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| Wesley Bryan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | March 26, 1990 Columbia, South Carolina | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of South Carolina | ||
| Turned professional | 2012 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Highest ranking | 36 (April 30, 2017)[1] (as of November 24, 2024) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2017 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2017 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2017 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Wesley Bryan (born March 26, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life
Bryan played college golf at the University of South Carolina, winning two events.[2]
Professional career
Bryan played on mini-tours before earning his Web.com Tour card for 2016 by finishing T-9 at qualifying school.[3][4] In his third event of the 2016 season, he won the Chitimacha Louisiana Open.[5] He picked up a second win a month later at the El Bosque Mexico Championship. In August, he won his third event of the season, the Digital Ally Open, to earn promotion to the PGA Tour. He was the eleventh golfer to do so. He won the Web.com Tour Player of the Year award.[6]
On April 16, 2017, Bryan secured his first PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage and earned a spot at the 2018 Masters Tournament. He won by a single stroke over Luke Donald, after a final round of 67 moved him through the field from four strokes behind. With the win, Bryan moved up to 37th in the Official World Golf Ranking, his career best ranking to date.
Other activities
Bryan and his brother George started a YouTube channel featuring their golf trick-shot videos.[4][7] They also appeared on the golf reality show Big Break The Palm Beaches, FL in 2015.[8] George caddied for Wesley for his first Web.com Tour win.[4]
Amateur wins (2)
- 2008 Rees Jones Intercollegiate
- 2012 Seahawk Intercollegiate
Source:[9]
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 16, 2017 | RBC Heritage | 69-67-68-67=271 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Luke Donald
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Web.com Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 20, 2016 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | 66-65-71-68=270 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Julián Etulain
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| 2 | Apr 24, 2016 | El Bosque Mexico Championship | 68-63-71-67=269 | −19 | 4 strokes |  Brad Fritsch,  Richy Werenski
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| 3 | Aug 7, 2016 | Digital Ally Open | 65-67-65-67=264 | −20 | Playoff | Grayson Murray, J. T. Poston
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Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
- 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Web.com Tour
References
- ^ "Week 17 2017 Ending 30 Apr 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks – 2012–2013 Men's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). p. 34. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Wesley Bryan – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c Myers, Alex (March 20, 2016). "Trick-shot artist Wesley Bryan proves he's also really good at real golf with Web.com Tour win". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Wesley Bryan wins Louisiana Open for 1st Web.com Tour title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Bryan named 2016 Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 16, 2016.
- ^ Myers, Alex (November 2, 2014). "How the Bryan Bros became golf's greatest trick shot team". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Wesley Bryan". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Wesley Bryan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Wesley Bryan at the PGA Tour official site
- Wesley Bryan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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