Brian Stuard
American professional golfer (born 1982)
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::summary American professional golfer (born 1982) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Brian Stuard |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Brian Glen Stuart |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 165 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| college | Oakland University |
| yearpro | 2005 |
| retired | |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| extour | Web.com Tour |
| NGA Hooters Tour | |
| prowins | 1 |
| pgawins | 1 |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T36: 2017 |
| usopen | T65: 2019 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | T79: 2016 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life and amateur career
Born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, Stuard graduated from Napoleon High School in 2001. He played college golf at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, then in the Mid-Continent Conference, and earned a bachelor's degree in management in 2005.
Professional career
In 2005, Stuard turned professional. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour in 2006 and 2007. He has played on the Nationwide Tour since 2008. He finished tied for 19th at the 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School to earn his PGA Tour card for 2010. On the PGA Tour in 2010, he played in 28 events and made 13 cuts. His best finish was a tie for second at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. He finished 154th on the money list and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2011.
Stuard regained his PGA Tour card after graduating from the Web.com Tour in 2012.
In 2015, he finished 128th in the FedEx Cup points list, meaning that he would have only conditional status on Tour in 2016. Stuard went bogey-free in the rain-shortened event. He also moved from 513th to 143rd in the world rankings.
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | May 2, 2016 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 64-68-69=201 | −15 | Playoff | KOR An Byeong-hun, USA Jamie Lovemark | ::
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | KOR An Byeong-hun, USA Jamie Lovemark | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| An eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| :: |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020. ::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T36 | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T79 | ||||
| :: |
::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | T65 | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | NT | |||
| :: |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship
::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T17 | CUT | CUT | T75 | CUT | C | T58 | CUT | |
| :: |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
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| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | T16 |
| Champions | |
| :: |
"T" = Tied
Notes
References
References
- Wenzel, Matt. (January 27, 2016). "Napoleon, Oakland University graduate Brian Stuard in PGA Tour limbo". M Live.
- (May 2, 2016). "Oakland alum Brian Stuard wins first-ever PGA Tour event". Oakland University Athletics.
- "Brian Stuard – Career Summary". PGA Tour.
- (May 2, 2016). "Brian Stuard takes Zurich Classic in playoff for first PGA win". ESPN.
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