Nate Lashley
Nathan Clark Lashley (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer.
Nate Lashley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Nathan Clark Lashley | ||
Born | Scottsbluff, Nebraska | December 12, 1982||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) | ||
Nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||
Career | |||
College | University of Arizona | ||
Turned professional | 2005 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica | ||
Professional wins | 11 | ||
Highest ranking | 82 (September 22, 2019)[1] (as of February 7, 2021) | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 1 | ||
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 9 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2020 | ||
PGA Championship | T37: 2020 | ||
U.S. Open | T28: 2019 | ||
The Open Championship | CUT: 2019 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life
Lashley was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[2] He played college golf at the University of Arizona. During his junior year, his parents and girlfriend died in a plane crash in Wyoming while flying from Sunriver, Oregon, where they had watched Lashley compete in the NCAA West Regional, to Nebraska.[3][4]
Professional career
Lashley turned professional after graduating in 2005. He played on the Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 2006 but made only two cuts in 14 events. He spent the next several years playing mini-tours and selling real estate before qualifying for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015.[3] He finished 8th on the money list in 2015 with five top-10 finishes. In 2016, he won three events, led the money list and won the Player of the Year award.[2] His placement on the money list earned him a Web.com Tour card for 2017.
On the Web.com Tour in 2017, Lashley won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship and finished 11th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018. In 2018, he made eight cuts in 17 events before a knee injury ended his season. He started the 2019 PGA Tour on a minor medical extension, but did not fully meet the terms and spent that part of the season playing out of the 126-150 category.[2]
In June 2019, Lashley earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic. Lashley failed to Monday qualify for the event, but gained entry as the third alternate and final man in the field. He was ranked 353rd in the world at the start of the week. He shot 63-67-63-70 to win by six strokes, earned $1,314,000 with the victory, and also earned his card on the PGA Tour until the end of the 2020–21 season and entry into the 2019 Open Championship and the Players Championship, the Masters Tournament and the Sentry Tournament of Champions in 2020. The win moved him to 101st in the Official World Golf Ranking.[5][6]
Professional wins (11)
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 30, 2019 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | −25 (63-67-63-70=263) | 6 strokes | Doc Redman |
Web.com Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | May 7, 2017 | Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship | −20 (70-65-67-66=268) | 1 stroke | Augusto Núñez |
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 11, 2016 | San Luis Championship | −7 (69-70-72-70=281) | Playoff | Andrés Echavarría, Robert Rohanna, Daniel Vanegas |
2 | Sep 18, 2016 | Copa Diners Club International | −15 (68-67-67-67=269) | 2 strokes | Case Cochran, Ryan Ruffels |
3 | Dec 4, 2016 | Shell Championship | −19 (69-64-65-67=265) | 10 strokes | Augusto Núñez |
Other wins (6)
- 2009 Utah Open
- 2010 Waterloo Open Golf Classic, Colorado Open, Wyoming Open
- 2011 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
- 2015 Utah Open
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |
PGA Championship | T37 | |
U.S. Open | T28 | |
The Open Championship | CUT | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2019 |
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Championship | |
Match Play | |
Invitational | T20 |
Champions |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
- Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica): 2016 (winners)
See also
References
- "Week 38 2019 Ending 22 Sep 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- "Nate Lashley". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- Sobel, Jason (June 7, 2017). "After unthinkable tragedy and years of doubt, Nate Lashley perseveres". ESPN.
- Cooke, Sarah (May 26, 2004). "Three killed in plane crash near Gannett Peak". Casper Star-Tribune. Associated Press.
- Gray, Will (June 30, 2019). "Lashley on cusp of OWGR top 100 after Rocket Mortgage win". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- Purcell, Jared (June 30, 2019). "See the final scores from the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit". MLive.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
External links
- Nate Lashley at the PGA Tour official site
- Nate Lashley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site