Nathan Clark Lashley (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Nate Lashley
Personal information
Full nameNathan Clark Lashley
Born (1982-12-12) December 12, 1982 (age 42)
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Gateway Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking70 (February 2, 2020)[1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other13
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2020
PGA ChampionshipT37: 2020
U.S. OpenT28: 2019
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2019
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner
2016

Early life

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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

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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 and earned $1,314,000 with the victory. In addition, his card PGA Tour card was now good until the end of the 2021–22 season and he was invited to play in the 2019 Open Championship, The Players Championship, 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 (15)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 30, 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic −25 (63-67-63-70=263) 6 strokes   Doc Redman

Web.com Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
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)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
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

Gateway Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 27, 2008 Desert Summer 4 −14 (67-67-68=202) 2 strokes   Óscar Fraustro
2 Jun 19, 2009 Desert Summer 3 −15 (67-67-67=201) Playoff   Chris Kamin,   Jake Younan-Wise
3 Mar 10, 2011 Arizona Series 7 −20 (60-70-66=196) 1 stroke   Jason Allred
4 May 13, 2011 Arizona Series 14 −12 (66-68-67=201) 1 stroke   James Drew

Other wins (6)

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Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2019 2020
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship T37
U.S. Open T28
The Open Championship CUT NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship 71 T60 T13
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational T20
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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  • Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica): 2016 (winners)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 5 2020 Ending 2 Feb 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Nate Lashley". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Sobel, Jason (June 7, 2017). "After unthinkable tragedy and years of doubt, Nate Lashley perseveres". ESPN.
  4. ^ Cooke, Sarah (May 26, 2004). "Three killed in plane crash near Gannett Peak". Casper Star-Tribune. Associated Press.
  5. ^ Gray, Will (June 30, 2019). "Lashley on cusp of OWGR top 100 after Rocket Mortgage win". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Purcell, Jared (June 30, 2019). "See the final scores from the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit". MLive.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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