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Smylie Kaufman

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

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 nationality United States
ResidenceBirmingham, Alabama
Career
CollegeLouisiana State University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking48 (March 20, 2016)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT29: 2016
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2016
U.S. OpenCUT: 2014, 2016
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2016

Early life and career edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 2011 Alabama Amateur[15]

Professional wins (2) edit

PGA Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Oct 25, 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open −16 (67-72-68-61=268) 1 stroke   Jason Bohn,   Alex Čejka,
  Patton Kizzire,   Kevin Na,
  Brett Stegmaier,   Cameron Tringale

Web.com Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 May 3, 2015 United Leasing Championship −10 (72-69-64-73=278) 5 strokes   Adam Long,   Jonathan Randolph,
  Ryan Spears

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament T29
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship edit

Tournament 2016 2017
The Players Championship CUT T12

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

Results in World Golf Championships edit

Tournament 2016
Championship T8
Match Play T61
Invitational T27
Champions
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Week 12 2016 Ending 20 Mar 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ DiMeglio, Steve. "Smylie Kaufman keeps learning, building on rookie success". USA Today. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Lewis, Alec (April 5, 2016). "Vestavia Hills' Smylie Kaufman fulfills lifelong dream at The Masters this week". AL.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Prise, Kevin (April 22, 2015). "Kaufman out for revenge at Victoria National". PGA Tour.
  5. ^ Zenor, John. "Smylie Kaufman a surprise Masters contender? Not to his family". PGA of America. Associated Press. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Smylie Kaufman Bio". LSU Sports. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Smylie Kaufman – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Smylie Kaufman – Seasons". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Web.com Tour rookie Smylie Kaufman wins by 5 shots to claim first title". ESPN. Associated Press. May 4, 2015.
  10. ^ Inabinett, Mark (October 26, 2015). "Birmingham's Smylie Kaufman charges to $1.1 million PGA Tour victory". AL.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ^ "Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2015.
  12. ^ Murray, Scott (April 9, 2016). "The Masters 2016: third round – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Murray, Scott (April 10, 2016). "The Masters 2016: final round – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  14. ^ "2016 Masters prize money". Augusta.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  15. ^ "Vestavia Hills golfer Smylie Kaufman rallies from 5 shots back to win 95th State Amateur Championship". AL.com. June 13, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

External links edit

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