Matt Kuchar

Matthew Gregory Kuchar,

(born June 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Kuchar was born in Winter Park, Florida. He graduated from Georgia Tech, having been a two-time first-team All-American on the golf team. In 1997, he won the U.S. Amateur. He received the Fred Haskins award in 1998 as the nation's top collegiate golfer. He was the low amateur at both The Masters and U.S. Open in 1998. He turned pro in 2000.

Kuchar's first win on the PGA Tour came at the 2002 Honda Classic; however, by 2006 he was on the Nationwide Tour after failing to earn enough money to qualify for the PGA Tour. He won the Nationwide Tour's 2006 Henrico County Open and finished 10th on the money list to earn his 2007 PGA Tour card. He retained his card in 2007 by finishing 115th on the money list and again in 2008 by finishing 70th.

Seven years after his first PGA Tour win, Kuchar won for a second time during the 2009 Fall Series at the Turning Stone Resort Championship in a playoff over Vaughn Taylor that concluded on Monday because of the playoff being postponed to darkness on the previous Sunday.

Kuchar has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Amateur wins (1)

1997 U.S. Amateur

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up

1 Mar 10, 2002 Honda Classic -19 (68-69-66-66=269) 2 strokes Brad Faxon, Joey Sindelar

2 Oct 5, 2009 Turning Stone Resort Championship -17 (67-68-67-69=271) Playoff1 Vaughn Taylor

1 Defeated Vaughn Taylor with par on the sixth extra hole.

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

2006 Henrico County Open

Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999

The Masters T21 LA T50

U.S. Open T14 LA CUT

The Open Championship CUT DNP

PGA Championship DNP DNP

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

The Masters DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

U.S. Open DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP T48 CUT

The Open Championship DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT CUT

PGA Championship DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT

Tournament 2010

The Masters T25

U.S. Open T6

The Open Championship T27

PGA Championship

LA = Low Amateur

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup (representing the United States): 1999

(source:wikipedia)