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Jamie Lovemark

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Jamie Lovemark
Personal information
Born(1988-01-23)January 23, 1988(age 36)
Rancho Santa Fe, California,U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityUnited States
ResidenceJupiter, Florida,U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional2009
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins2
Highestranking77 (May 1, 2016)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT33: 2017
U.S. OpenT18: 2015
The Open ChampionshipT22: 2017
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award2007
Nationwide Tour
money list winner
2010
Nationwide Tour
Player of the Year
2010

Jamie Lovemark(born January 23, 1988) is an Americanprofessional golferwho played on thePGA TourandKorn Ferry Tour.

Amateur career

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Lovemark was born inRancho Santa Fe, Californiaand attendedTorrey Pines High School.He won the 2005Western Amateurand therefore received a special exemption into theCialis Western Open,where he finished T54. He also played on the 2007Walker Cupteam. He was a two-time AJGA All-American in 2004 and 2005. In 2004 he captured both the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions andWestern Juniorin back-to-back weeks.

Lovemark attended theUniversity of Southern Californiaand found success there on the golf team. He was a two-time first-teamAll-American.He had three top-10 finishes and a scratch handicap. His sophomore season was his most successful. He won theNCAA Individualtitle. He also won theArnold Palmer,Jack NicklausandPhil Mickelsonawards for individual medalist, national player of the year and outstanding freshman and theHaskins Award.

Lovemark played in twoNationwide Tourevents in 2007, losing in a playoff at theRochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby.

Lovemark was the number one golfer in theWorld Amateur Golf Rankingfor several weeks in 2007.

Professional career

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In October 2009, Lovemark received a sponsor's invitation into theFrys Open.It was only his 9thPGA Tourevent, and only his fourth as a professional. He finished in a tie for first withTroy MattesonandRickie Fowler.Lovemark and Fowler were beaten on the second playoff hole after Matteson made birdie. Lovemark made $440,000 for his tie for second finish.

Lovemark began to play full-time on theNationwide Tourin 2010. He won his first title in June at theMexico Open Bicentenary,winning in a playoff overB. J. Statenafter he eagled the first playoff hole while Staten only could manage par. Lovemark was the money leader on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, earning his 2011 PGA Tour card. He also won thePlayer of the Yearaward.

Lovemark's 2011 season did not go well. He missed three cuts in his first four events, with a T58 at theFarmers Insurance Openand withdrawing from theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Amdue to back problems. Lovemark made two cuts in nine events and after withdrawing fromThe Players Championship(earning the spot as the Nationwide Tour's money leader), he applied for a medical extension. For 2012, the PGA Tour granted Lovemark 16 starts to earn enough money to keep his tour card. Lovemark could not satisfy his medical exemption and lost his PGA Tour card.

Lovemark played on theWeb Tourin 2013, winning one event, theMidwest Classicin July.[2]He finished 12th on the 2013 Web Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. He finished T-12 at theRBC Canadian Openand T-28 at theFarmers Insurance Openbut missed several cuts. He entered the 2014Web Tour Finals,where he finished 14th at theWeb Tour Championshipand lost his PGA Tour card.

In the 2015 Web Tour season, he had four top-10 finishes and finished 12th, re-earning his playing rights on the PGA Tour. Also, he played in theU.S. Open,finishing T-18.

Lovemark lost in a playoff at the 2016Zurich Classic of New OrleanstoBrian Stuard.He ended the year 43rd on the FedEx Cup points ranking, keeping his card for the first time. In 2017, he finished 47th.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (2)

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Web Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 27,2010 Mexico Open Bicentenary −12 (65-71-72-68=276) Playoff United StatesB. J. Staten
2 Jul 21,2013 Midwest Classic −18 (67-68-65-66=266) 1 stroke United StatesMark Anderson

Web Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2007 Rochester Area Charities Showdown
(as an amateur)
United StatesChris Riley Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2010 Mexico Open Bicentenary United StatesB. J. Staten Won with eagle on first extra hole
3 2015 Stonebrae Classic South KoreaKim Si-woo,United StatesWes Roach Kim won with birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

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PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2009 Frys Open United StatesRickie Fowler,United StatesTroy Matteson Matteson won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans South KoreaAn Byeong-hun,United StatesBrian Stuard Stuard won with birdie on second extra hole
An eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T18 T27
The Open Championship CUT T22
PGA Championship CUT T33 CUT
Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2017 U.S. Open – 2017 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2016 2017 2018
The Players Championship T64 T75 T17

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 18 2016 Ending 1 May 2016"(pdf).OWGR.RetrievedOctober 29,2019.
  2. ^"Jamie Lovemark wins Midwest by 1".ESPN.Associated Press. July 21, 2013.
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