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TOM BYRUM
UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 10 in
Weight:
175 lbs
Birthday:
09/28/1960
College:New Mexico State University
Turned Pro:1984
Birthplace:Onida, SD
Residence:Richmond, TX
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (1) |
| 1989 Kemper Open. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | () |
| $ | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Position | (54) |
| $65,550 | |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| T9-- Insperity Championship presented by United Healthcare. | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round | |
| 69 at Round 3, Allianz Championship. 69 at Round 1, Insperity Championship presented by United Healthcare. 69 at Round 2, Insperity Championship presented by United Healthcare. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
| Made one start on the PGA TOUR, good for a T44 at the Viking Classic. Also made three Champions Tour starts, with his top performance a T23 at the U.S. Senior Open. | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights | |
| Open-qualified for the Insperity Championship and finished T9 at The Woodlands CC, his best career Champions Tour effort. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Kemper Open. | |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| T9-- Insperity Championship presented by United Healthcare. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T2-- NIKE Tallahassee Open. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--1; in money--1; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Champions Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--3; in money--2; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2010: Made just three starts on the PGA TOUR, with his only made cut a 60th-place finish at the Valero Texas Open. Missed the cut at the Reno-Tahoe Open, his 600th career start on TOUR. Finished T29 in his Champions Tour debut at the Ensure Classic at Rock Barn, followed by a T13 at the Administaff Small Business Classic. Four rounds in the 60s led to a season-best T22 finish at the Nationwide Tour's Fort Smith Classic, his best finish of eight starts. 2009: Finished T46 at the Buick Open in his only made cut in four PGA TOUR starts. Made the cut in two of 11 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a T28 at the Knoxville Open his best finish. 2008: Split time between the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour, with season-bests T34 (AT&T Classic) and T13 (Henrico County Open), respectively. Failed to record a top-25 finish on the PGA TOUR for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1986. 2007: Playing on a Major Medical Exemption, made five cuts in 20 attempts on the PGA TOUR, with his best finish a T13 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. 2006: Although exempt because of his PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament performance, was limited to 11 events due to right-knee injury and subsequent knee surgery in June. Did not play after the Barclays Classic. Posted one top-25 at season's first full-field event, the Sony Open in Hawaii (T16). 2005: Finished out of the top 125 but finished T5 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in December. 2004: Earned a career-best $873,139. Position on money list (91st) was best since 1999. Finished T4 at the Buick Classic, his first top-10 since a T6 at the 2002 Buick Open. 2003: Finished 109th on the money list for the second straight season. 2002: Regained fully exempt status and recorded first top-10 in five appearances at the U.S. Open with a T8 finish. Playing in 460th career TOUR event, recorded first (second of career) PGA TOUR hole-in-one in the second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open. Ace was the first in the four-year history of the tournament. 2001: Involved in what is believed to be the first ace on a par 4 in TOUR history at Phoenix Open when Andrew Magee's drive on the 333-yard, par-4 17th hole caromed off his putter and went into the hole. Byrum was lining up a putt when the ball deflected off his putter and rolled about 8 feet into the hole. 2000: Ended the season with two top-10s in his last two starts worth a total of $183,610 to secure his card for the 2001 season. 1999: Lost to Notah Begay III in playoff at Michelob Championship, when Begay parred second extra hole. 1997: Nominated for PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year after posting back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and Buick Open. 1989: Lone TOUR victory came at Kemper Open. Took two-stroke lead after third-round 65, then shot closing 68 for five-stroke win over Tommy Armour III, Billy Ray Brown and Jim Thorpe. Brother Curt, now a Golf Channel analyst, won Hardee's Golf Classic that year, making them the first brothers to win in same year since Mike and Dave Hill in 1972. 1995: Runner-up finish at the Tallahassee Open his best outing in 52 career Nationwide Tour starts. |
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| Personal | |
| After graduating from high school in Onida, SD, joined brother Curt in Albuquerque, NM, where Tom worked at country club and was a walk-on with University of New Mexico golf team. After two years, transferred to New Mexico State in Las Cruces. Involved with nine-hole course, The Training Station, where golfers of all ages play three, six or nine holes. | |
| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 0-2 | |
