Ryan Palmer

Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Hunter Palmer
Born	September 19, 1976 (age 47); Amarillo, Texas
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Colleyville, Texas
Spouse	Jennifer Palmer
Career
College	University of North Texas; Texas A&M University
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	23 (April 5, 2015)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	10th: 2011
PGA Championship	T5: 2014
U.S. Open	T21: 2011
The Open Championship	T30: 2011, 2015, 2016

Ryan Hunter Palmer (born September 19, 1976) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Palmer was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1995. He played college golf at the University of North Texas (one year) and then at Texas A&M University (three years).^[2] He graduated in 2000 and turned professional. In his early professional career, Palmer played on the mini-tours (Tightlies Tour and Hooters Tour) from 2000 to 2002.^[2] He played the Nationwide Tour in 2003, winning the Clearwater Classic and finishing 6th on the money list to earn his 2004 PGA Tour card.

Palmer's first career PGA Tour win came at the 2004 FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort, with a three stroke victory over Briny Baird and Vijay Singh. Four years later, he earned his second career win during the PGA Tour Fall Series, at the 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic where wet, rainy conditions made the course play tough all week. He won by making a ten-foot putt for birdie on the final hole on Sunday to finish seven under par and win by one stroke over five players. He was 143rd on the money list entering the week, but this win secured his playing status on Tour for 2009 and 2010.

In January 2010, Palmer won his third career PGA Tour title at the Sony Open in Hawaii. A final round 66 secured his victory by one stroke over Robert Allenby.^[3]

Palmer came close to winning a fourth career title at his hometown event the HP Byron Nelson Championship in Texas in May 2011. Palmer entered the final round leading by one stroke, but as the final round progressed in windy conditions he had to hole a birdie putt on the last to enter a playoff with Keegan Bradley. On the first playoff hole, the 18th, both players hit their tee shots out to the right amongst the trees. Bradley played his approach to just short of the green whereas Palmer hooked his approach shot into the water. Palmer pitched up close to the hole and made bogey but Bradley was able to win with a pitch and putt par.^[4]

In March 2014, Palmer lost another sudden-death playoff at the Honda Classic, after missing a five footer for what would have been the win on the 18th green in regulation play. He entered the four-man playoff, having been the only one to shoot an under-par final round. However, in the playoff, after missing the green in two, he could not get up and down, leaving Russell Henley to hole from three feet for victory. This was Palmer's second runner-up finish of the year, after finishing two shots behind Patrick Reed at the Humana Challenge in January 2014.

Palmer is often mistaken to be the grandson of golf great Arnold Palmer. The pro-golf-playing grandson of Arnold Palmer is Sam Saunders.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 24, 2004	FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	68-68-68-62=266	−22	3 strokes	Briny Baird, Vijay Singh
2	Nov 2, 2008	Ginn sur Mer Classic	67-71-72-71=281	−7	1 stroke	Ken Duke, Michael Letzig, George McNeill, Vaughn Taylor, Nicholas Thompson
3	Jan 17, 2010	Sony Open in Hawaii	65-66-68-66=265	−15	1 stroke	Robert Allenby

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2011	HP Byron Nelson Championship	Keegan Bradley	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	2014	Honda Classic	Russell Henley, Russell Knox, Rory McIlroy	Henley won with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 9, 2003	Clearwater Classic	69-63-71-68=271	−17	3 strokes	Andre Stolz

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T39	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	T49	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	CUT	10	CUT	DNP	DNP	T33	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T21	DNP	CUT	CUT	T52	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	T30	DNP	DNP	T58	T30	T30
PGA Championship	T33	T19	CUT	T47	T5	CUT	T42

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	5	3
U.S. Open	0	0	1	6	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	4	4
PGA Championship	1	1	2	10	7
Totals	1	2	4	25	16

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

References

^ "Week 14 2015 Ending 5 Apr 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Ryan Palmer Foundation - Road to the PGA
^ "Palmer holds on to claim Sony Open title". CNN. January 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^ "Palmer beaten in hometown event by rookie Bradley". Sky Sports. May 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-29.

External links

Ryan Palmer at the PGA Tour official site
Ryan Palmer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w201514-1] "Week 14 2015 Ending 5 Apr 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[foundation-2] Ryan Palmer Foundation - Road to the PGA

[3] "Palmer holds on to claim Sony Open title". CNN. January 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

[4] "Palmer beaten in hometown event by rookie Bradley". Sky Sports. May 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-29.

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