Ryan Brehm
| Ryan Brehm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 5, 1986 Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Michigan State University |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2022 |
| U.S. Open | T53: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Ryan Brehm (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
[edit]Brehm played college golf at Michigan State University where he won five times and helped lead MSU to three Big Ten Championships. He later also served as an assistant coach for the team.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Brehm played on PGA Tour Canada in 2014 and 2015. His best finish was tied for second at the 2015 Great Waterway Classic. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2016, winning the final regular season event, the WinCo Foods Portland Open. This win moved him to fourth on the money list and secured him a PGA Tour card for 2017.[3]
Brehm earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2022 Puerto Rico Open. Prior to his win, Brehm had never finished in the top 10 of a PGA Tour event, was ranked 773rd in the world, and on the only start of a medical extension.[4]
Professional wins (6)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 6, 2022 | Puerto Rico Open | −20 (66-67-68-67=268) | 6 strokes |  Max McGreevy
|
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28, 2016 | WinCo Foods Portland Open | −15 (63-70-68-68=269) | 1 stroke | Mark Anderson
|
| 2 | Jul 7, 2019 | LECOM Health Challenge | −20 (70-66-64-68=268) | Playoff |  Tim Wilkinson
|
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | LECOM Health Challenge | Tim Wilkinson
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (3)
[edit]- 2009 Michigan Open
- 2010 Michigan Open
- 2014 Michigan Open
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T53 | |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open |
"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Brehm only played in the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open.
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Spartan Ryan Brehm Earns Spot on PGA Tour". MSU Spartans. August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Brehm". MSU Spartans. August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Ex-MSU coach Ryan Brehm wins Web.com finale, earns Tour card". ESPN. Associated Press. August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Brehm, with wife as caddie, wins Puerto Rico Open to retain PGA Tour status". ESPN. Associated Press. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ryan Brehm at the PGA Tour official site
- Ryan Brehm at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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