT24NTT13CUT
Senior Players Championship T57T22T31T36T41T14T34T28T47T35
Senior British Open Championship T23T5NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 5 1998 Ending 1 Feb 1998" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.


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