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ANDREW SVOBODA
UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 9 in
Weight:
200 lbs
Birthday:
10/02/1979
Nationwide Tour - Media Guide
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | (4) |
| $159,175 | |
| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T2-- Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. 2-- Soboba Golf Classic Presented by Hub International. T10-- Chitimacha Louisiana Open. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 66 at Round 2, Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. 66 at Round 3, Soboba Golf Classic Presented by Hub International. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights | |
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Was T2 at the season-opening Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship. Finished one shot back of playing partner Skip Kendall, who rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win. Had a chance to force a playoff but missed his 22-foot birdie putt. Runner-up to Andres Gonzales at the Soboba Golf Classic. Finished at 6-under par, two back of Gonzales, who went wire to wire. Tied for the lead in the final round when he eagled the par-5 sixth hole to get to 9-under par. Dropped four shots back with three bogeys on his first four holes after making the turn and could get no closer than two strokes the rest of the way. |
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| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 2-- Soboba Golf Classic Presented by Hub International. T2-- Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 7-- Midwest Classic Presented by Time Warner Cable. T8-- Mylan Classic. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--25; in money--18; Top 10 finishes--2 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: First top-10 of the year was a solo seventh at the Midwest Classic in Kansas City, where he closed with a 64 on the final day. Was T8 two weeks later at the Mylan Classic near Pittsburgh. 2010: Made the cut in 18 of 29 starts during his rookie season and had 13 top-25 finishes to wind up No. 46 on the final money list. Birdied the last two holes in the final round of the Knoxville News Sentinel Open to post 68, good for a T7 finish, his first career top-10. His previous best finish was T14 (once in 2009 and twice in 2010). In the third round in Knoxville he aced the par-3, 16th hole using a 7-iron from 178 yards. Two starts later, at the Utah Championship, posted his second top-10 finish of the year (T7). Picked up his third top-10 of the season five starts later at the Miccosukee Championship. Was the first-round leader after an 8-under 63. Played the final three rounds in 2-under par to finish the week at 10-under 274, good for a T8. 2009: Made four of six cuts on the Nationwide Tour, with three top-25 finishes, including a T14 at The Rex Hospital Open. Finished T48 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 2008: Made the cut at the U.S. Open in his only PGA TOUR start. Made the cut in 43 of 52 starts on the Hooters Tour from 2005-09, with one win coming at the 2009 Rock Springs Ridge Classic. |
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| Personal | |
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Lists Carl Rabito as his instructor. Biggest thrill in golf was playing a practice round with Tiger Woods. Favorite course he's played is Royal Country Down in Ireland and hopes to one day play Augusta National. First car was a Jeep Wrangler and now drives a Nissan Altima. Favorite college team is St. John's University and favorite professional team is the New York Yankees. Likes watching "Family Guy" and lists "Happy Gilmore" as his favorite movie. Favorite food is fish, says Woods is his favorite athlete, likes visiting West Palm Beach, FL, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. |
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