Ryan Blaum
| Ryan Blaum | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ryan Stephen Blaum | ||
| Born | October 16, 1983 Miami, Florida,U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Spouse | Ashley (m. 2010) | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Duke University | ||
| Turned professional | 2007 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Web Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tarheel Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 11 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2009, 2014 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Ryan Stephen Blaum(born October 16, 1983) is an Americanprofessional golferwho currently plays on thePGA Tour,having previously played onKorn Ferry Tour,PGA Tour Latinoaméricaand theNGA Pro Golf Tour.[1][2]
Amateur career
[edit]Blaum played college golf atDuke Universityand was named as Duke University'sMost Valuable Playerand theAtlantic Coast ConferenceRookie of the Year during the 2002-03 season. He followed this by being named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in the 2004–05 season.[3]
Blaum has also participated four times in theU.S. Amateurreaching the second round in 2001 and 2005.[4]
Professional career
[edit]In 2009, Blaum qualified for theU.S. Openand missed the cut by a single stroke, this was his only appearance in amajor championshipuntil 2014 when he again played in the U.S. Open and failed to make the cut.[4]
In his early professional career, Blaum mainly played on U.S. mini-tours although he did make occasional appearances on thePGA TourandNationwide Tourwith a best finish of tied for 15th at thePuerto Rico Openon the PGA Tour in 2008.[2]He also played sparingly on theChallenge Tourin Europe in 2010 and 2011. His best finish was tied for second at the 2010Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg.
In 2012, Blaum took up membership on the inaugural season ofPGA Tour Latinoamérica,however his first season on the tour was winless. In 2012, Blaum also won the 79thWaterloo Open Golf Classicin Iowa.[2]
Blaum's breakthrough on PGA Tour Latinoamérica came during the 2013 season which featured two victories at theDominican Republic Open[5]and theAberto do Brasil.[6]These two victories combined with a further five top-10 finishes helped Blaum to finish in first place on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit for 2013, a ranking which earned him an automatic place on the2014 Web Tour.[7]In his first three seasons on the Web Tour, Blaum earned enough to qualify for the Web Tour Finals, but did not earn a PGA Tour card.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2004Eastern Amateur
Professional wins (11)
[edit]PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 1,2013 | Dominican Republic Open | −9 (74-69-68-68=279) | 2 strokes |  Maximiliano Godoy
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| 2 | Oct 20, 2013 | Aberto do Brasil | −11 (69-63-67-66=265) | Playoff | Alan Wagner
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NGA Pro Golf Tour wins (6)
[edit]- 2007 Charleston Miracle League Open
- 2008 Michelob Ultra Classic
- 2011 Kandy Waters Memorial Classic
- 2013 Magnolia Bluffs Casino Classic
- Two other wins on the NGA Pro Golf Tour[2]
Tarheel Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 12,2007 | Salisbury Classic | −12 (69-66-66=201) | 4 strokes |  Bo Abney,Jeff Curl,Ryan Hybl,Rob Johnson
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| 2 | Jun 26,2008 | Pete Dye Classic | −8 (68-70-70=208) | 1 stroke | Joel Hendry
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Other wins (1)
[edit]Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Summary
[edit]| 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 0
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Palmer Cup:2005(winners),2006
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Web tour – Ryan Blum Profile".PGA Tour.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
- ^abcd"Ryan Blum - Player Profile".PGA Tour Latinoamérica.Archived fromthe originalon April 5, 2014.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
- ^"Ryan Blum Bio".Duke University.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
- ^ab"Ryan Blum Bio".United States Golf Association.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
- ^"Ryan Blaum comes from behind to win the DR Open".PGA Tour.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
- ^"Ryan Blaum wins 60th Aberto do Brasil for second Tour title".PGA Tour.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
- ^"PGA Tour Latinoamérica – Order Of Merit 2013".PGA Tour.RetrievedMay 2,2014.
External links
[edit]- Ryan Blaumat thePGA Tourofficial site
- Ryan Blaumat theEuropean Tourofficial site
- Ryan Blaumat theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site