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Kevin Streelman
Personal information
Born (1978-11-04) November 4, 1978 (age 45)
Winfield, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
SpouseCourtney
Children2
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking36 (May 12, 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT12: 2015
PGA ChampionshipT12: 2013
U.S. OpenT13: 2016
The Open ChampionshipT54: 2014

Kevin Streelman (born November 4, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early years and amateur career

Born in Winfield, Illinois, Streelman, who caddied at famed three-time U.S. Open venue Chicago Golf Club while growing up, graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 1997 and Duke University in 2001, and is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He co-captained the Duke team with Denver Brown.[2] Streelman turned professional in 2001. He played college golf at Duke with fellow PGA Tour member Leif Olson.

Professional career

Streelman's first year on the PGA Tour was 2008, after he finished 14th at the 2007 qualifying school. He has kept his place on Tour every year since then, through 2014. He tied for the lead after the first round of the U.S. Open in 2008, and entered the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in March 2009.[3]

In March 2013, during his 153rd start on Tour, Streelman achieved his first victory at the Tampa Bay Championship.[4] He won his second in June 2014 at the Travelers Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up K. J. Choi and Sergio García. Streelman set a PGA Tour record by closing out his final round with seven consecutive birdies.[5]

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4
Score −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −11 −12 −13 −14 −15
  • Scorecard – June 22, 2014Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par[6]

Streelman won the 2015 Masters Par-3 Contest.

Personal life

Streelman is married to Courtney Streelman. They have two kids: Sophia and Rhett.[7] They live in Scottsdale, Arizona.[8]

Streelman is a Christian. Kevin and Courtney have donated to Compassion International to help build a child development center in Togo.[9]

President Donald Trump gifted golf clubs to Streelman in 2018. [10]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 17, 2013 Tampa Bay Championship 73-69-65-67=274 –10 2 strokes United States Boo Weekley
2 Jun 22, 2014 Travelers Championship 69-68-64-64=265 –15 1 stroke South Korea K. J. Choi, Spain Sergio García

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

  • 2007 Opelika Classic

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T42 T12 T34
U.S. Open T53 67 T59 CUT CUT T13
The Open Championship CUT T79 T54 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T62 T12 CUT T54 CUT CUT
Tournament 2019 2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T58
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T57 NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 14
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Players Championship CUT CUT T19 T51 T2 CUT CUT T74 T72 CUT CUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Championship T15 T25
Match Play R64 NT1
Invitational T59 71 T35
Champions T34 T56 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 19 2013 Ending 12 May 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Blue Devil Kevin Streelman Earns PGA Tour Card". GoDuke.com. December 3, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kevin Streelman – Ranking Graph". OWGR. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Kevin Streelman takes Tampa Bay". ESPN. Associated Press. March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Streelman sets birdie record in win". ESPN. Associated Press. June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Kevin Streelman". Yahoo! Sports. scorecard. June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "ABOUT". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ^ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kevin-streelmans-house/ Streelman House
  9. ^ Doering, Joshua. "Pro golfer Kevin Streelman teams with Compassion International to build child development centers in Togo". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  10. ^ https://oge.app.box.com/v/Trump2018Annual278