Zack Sucher

Zack Sucher (born October 2, 1986) is an American professional golfer.

Zack Sucher
Personal information
Born (1986-10-02) October 2, 1986
Atlanta, Georgia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceBirmingham, Alabama
Career
CollegeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1

Early life

Sucher was born in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] but grew up in Mobile, Alabama.[2] While attending St. Paul's Episcopal School, Sucher helped the men's golf team secure four straight Alabama Class 5A State Titles from 2001 to 2004.[3] Sucher graduated from St. Paul's in 2005 and earned a four-year scholarship to play for the University of Alabama at Birmingham men's golf team.[2]

Professional career

Sucher turned professional in 2009 and played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2010 to 2012.[1][4] He played on the Web.com Tour in 2011 and 2013 to 2014. He won his first title in July 2014 at the Midwest Classic.[5] He finished third on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

Sucher had a slew of injuries in 2017-18 that led to surgery to fix two ligaments and a tendon in his ankle. He returned to the PGA Tour in mid-2019.

On June 22, 2019, Sucher was leading the Travelers Championship by five strokes as he played the 10th hole of the third round. He proceeded to make bogey, double bogey, double bogey. At the same time, Chez Reavie made birdies on Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15. In a six-hole span, Sucher went from five up to four down. He entered the final round tied for second, six strokes behind Reavie.[6] Sucher finished the tournament tied for second, earning $633,600 and moving to 126th in the season-long FedEx Cup.[7] This concluded a nine-week stretch where Sucher went from being ranked 2045th in the world to 147th.[8]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jul 27, 2014 Midwest Classic 66-63-64-72=265 −19 3 strokes Aaron Watkins

See also

References
  1. "Zach Sucher Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. Mosier, Bailey. "Money on Sucher's Mind". Golf Channel. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. "Zack Sucher – Men's Golf". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. "Zack Sucher – Player Stats". NGA Hooters Tour. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. "Zack Sucher wins Midwest Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. July 27, 2014.
  6. Wacker, Brian (June 23, 2019). "You might cover your eyes watching Zack Sucher's five-shot lead at the Travelers turn into a two-shot deficit". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  7. "2019 Travelers Championship Final Results, Prize Money Payout and Leaderboard". Golf News Net. June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  8. "Zach Sucher". OWGR. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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