Derek Lamely

Derek Lamely (born July 12, 1980) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Derek Lamely
Personal information
Born (1980-07-12) July 12, 1980
Belleville, Illinois
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceFort Myers, Florida
Career
CollegeFlorida Gulf Coast University
McNeese State University
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking85 (March 28, 2010)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2010
U.S. OpenCUT: 2010
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Background

Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at McNeese State University before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast University. He turned professional in 2004.

Lamely began his career on mini tours. He won the Iowa Open in 2004. He played on the Egolf Tarheel Tour in 2008. Lamely won the 2008 Waterloo Open Golf Classic which is the largest golf tournament in Iowa. Lamely went to PGA Tour qualifying school for the first time in 2008 but did not earn his card. Lamely joined the Nationwide Tour in 2009. He did not find much success until August when he won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in a playoff over Rickie Fowler. Lamely began the final round eight strokes behind the leader but his final round of 65 (-6) was enough to force a playoff. He finished 4th on the money list and earned his 2010 PGA Tour card.

In March 2010, he won his first PGA Tour event, the Puerto Rico Open by two strokes.[2] The win earned Lamely $630,000 and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. Lamely was unable to repeat his success and did not have another top ten finish on the PGA Tour. He did not play in 2013 and missed the cut in the two events he played in 2014.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Mar 15, 2010 Puerto Rico Open −19 (69-71-63-66=269) 2 strokes United States Kris Blanks

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 2, 2009 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational −11 (71-69-68-65=273) Playoff United States Rickie Fowler (a)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational United States Rickie Fowler (a) Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (3)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2010
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Lamely only played in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship.

See also

References

  1. "Week 13 2010 Ending 28 Mar 2010" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "Lamely wins the third annual Puerto Rico Open". msnbc.com. March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
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