Sebastián Muñoz

Sebastián Muñoz
Sebastián Muñoz
Personal information
Born	4 January 1993; Bogotá, Colombia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st)
Nationality	Colombia
Career
College	University of North Texas
Turned professional	2015
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Web.com Tour
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	55 (15 November 2020)[1]; (as of 7 February 2021)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T19: 2020
PGA Championship	CUT: 2020
U.S. Open	T59: 2020
The Open Championship	CUT: 2017

Juan Sebastián Muñoz (born 4 January 1993) is a Colombian professional golfer. He graduated from high school at Colegio San Carlos in Bogotá in 2011.

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]

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:[9]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Sep 2019	Sanderson Farms Championship	−18 (70-67-63-70=270)	Playoff	Im Sung-jae

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2019	Sanderson Farms Championship	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	Matt Atkins, Richy Werenski

Other wins (2)

2015 Abierto de Buracamanga, Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín (Developmental Series)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019	2020
Masters Tournament		T19
PGA Championship		CUT
U.S. Open		T59
The Open Championship		NT

Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2020
Championship	T14
Match Play	NT¹
Invitational
Champions	NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic