Matt Kuchar - Media Guide

by a third-round 8-under-par 64. Best finish since lone career TOUR win at the 2002 Honda Classic...Had a hole-in-one during the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

his eight TOUR starts. 2005: Only top-10 finish came at the MCI Heritage...Had a hole-in-one during the final round of the John Deere Classic. 2004: A T10 at the HP Classic of New Orleans was his only top-10 finish in 28 starts. 2003: After winning for the first time, struggled through a difficult season which saw him fall out of the top 125 on the money list...Best result came at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, a 20th-place finish thanks to a pair of 67s on the weekend. 2002: Opened the season with a bang with a T4 at the Sony Open in Hawaii...Two months later earned his first victory at The Honda Classic. Closed with a pair of 66s to defeat Brad Faxon and Joey Sindelar by two strokes. Made four consecutive birdies on the back nine to help him rally from a four-shot deficit to Sindelar at the turn. Victory jumped him from No. 149 in Official World Golf Ranking to No. 50 and qualified him for the Masters on the last day to qualify...Finished T5 at the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic, worth $133,475 to push him over the $1-million mark for the first time in a single season...Finished T9 at Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick, posting four sub-par rounds. 2001: Earned PGA TOUR card through sponsor exemptions...Ranked second behind Charles Howell III in PGA TOUR non-member earnings with $572,669 in only 11 starts. Earnings would have ranked him 91st on TOUR official money list...After missing the cut in his first three TOUR starts, playing on a sponsor exemption, secured his card for 2002 with two big finishes...Earned first top-10 in a TOUR event in sixth start as professional. Rounds of 68-66-72-67 at Air Canada Championship produced T3 worth $197,200. Season earnings total at that point of $269,253 earned him Special Temporary Membership...Best effort of season came in San Antonio, where he was two strokes behind Justin Leonard after 54 holes of Texas Open. Playing in the final group on Sunday, closed with 69, as did Leonard, for T2 with rookie J.J. Henry. The Texas Open paycheck of $264,000, clinched 2002 TOUR card in only eighth start of season...Made three starts in Nationwide Tour events, including a T2 at the Siouxland Open in July...Played from Australia to Mexico, played on the Nationwide Tour, Canadian Tour and the Golden Bear Tour. 2000: After finishing his collegiate career at Georgia Tech in May, decided to stay amateur and briefly took a job in finance...Played in the Westin Texas Open at LaCantera in October as an amateur and missed the cut. It was in Texas where he started to think about turning pro and giving the PGA TOUR a try...One month later, made his professional debut at the 2000 Australian Open (won by Aaron Baddeley). Amateur: 1997 U.S. Amateur champion following three consecutive wins by Tiger Woods...Lost in the quarterfinals in 1998 when defending the U.S. Amateur crown at Oak Hill...As a sophomore in 1998 at Georgia Tech, finished 21st at Masters and 14th at U.S. Open. Finish at Masters was best 72-hole finish by an amateur in 20 years. There was talk of his turning pro, but Kuchar instead finished out his collegiate career at Georgia Tech, where he was a two-time first-team All-America selection and the Yellow Jackets' second player to be a four-time All-ACC selection (along with David Duval). Awarded Fred Haskins Award in 1998 as the nation's top collegiate golfer...1998 ACC Player of the Year...Six career collegiate victories for Tech was bested only by Duval's eight.

the state of Florida...Matt's wife, Sybi, was a standout tennis player at Georgia Tech, where they met.

stroke to Kevin Johnson at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Had a hole-in-one on No. 11 during the final round of the Chattanooga Classic. Entered the final round of the Nationwide Tour Championship with a three-shot lead, but a final-round 73 left him one shot behind winner Craig Kanada. Missed the cut in six of eight starts on the 2006 TOUR, with a T38 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic his best outing. Finished out of the top 150 (No. 159) on the TOUR for the third consecutive season in 2005. Only top-10, a T10, came at the MCI Heritage. Aced the seventh hole in the final round of the John Deere Classic with a 7-iron from 188 yards. T10 at 2004 HP Classic of New Orleans was lone top-10 of that season. Fell out of the top 125 (No. 183) on the money list in 2003. Recorded first victory at the 2002 Honda Classic. Victory jumped him from No. 149 in Official World Golf Ranking to No. 50 and qualified him for the 2002 Masters on the last day to qualify. Earned TOUR card through Sponsor Exemptions in 2001. Ranked second behind Charles Howell III in TOUR non-member earnings with $572,669 in 11 starts, including a T3 at Air Canada Championship and a T2 at the Texas Open. Earnings would have ranked him 91st on TOUR official money list. Made three starts in Nationwide Tour events in 2001, including a T2 at the Siouxland Open in July. Played from Australia to Mexico, on the Nationwide Tour, Canadian Tour and the Golden Bear Tour. After finishing his collegiate career at Georgia Tech in May 2000, decided to retain amateur status and briefly took a job in finance. Played in the 2000 Westin Texas Open at LaCantera in October as an amateur and missed the cut. One month later, made his professional debut at the 2000 Australian Open (won by Aaron Baddeley). As an amateur, won the 1997 U.S. Amateur. As a sophomore in 1998 at Georgia Tech, finished 21st at Masters and 14th at U.S. Open. Finish at Masters was best 72-hole finish by an amateur in 20 years. At Georgia Tech, was a two-time first-team All-America and the Yellow Jackets' second player to be a four-time All-ACC selection (along with David Duval). Awarded Fred Haskins Award in 1998 as the nation's top collegiate golfer. 1998 ACC Player of the Year. Matt's wife, Sybi, was a standout tennis player at Georgia Tech, where they met.