Player Bios
Matt Kuchar
(USA)
June 20, 1978
Winter Park, Fla.
30
6-4
195
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Georgia Tech
2000
POSITION: T108STATUS: +8HOLE: F*
| ROUND: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
| SCORES: | 71 | 77 | 148 |
U.S. OPEN HISTORY
1998 (Olympic Club)3
R2-69 (1998 Olympic Club)
T21 (1998 Olympic Club)
$5,000 (unofficial)
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
| * Calculated on holes #10 and #13 |
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Matt Kuchar
Field Average
CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
| EAGLES | BIRDIES | PARS | BOGEYS | DOUBLE BOGEYS | OTHERS | |||||||||
| Round 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Round 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
PERSONAL NOTES
Burst onto national scene by winning 1997 U.S. Amateur at Cog Hill
Then made the cut at both Masters (T-21) and U.S. Open (T-14) in 1998
Got started in golf when mom upgraded the country club membership to include golf when he was 12
Father, Pete, is a avid tennis player who was once ranked No. 1 in doubles in the state of Florida
Matt’s wife, Sybi, was a standout tennis player at Georgia Tech
Two-time first-team All-America selection at Tech
Member of 1999 USA Walker Cup team and 1998 World Amateur Team
Winner of 1998 Fred Haskins Award as nation’s top player
Six collegiate wins at Tech only trumped by David Duval’s eight
Lone PGA Tour win came at 2002 Honda Classic
Owns one Nationwide Tour win (2006 Henrico County Open)
Co-medalist at Ball Ground, Ga., sectional with a 134 total
STATISTICS
| PGA TOUR | ||||||||||
| DATE | TOURNAMENT NAME | POS | ROUNDS | TOTAL SCORE | TO PAR | OFFICIAL MONEY | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1/18/09 | Sony Open in Hawaii | CUT | 73 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | 145 | +5 | -- |
| 1/25/09 | The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer | T25 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 337 | -23 | $36,493.33 |
| 2/01/09 | FBR Open | T6 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 69 | -- | 273 | -11 | $194,250.00 |
| 2/15/09 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | T14 | 71 | 71 | 68 | -- | -- | 210 | -6 | $94,550.00 |
| 2/22/09 | Northern Trust Open | T57 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 69 | -- | 282 | -2 | $14,175.00 |
| 3/08/09 | The Honda Classic | T39 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 73 | -- | 282 | +2 | $22,960.00 |
| 3/22/09 | Transitions Championship | T12 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 72 | -- | 281 | -3 | $105,840.00 |
| 4/19/09 | Verizon Heritage | T48 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 70 | -- | 284 | E | $14,036.25 |
| 4/26/09 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | CUT | 75 | 72 | -- | -- | -- | 147 | +3 | -- |
| 5/03/09 | Quail Hollow Championship | CUT | 72 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | 151 | +7 | -- |
| 5/10/09 | THE PLAYERS Championship | T14 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 68 | -- | 285 | -3 | $147,250.00 |
| 5/24/09 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | T39 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -- | 275 | -5 | $26,000.00 |
| 5/31/09 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | T27 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 70 | -- | 273 | -7 | $42,160.00 |
| 6/07/09 | the Memorial Tournament | T5 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 71 | -- | 282 | -6 | $219,000.00 |
| Bold = scores par or better * = Unofficial Event | ||||||||||
| Events Played | Finish | FedExCup | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | TOP 10 | TOP 25 | Made Cut | Cut | WD | Money | Points | Standing | |
| 14 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | -- | $916,715 | 533 | 44th |
