Hunter Mahan

Hunter Myles Mahan,

(born May 17, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship. After high school, Mahan enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he was named Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the Year. Mahan only played one year at USC before he transferred to Oklahoma State University, where he was a two-time Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and a two-time first-team All American. Mahan was the runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Championship in 2002, in which he was defeated by Ricky Barnes 2 & 1. He won the Haskins Award in 2003 for outstanding collegiate golfer.

Mahan turned professional in 2003 and made it through qualifying school to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2004 season. His first PGA Tour victory, which came at the 2007 Travelers Championship, lifted Mahan into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. In August 2007 Mahan entered the top 50 and by March 2008 he had reached the top 30. His performances in 2007 saw U.S. Presidents Cup captain Jack Nicklaus choose Mahan as one of two captain's picks for the U.S. team.

On February 28, 2010, Mahan won his second PGA Tour event, beating Rickie Fowler by one stroke at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

On August 8, 2010, Mahan won his third PGA Tour title at a much bigger event at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by shooting -6 on Sunday, -10 on the weekend, and -13 excluding Thursday. He beat Ryan Palmer by 2 strokes.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship, Western Junior

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 24, 2007	Travelers Championship	-15 (62-71-67-65=265)	Playoff	Jay Williamson
2	Feb 28, 2010	Waste Management Phoenix Open	-16 (68-70-65-65=268)	1 stroke	Rickie Fowler
3	Aug 8, 2010	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	-12 (71-67-66-64=268)	2 strokes	Ryan Palmer

Other wins (1)

• 2008 Kiwi Challenge

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	T28	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T10
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T13	T18	T6
The Open Championship	DNP	T36	DNP	T26	T6	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T18	CUT	T16

Tournament	2010
The Masters	T8
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship	T37
PGA Championship

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
2010	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	4 shot deficit	-12 (71-67-66-64=268)	2 strokes	Ryan Palmer

Results timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R32	R32	R64
CA Championship	DNP	T44	T53	T30
Bridgestone Invitational	T22	T10	T4	1
HSBC Champions	–	–	DNP

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Note that the 2009 HSBC Champions was not an official PGA Tour event.

(source:wikipedia)