Who's who in golf - Jonathan Byrd
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Name: Jonathan Byrd
Born :
Original Home/Club: Anderson, South Carolina
Occupation: Professional golfer
Turned Pro: 2000
Multiple winner on the US PGA Tour. Walker Cup player (1999). US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year (2002).
Current US PGA Tour player.
Top tournaments won by Jonathan Byrd
2011 Men America Tourmnt of Chmpns (PGA Tr) Kapalua Resort 268 (-24) $1,120,000
Played as the Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Jan 6-9; PGA Tour season opener; played as SBS Championship in 2010). Byrd (USA) beat Robert Garrigus (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [Plantation Course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
2010 Men America Shriners Hosp. Open TPC Summerlin 263 (-21) $774,000
Played as the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Oct 21-24). Byrd (USA) beat Cameron Percy (Aus) and defending champion Martin Laird (Scot) with a hole-in-one at the fourth playoff hole (204 yd par-3 17th). [TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV].
2007 Men America John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run 266 (-18) $738,000
Played as the John Deere Classic (July 12-15). Second-placed Tim Clark (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Byrd (USA), who birdied three of his last five holes, versus Clark who bogeyed two of his last four. [TPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL].
2004 Men America B.C. Open En-Joie GC 268 (-20) $540,000
Played as the B.C. Open (July 15-18). Second-placed Ted Purdy (USA) finished 1 shot behind Byrd (USA). [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
2002 Men America Buick Challenge Callaway Gardens 261 (-27) $666,000
Played as the Buick Challenge (Oct 24-27). Second-placed David Toms (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Byrd (USA), who shot a final round 63. [Mountain View course, Callaway Gdns Resort, Pine Mtn, GA].
2002 Men Awards Rookie of Yr - PGA Tr $1,462,713 see Score
Byrd (USA) won the PGA Tour 2002 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished 39th on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $1,462,713.