Kyle Jones

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Prior Year 151-200 FedExCup Points (thru 2020)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2016
• PGA TOUR: 2019

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)

• 2020 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

PLAYOFF RECORD

KORN FERRY TOUR (1-0)

• 2020 Defeated Daniel Summerhays, Paul Haley II, Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

National Teams

• 2015 Palmer Cup

Personal

• Attended Snowflake High School in Snowflake, Ariz., which he cites as his hometown. Earliest golf memories involve going to the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
• His dad got him started on golf, but in fourth grade, his mom began working at a golf course. He would take the bus to the course every day and practice until his mom got off work.
• Once met President George W. Bush when he was practicing in Waco.
• Lists the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Cavaliers as his favorite professional teams.
• Loves baseball and tries to go to as many stadiums as possible when traveling.

Special Interests

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Earned his first Korn Ferry Tour victory with a birdie on the second playoff hole at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. Recorded two late birdies on Sunday to secure a spot in a playoff with Paul Haley II and Daniel Summerhays at 20-under 264.

Career Highlights

2020 Season

• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Earned his first Korn Ferry Tour victory with a birdie on the second playoff hole at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. Recorded two late birdies on Sunday to secure a spot in a playoff with Paul Haley II and Daniel Summerhays at 20-under 264.

2018 Season

Finished his second Korn Ferry Tour season with five top-10s, which included runner-up finishes at the LECOM Health Challenge and the KC Golf Classic. Secured his 2018-19 PGA TOUR card for the first time with an 11th-place finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list. Was 21st in final priority-ranking order.

• Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco: Finished T9 at the 2018 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco at 13-under 271.
• KC Golf Classic: Held a share of the 18-, 36- and 54-hole leads at the KC Golf Classic before finishing the week in solo-second, matching his previous career-best finish. Was tied for the lead with Sepp Straka on the 72nd hole, but made bogey and lost by one shot at 21-under par.
• LECOM Health Challenge: Finished T2 at the LECOM Health Challenge, picking up the first top-five finish of his Tour career.
• Rust-Oleum Championship: Held the 54-hole lead at the Rust-Oleum Championship and carded a final-round 73 for a T6.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER: Recorded first top-10 of season with a T8 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open after rounds of 67-68 on the weekend.

2015 Season

• Korn Ferry Tour Q School first stage: Won his only start on the Swing Thought Tour at Firewheel Golf Park - Bridges Course by five shots over Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament participant Hunter Hamrick. Shot 65-66 in the 36-hole event. Firewheel Golf Park was also a Korn Ferry Tour Q School first stage host site, where Jones finished in solo fifth to advance.

Amateur Highlights

• Had three college wins, and was two-time All-American.