Matt Kuchar

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Matt Kuchar
Matt Kuchar 2008.jpg
Matt Kuchar at the 2008 British Open
Personnel
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Career data
Professional since: 2000
Current tour: PGA TOUR
Tournament wins: 15th
Awards: Vardon Trophy (2010)

Matthew Gregory "Matt" Kuchar (born June 21, 1978 in Winter Park , Florida ) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour .

life and career

The Georgia Tech graduate won the US Amateur Championship in 1997 and was best amateur in both Masters and US Open in 1998 . Kuchar became a professional golfer in 2000, initially playing on the Nationwide Tour . After qualifying for the PGA Tour , he won his first tournament, the Honda Classic , in 2002 . In 2006 he had to return to the Nationwide Tour, but earned his eligibility for the PGA Tour again by a tenth place in the season standings. More tournament victories followed and at the end of the 2010 season he was the leader of the money list and was awarded the Vardon Trophy . Kuchar celebrated his most valuable success to date in May 2012 when he won the Players Championship .

Kuchar played in the US team at the 2010 Ryder Cup and Ryder Cup 2012 . With playing partner Gary Woodland he won the World Cup for the USA in November 2011 . In 2016 he won the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro .

Kuchar is married and has two sons.

Style of play

Matt Kuchar is average in terms of the distance and placement of his drives and the quality of the putts, but his play with irons and wedges is strong .

He has a special feature in his pre-shot routine: Before the hit, he places the club head on the ground behind the ball, as usual, but then “tilts” the whole body slightly backwards so that the club head is in in the air, and then strikes back to strike. His putting technique and the associated material is also very noticeable: Kuchar uses a long putter, which he does not anchor to the stomach or sternum, but which he places on his left forearm with an otherwise conventional grip. This requires a very strong offset of the putter shaft at the lower end in order to bring the club face at the correct angle to the ball.

PGA Tour Wins (9)

Other tournament victories

  • 2006 Henrico County Open ( Nationwide Tour )
  • 2011 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Zach Johnson ), Omega Mission Hills World Cup (with Garry Woodland)
  • 2013 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Harris English)
  • 2015 Fiji International1 ( PGA Tour of Australasia )
  • 2016 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Harris English)
  • 2018 Hero Challenge ( PGA European Tour Framework Program)

Results at major championships

competition 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters T21 LA T50 DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
US Open T14 LA CUT DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP T48 CUT
Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
competition 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Masters T25 T27 T3 T8 T5 T46 T24 T4 T28 T12
PGA Championship T10 T19 CUT T22 DNP T7 CUT T9 CUT T8
US Open T6 T14 T27 T28 T12 T12 T46 T16 CUT T16
Open Championship T27 CUT T9 T15 T54 T58 T46 2 T9 T41

LA = Low amateur (Best Amateur)
DNP = did not take part
CUT = Cut not made
T = split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10

Participation in team competitions

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personal data
SURNAME Kuchar, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kuchar, Matthew Gregory (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American golfer
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Winter Park , Florida , USA