Tyson Alexander

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2017
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2019
• PGA TOUR: 2023

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2)

2020-21 Season

• Veritex Bank Championship

2022 Season

• Veritex Bank Championship

PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Victories (1)

2018 Season

• Costa Rica Classic

Additional Victories (2)

• 2012 Killearn Country Club Classic [NGA]
• 2014 Ocala/Marion County Classic [NGA]

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR LATINOAMÉRICA (1-0)

• 2018 Defeated Chris Killmer, Eric Steger, Costa Rica Classic

National Teams

• 2010 Palmer Cup

Personal

• His father, Buddy Alexander, won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship and coached the Florida Gators golf team for 27 years, winning the NCAA Division I Championship in 1993 and 2001.
• His grandfather, Skip Alexander, played on the 1949 and 1951 Ryder Cup teams and also won three times on the PGA TOUR. His career was cut short due to a plane crash where he was the only survivor.
• Follows all Florida Gators sports teams.
• Two of his favorite courses are Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, where he helped the United States win the 2010 Arnold Palmer Cup, and Point O’ Woods Golf and Country Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he was a quarterfinalist in the 2007 Western Amateur.
• Played basketball in high school.
• Some of his favorite recent television series were Ozark, Succession, and Yellowstone.

Special Interests

• Basketball, Florida Gators sports

Career Highlights

2022 Season

Earned his first PGA TOUR card off the strength of a victory at the Veritex Bank Championship, where he became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title. Finished No. 18 on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Eligibility Points List with four top-10s.

• Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics: Opened with an 8-under 62 for a share of the 18-hole lead and finished T4 at 19-under 261 at the Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics.
• REX Hospital Open: Birdied the 72nd hole and moved to T10 as he carded rounds of 68-67-68-70 for an 11-under 273 at the REX Hospital Open.
• Veritex Bank Championship: Trailed by three strokes entering the final round, but carded a bogey-free 6-under 65 in the final round and closed out a two-stroke victory, becoming the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend his title and win the same tournament two consecutive years. Totaled a 22-under 262 with rounds of 65-66-66-65 and led the field in greens in regulation percentage (63 of 72, 87.5 percent). Also played the back nine at 14-under par for the week.
• Lake Charles Championship: Spurred by weekend rounds of 7-under 64 (his lowest round since a win in April 2021) and 2-under 69, totaled a 12-under 272 for a T9 finish at the Lake Charles Championship.

2021 Season

Posted four top-10s, highlighted by his first Korn Ferry Tour victory, in 41 Korn Ferry Tour starts across the 2020-21 combined season, which saw him finish No. 44 in the regular season points standings with only 19 made cuts. Won the 2021 Veritex Bank Championship and finished T2 at the 2020 Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna.

• TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes: Held a share of the 54-hole lead, but fell off pace with a final-round 1-under 71 and finished T4 with a 15-under 273 at the TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes.
• Veritex Bank Championship: Earned his first career Korn Ferry Tour title by one stroke at the Veritex Bank Championship. Carded four back-nine birdies on Sunday to reach 23-under for a closing 64 to edge Theo Humphrey.

2020 Season

• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna: Held the 36-hole lead after rounds of 69-65 at the Pinnacle bank Championship presented by Aetna and finished the week T2 at 10-under 274, one shot back of winner Seth Reeves.
• TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes: Used a final-round 8-under 64 to finish solo-ninth at 11-under 277 at the TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes.

2019 Season

Finished the season at No. 57 on the Regular Season points list. Recorded three top-10 finishes in 20 starts, including a season-best T4 finish at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae. Finished 77th in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

• Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae: Carded four rounds in the 60s to finish T4 at 14-under at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae. The finish was his sixth top-20 finish in his past seven starts.
• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet: Posted a four-day total of 9-under 275 to finish T9 in Omaha.
• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Fired weekend rounds of 68-65 to earn a T7 at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank.

2018 Season

• 113 VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Macro: Kept his remarkable streak of consistency alive, earning his fifth top-10 of the season while making the cut in all 15 tournaments he's played. After a disappointing 73 at Pilara GC to open the tournament, rebounded nicely with scores of 67-69-71 over his final 54 holes, good for a T8–his best Tour finish since his victory in May in Costa Rica.
• Diners Club Peru Open presentado por Lexus: Entered the final round tied for third, two shots behind leader Harry Higgs. Struggled from the start, opening bogey-bogey and making the turn to the back nine in 1-over. Made a late push, with an eagle at No. 14 and a birdie at No. 16, but a 17th-hole bogey ended any chances he had of picking up a second 2018 victory.
• Costa Rica Classic: Broke through and won his first PGA TOUR Latinoamerica title, shooting four rounds in the 60s at Reserva Conchal GC (68-67-65-66) to finish regulation tied with Chris Killmer and Eric Steger. Won the extra session by making an eagle on the second playoff hole. The victory propelled him to the top of the Order of Merit.
• BMW Jamaica Classic: At the weather-delayed and eventually weather-shortened event at Cinnamon Hill GC in Montego Bay, finished at 18-under and T2 with Harry Higgs, three shots behind winner Michael Buttacavoli.
• 87 Abierto OSDE del Centro presentado por FiberCorp: Closed with back-to-back 69s in April to earn the top-10 with a T6.

2017 Season

Joined PGA TOUR Latinoamérica with a T10 at the U.S. Q-School and finished the season ranked 36th on the Order of Merit. Made the cut in 8 of 14 starts, recording two top-10s and five top-25s.

• Flor de Caña Open: Best finish was solo third in Nicaragua, where he held the 36-hole lead by two strokes after rounds of 65-64. Closed the week with rounds of 67-72 to finish four strokes off a playoff for the title.
• Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation: Only start on the Korn Ferry Tour resulted in a T32 finish in Nashville.
• U.S. Open: Qualified for the tournament at Erin Hills for the second time in his career. Carded a 1-under 71 to rank T29 after the opening round but missed the cut with a second-round 77.
• PTLA Qualifying Tournament-USA: Earned conditional status on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica with a T10 finish in Sebring, Fla. Was ranked T76 after two rounds, but bounced back with rounds of 66-66. Missed a playoff for two spots providing exempt status for the first half of the season.

Amateur Highlights

• Played collegiately for four seasons at University of Florida (2006-10), where his father, Buddy Alexander, was the head coach for 27 seasons (1988-2014). Earned 2010 All-Southeastern Conference First Team and All-America Honorable Mention recognition as a senior, played on the 2010 Arnold Palmer Cup team, and won one collegiate event in addition to back-to-back wins at the 2009 and 2010 Azalea Invitational.
• Also a two-time Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll qualifier at Florida in 2008 and 2009.
• Played in four U.S. Amateur Championships, appearing for the first time as a 16-year-old in 2004 at Winged Foot Golf Club. Also qualified in 2007 (The Olympic Club), 2008 (Pinehurst), and 2009 (Southern Hills Country Club). The only time he qualified for match play was 2009, and he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ben Martin in a first-round match which went 21 holes.
• One of three third-generation U.S. Open participants in history (as of 2021 U.S. Open), following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Skip Alexander, and his father, Buddy Alexander, when he qualified via the Orlando, Florida sectional in 2009.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2017
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2018