Kevin Kisner

Kevin Kisner
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984
Aiken, South Carolina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Aiken, South Carolina
Spouse Brittany
Children Kathleen
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional 2006
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Web.com Tour 2
Other 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T37: 2016
U.S. Open T12: 2015
The Open Championship CUT: 2015
PGA Championship CUT: 2015

Kevin Kisner (born February 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Kisner was born in Aiken, South Carolina. He played college golf at the University of Georgia and was a member of their 2005 NCAA Division I Championship team along with Chris Kirk, Richard Scott and Brendon Todd. After graduating in 2006, he turned professional.

Kisner played on the mini-tours (NGA Hooters Tour and Tarheel Tour) from 2007 to 2009, winning three times. He also played in six Nationwide Tour events in 2009. He played the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2010, winning once at the Mylan Classic. He finished the year 11th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card.

Kisner failed to earn enough money on the PGA Tour in 2011 to retain his card (181st on money list), but finished T-11 at qualifying school to earn his card for 2012. He again failed to retain his card, finishing 167th on the money list, and missed earning a card in qualifying school by one stroke. He returned to (the now renamed) Web.com Tour in 2013 and won the Chile Classic in March. He finished 13th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.

In 2014, Kisner finished sixth at the Wells Fargo Championship, eighth at the Wyndham Championship and ninth at the RBC Canadian Open.

During the 2015 PGA Tour, Kisner finished runner-up three times, losing all three in sudden-death playoffs. He was defeated at the 2015 RBC Heritage after losing on the second hole of the playoff to Jim Furyk.[1] Kisner would go on to finish tied with Sergio García and Rickie Fowler at The Players Championship event in May after 72 holes, losing to Fowler on the first hole of sudden-death after the two remained tied following a three-hole aggregate playoff.[2] At the Greenbrier Classic he again tied for second after losing a sudden-death playoff, which was eventually won by Danny Lee. Kisner was eliminated on the first extra hole with birdie. Other notable results were finishes for fourth at the McGladrey Classic, fifth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, and eighth at the Memorial Tournament.

Kisner finished as runner-up at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai in November 2015, two strokes behind Russell Knox despite holding the 36-hole lead. This was Kisner's fourth runner-up finish of the 2015 calendar year.

On November 22, 2015, after a number of near misses, Kisner earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the RSM Classic, in his 109th PGA Tour start. He won by six strokes over Kevin Chappell as he dominated the tournament over the weekend. He began the final round with a three stroke advantage and shot a final round of 64 to storm to his first victory. The win moved him into the Top 20 in the world rankings and put him at the top of the early FedEx Cup standings moving into 2016.[3]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Nov 22, 2015 RSM Classic −22 (65-67-64-64=260) 6 strokes United States Kevin Chappell

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 RBC Heritage United States Jim Furyk Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2015 The Players Championship United States Rickie Fowler, Spain Sergio García Fowler won with birdie on first extra hole after three-hole aggregate playoff (Fowler: 11, Kisner: 11, García: 12)
3 2015 Greenbrier Classic Canada David Hearn, New Zealand Danny Lee, United States Robert Streb Lee won with par on second extra hole
Kisner and Streb eliminated with birdie on first hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 5, 2010 Mylan Classic −13 (68-68-68-67=271) 1 stroke United States Geoffrey Sisk
2 Mar 10, 2013 Chile Classic −21 (71-67-61-68=267) 1 stroke United States Brice Garnett, United States Edward Loar

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T37
U.S. Open CUT T12
The Open Championship DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP CUT

LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2015 2016
Cadillac Championship DNP T23
Dell Match Play DNP T38
Bridgestone Invitational T37
HSBC Champions 2

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Furyk birdies both playoff holes to earn first PGA Tour win since 2010". ESPN. April 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rickie Fowler rallies, overcomes 2 in playoff to claim Players". ESPN. Associated Press. May 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kisner nabs first tour win at The RSM Classic". PGA Tour. Nov 22, 2015.

External links

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