Michael Putnam

Michael John Putnam (born June 1, 1983) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.

This article is about the golfer. For the classicist, see Michael C. J. Putnam.

Michael Putnam
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Putnam
Born (1983-06-01) June 1, 1983
Tacoma, Washington
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLakewood, Washington
Career
CollegePepperdine University
Turned professional2005
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT35: 2017
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2007
Achievements and awards
Web.com Tour
regular season money list winner		2013
Web.com Tour
Player of the Year		2013

Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He had two 2nd-place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic. He finished 17th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2007. He finished 158th on the money list and dropped back to the Nationwide Tour in 2008. He played the Nationwide Tour through 2010 when he finished the year 24th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. Putnam finished 153rd on the PGA Tour money list and lost his Tour card after the 2011 season. In 2013, he finished the Web.com Tour (renamed from Nationwide Tour in 2012) regular season as the leading money winner and regained his PGA Tour card; Putnam was fully exempt as money leader. He was also voted Web.com Tour Player of the Year.[1]

Putnam played the 2013 Web.com Tour season with his older brother, Joel, serving as his caddie. His younger brother, Andrew, plays on the PGA Tour and won the 2018 Barracuda Championship.

Amateur wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 12, 2010 Utah Championship −18 (66-66-67-67=266) 3 strokes Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas, New Zealand Bradley Iles
2 May 26, 2013 Mexico Championship −13 (64-72-73-66=275) 2 strokes South Korea Kim Meen-whee, United States Alex Prugh,
United States Wes Roach
3 Jun 2, 2013 Mid-Atlantic Championship −7 (71-64-70-68=273) 2 strokes United States Chesson Hadley

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Rheem Classic United States Darron Stiles Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T55 T45 CUT T35 CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 20142015
The Players Championship CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Michael Putnam named 2013 Web.com Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.


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