Sebastián Muñoz

Juan Sebastián Muñoz Amaya (born 4 January 1993) is a Colombian professional golfer. He played predominantly on the PGA Tour, where he had one tournament victory, the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2019, prior to joining LIV Golf in 2023.

For the Spanish Baroque painter, see Sebastián Muñoz (painter).
Sebastián Muñoz
Personal information
Full nameJuan Sebastián Muñoz Amaya
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993
Bogotá, Colombia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality Colombia
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Texas
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)LIV Golf
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking49 (19 June 2022)[1]
(as of 22 October 2023)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT19: 2020
PGA ChampionshipT55: 2022
U.S. OpenT14: 2022
The Open ChampionshipT62: 2022

Career

Muñoz played college golf at the University of North Texas where he won two tournaments his senior year including the Conference USA Championship.[2]

Muñoz turned professional in 2015 and played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica's Developmental Series where he won two tournaments. His finish on the Series earned him exempt status on the first half of the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season.[3] However, in February 2016, playing on a sponsor invitation, Muñoz won the Club Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour. This victory, coming in his hometown of Bogotá, earned him a Web.com Tour card and was the first win by a Colombian golfer on the Web.com Tour.[4][5] He finished 22nd in the regular season money list, which earned him a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

Muñoz's best finish in 2017 was a T-3 in the Greenbrier Classic in July. He fired a "stunning" 61 in the 1st round to take a two shot lead.[6] He followed with rounds of 67 and 68 to maintain the solo lead.[7] He shot a disappointing 72 in the fourth round, however, to lose to Xander Schauffele. This was Muñoz's only top 10 of the year and he failed to maintain his PGA Tour card.

In 2018, Muñoz played well on the Web.com Tour, with two 2nd-place finishes and a 3rd-place finish, to end up 12th on the money list and earn a promotion to the PGA Tour again.[3]

On 22 September 2019, Muñoz won his first PGA Tour tournament, winning the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Muñoz won in a playoff over Im Sung-jae.[8]

In September 2022, Muñoz was selected for the International team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he played three matches, winning two and tying the other.[9]

Munoz joined LIV Golf in February 2023 ahead of its second season; as a result, he was suspended from the PGA Tour.[10]

Amateur wins
  • 2010 Copa Joaquin y Tomas Samper Brush, Canadian International Junior Challenge
  • 2012 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibague, Abierto de Golf
  • 2013 Torneo Aficionado Segunda Semana
  • 2014 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibague, Abierto de Golf Bucaramanga, Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
  • 2015 Conference USA Championship

Source:[11]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 22 Sep 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship −18 (70-67-63-70=270) Playoff South Korea Im Sung-jae

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship South Korea Im Sung-jae Won with par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 7 Feb 2016 Club Colombia Championship −12 (69-66-66-71=272) 1 stroke United States Matt Atkins, United States Richy Werenski

PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Jul 2015 Abierto de Buracamanga −18 (71-65-66-68=270) 9 strokes Colombia Santiago Rivas
2 23 Aug 2015 Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín −17 (70-69-64-68=271) 1 stroke Colombia Marcelo Rozo

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament T19 T40
PGA Championship CUT CUT T55
U.S. Open T59 CUT T14 T49
The Open Championship NT CUT T62
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000122
PGA Championship00000031
U.S. Open00000153
The Open Championship00000031
Totals000002137
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2022 PGA – 2023 U.S. Open, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 20212022
The Players Championship CUT T33

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament202020212022
Championship T14 T22
Match Play NT1 T61 T26
Invitational
Champions NT1 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 25 2022 Ending 19 Jun 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. "2015–16 North Texas Men's Golf – Facts and Record Book" (PDF). North Texas Mean Green. pp. 3, 14, 19, 20. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. "Sebastian Munoz – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "Sebastian Munoz takes hometown Club Colombia by 1 stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 February 2016.
  5. Thompson, Royce (7 February 2016). "Muñoz wins Club Colombia Championship". PGA Tour.
  6. "PGA Tour rookie Sebastian Munoz fires 61 to lead Greenbrier Classic". Golfweek. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. Powers, Christopher (8 July 2017). "Sebastian Munoz leads for third straight day at The Greenbrier Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. Young, Ryan (22 September 2019). "Sebastián Muñoz wins Sanderson Farms Championship in playoff for first PGA Tour win". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. Beall, Joel (25 September 2022). "Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler". Golf Digest. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. "Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz join LIV Golf as circuit reveals 2023 roster". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. "Juan Sebastian Munoz". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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