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.
| Sebastián Muñoz | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Juan Sebastián Muñoz Amaya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1993 Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st) | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||
| College | University of North Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf | ||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Web.com Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 49 (19 June 2022)[1] (as of 24 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | T55: 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T14: 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T62: 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMuñoz 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
edit- 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)
editPGA Tour wins (1)
edit| 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
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PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Im Sung-jae
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Web.com Tour wins (1)
edit| 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
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Colombian Tour wins (2)
edit| 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 | Santiago Rivas
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| 2 | 23 Aug 2015 | Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín | −17 (70-69-64-68=271) | 1 stroke | Marcelo Rozo
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Results in major championships
editResults not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T19 | T40 | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T55 | ||
| U.S. Open | T59 | CUT | T14 | T49 | |
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT | T62 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2022 PGA – 2023 U.S. Open, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T33 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T14 | T22 | |
| Match Play | NT1 | T61 | T26 |
| Invitational | |||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
Team appearances
editProfessional
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2022
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 25 2022 Ending 19 Jun 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Munoz – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Munoz takes hometown Club Colombia by 1 stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 February 2016.
- ^ Thompson, Royce (7 February 2016). "Muñoz wins Club Colombia Championship". PGA Tour.
- ^ "PGA Tour rookie Sebastian Munoz fires 61 to lead Greenbrier Classic". Golfweek. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Powers, Christopher (8 July 2017). "Sebastian Munoz leads for third straight day at The Greenbrier Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Young, Ryan (22 September 2019). "Sebastián Muñoz wins Sanderson Farms Championship in playoff for first PGA Tour win". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz join LIV Golf as circuit reveals 2023 roster". The Hindu. Reuters. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Juan Sebastian Munoz". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
External links
edit- Sebastián Muñoz at the PGA Tour official site
- Sebastián Muñoz at the Official World Golf Ranking official site