Curt Byrum

Curt Byrum
Curt Byrum
Personal information
Full name	Curt Allen Byrum
Born	December 28, 1958 (age 65); Onida, South Dakota
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College	University of New Mexico
Turned professional	1982
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Highest ranking	64 (May 8, 1988)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1990
PGA Championship	T14: 1987
U.S. Open	T36: 1995
The Open Championship	DNP

Curt Allen Byrum (born December 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum.

Byrum was born and raised in Onida, South Dakota. He learned to play golf on a nine-hole course that he and brother Tom used to mow. He was an exceptionally talented athlete in high school in both football and basketball. Byrum attended the University of New Mexico and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.

Byrum has spent time playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has 19 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events and 18 top-10 finishes in Nationwide Tour events. Like his brother, he won once on the PGA Tour; and also like his brother, that win came in 1989. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in a major is T-14 at the 1987 PGA Championship.^[2] Late in his career, Byrum began experiencing orthopedic ailments which limited his playing time; he had surgery on his right elbow in 1992 and 1996.

Since 2001, Byrum has worked with The Golf Channel as an analyst. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Byrum made his Champions Tour debut in 2009 but has played only six events.

Amateur wins

1976 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
1979 South Dakota Men's Match Play Championship, South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship, Pacific Coast Amateur
1980 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
1982 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 23, 1989	Hardee's Golf Classic	−12 (66-67-69-66=268)	1 stroke	Bill Britton, Brian Tennyson

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 4, 1993	Nike White Rose Classic	−18 (69-70-64-67=270)	1 stroke	Morris Hatalsky, Gary Rusnak, Esteban Toledo
2	Jan 10, 1999	Nike South Florida Classic	−9 (73-66-69-67=275)	Playoff	Stan Utley

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1993	Nike Utah Classic	Jim Carter, Tommy Moore, Sean Murphy	Murphy won with birdie on third extra hole Byrum and Carter eliminated by birdie on second hole
2	1999	Nike South Florida Classic	Stan Utley	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

1986 Showdown Classic (with Bobby Nichols, unofficial Senior PGA Tour event)
2009 Arizona Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1987	1988	1989	1990	1995	1996
Masters Tournament					CUT
U.S. Open	T64					T36	T67
PGA Championship		T14	CUT	70		T71

Note: Byrum never played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

^ "Week 19 1988 Ending 8 May 1988" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 24, 2008.

External links

Curt Byrum at the PGA Tour official site
Curt Byrum at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w198819-1] "Week 19 1988 Ending 8 May 1988" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[2] "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 24, 2008.

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