Chad Ramey

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Tournament winner (thru 2023-24)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2016
• PGA TOUR Canada: 2017
• PGA TOUR: 2022

PGA TOUR Victories (1)

2021-22 Season

• Corales Puntacana Championship

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)

2020-21 Season

• Live and Work in Maine Open

PLAYOFF RECORD

KORN FERRY TOUR (0-1)

• 2020-21 Lost to Paul Barjon, David Kocher, El Bosque Mexico Championship by INNOVA

Personal

• Father, Stanley, is a golf course superintendent/manager, which brought him to the game at a very early age.
• Was a University of Mississippi fan growing up and went on to attend Mississippi State University.
• Favorite athletes include Peyton Manning and Steph Curry.
• Earliest golf memory is attending The Masters when he was 10 years old.

Special Interests

• Hunting

Career Highlights

2022 Season

Won the Corales Puntacana Championship in his 16th career start and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in his rookie season, finishing No. 85 in the official FedExCup standings. Was one of two rookies to win on the season, along with Joohyung Kim. Recorded two top-10s and made 11 cuts in 28 starts.

• Corales Puntacana Championship: Earned his first PGA TOUR title in his 16th career start, winning the Corales Puntacana Championship in his tournament debut. Became the first rookie winner on TOUR since Garrick Higgo at the 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree. Became the eighth first-time winner of the season on TOUR and third in tournament history, joining Brice Garnett (2018) and Joel Dahmen (2021). Co-led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.25).
• Butterfield Bermuda Championship: Held a share of the lead after the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship before finishing T17.
• Shriners Children's Open: Held a share of the second-round lead at the Shriners Children's Open before finishing T14. Marked his first lead/co-lead after any round on TOUR.

2021 Season

Earned his first PGA TOUR card as he finished the 2020-21 combined season No. 4 on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List (after he finished the regular season at No. 3) with a win at the 2021 Live and Work in Maine Open, 11 top-10s, 24 top-25s and 40 made cuts across 43 starts. Finished the season with 26 consecutive made cuts, the second-longest streak in Korn Ferry Tour history, only trailing Chris Perry's record of 31 from the 1990s.

• Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron: Recorded his second consecutive top-10 and his 11th top-10 of the 2020-21 season with rounds of 67-65-68-68 for a 16-under 268 and T7 at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron.
• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna: Closed with three consecutive rounds in the 60s and posted a 12-under 272, finishing T4 at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna.
• Live and Work in Maine Open: Converted a 54-hole lead into his first victory as a professional, carding a bogey-free 3-under 68 in the final round and totaling a 16-under 268 to win the Live and Work in Maine Open. His father, Stanley, caddied for him.
• Emerald Coast Classic at Sandestin: Recorded his fourth top-10 in six starts with rounds of 69-66-69-66 for a T8 finish at 10-under 270 at the Emerald Coast Classic at Sandestin.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS: Posted his third top-10 in four starts with a second-round 6-under 65 and consecutive 3-under 68s on the weekend for a T8 finish at 12-under 272 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS.

2020 Season

• Orange County National Championship presented by Knight 39: Carded four rounds of 67 or better to finish T4 at 20-under 264 at the Orange County National Championship presented by Knight 39.
• Savannah Golf Championship: Carded four rounds in the 60s en route to a T3 finish at the Savannah Golf Championship. Finished the week at 19-under 269.
• WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by KraftHeinz: Carded a final-round 66 to finish T2 at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by KraftHeinz.
• Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper: Carded back-to-back 67s on the weekend en route to a solo-third finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper.
• The King & Bear Classic at World Golf Village: Carded weekend rounds of 65-68 to finish T6 at 21-under 267 at The King & Bear Classic at World Golf Village.
• El Bosque Mexico Championship by INNOVA: Spurred by a final-round 6-under 66, finished the week T2 at El Bosque Country Club. Despite beginning the final round eight strokes off the lead, earned a spot in a playoff with David Kocher and Paul Barjon.

2019 Season

Finished the season at No. 34 on the Regular Season points list. Recorded six top-25 finishes in 26 starts, including a season-best runner-up finish at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet. Finished T57 in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet: Fired four rounds under-par to earn a T2 finish at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet. With the result, moved to No. 32 in The 25 and secured his spot in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
• Wichita Open Supporting Wichita's Youth: Used four rounds in the 60s to earn a T7 finish in Wichita. The result was his first top-10 of the 2019 season.

2017 Season

Finished at No. 16 on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit. Recorded four top-10 finishes in 12 starts.

• National Capital Open to Support Our Troops: Finished T3 at the National Capital Open. Was three strokes off the 54-hole lead and closed with a 4-under-par 67 to finish four shots back of winner Mark Blakefield.
• Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON: Notched a T9 finish at the Syncrude Oil Country Championship.
• Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval: Carded four rounds in the 60s to finish T7 at the Mackenzie Investments Open.
• Staal Foundation Open presented by Tbaytel: Posted a T2 finish at the Staal Foundation Open. Opened with a 6-under-par 66 and was one stroke off the 54-hole lead held by Kramer Hickok and Patrick Newcomb, eventually finishing birdie-birdie to wind up one stroke shy of a playoff with Johnny Ruiz.
• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-Port St. Lucie, FL: Earned status with a T3 finish at the USA East #2 Q-School.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2015
• PGA TOUR Canada: 2017