Ken Duke
| Ken Duke | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kenneth Wootson Duke |
| Born | January 29, 1969 Hope, Arkansas |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Palm City, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | Henderson State University |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Nationwide Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T35: 2009 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2007 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1997, 2009 |
| PGA Championship | T13: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Canadian Tour Order of Merit winner |
1999 |
| Nationwide Tour leading money winner |
2006 |
| Nationwide Tour Player of the Year |
2006 |
Kenneth Wootson Duke (born January 29, 1969) is an American professional golfer.
Duke was born in Hope, Arkansas. After turning professional in 1994, Duke first qualified for the PGA Tour in 2004, but failed to keep his card and returned to the Nationwide Tour. In 2006 he finished at the top of the Nationwide Tour money list and won the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, which regained his playing rights on the PGA Tour for 2007.
After a slow start to the 2007 season, Duke hit a run of good form in the spring, with four consecutive top 10 finishes, elevating Duke into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
At the 2011 Nationwide Tour Championship, Duke secured his PGA Tour card with a win. He jumped from 36th on the Tour's money list to seventh.
Contents |
[edit] Professional wins (4)
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 30, 2006 | BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs | -13 (69-68-68-68=273) | 1 stroke | Jess Daley |
| 2 | Oct 30, 2011 | Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island | -10 (72-68-70-68=278) | 2 strokes | Scott Brown |
[edit] Canadian Tour wins (2)
- 1999 Shell Payless Open, Bayer Championship
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 | T13 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] See also
- 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2006 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2011 Nationwide Tour graduates
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Ken Duke at the PGA Tour official site
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