Matt Kuchar
Height: 6'4" (1.93 m)
Weight: 195 (88 kg)
Age: 44 (June 21, 1978)
Birthplace: Winter Park, Florida
Residence: St. Simons Island, Georgia
Family:
Wife, Sybi; Cameron Cole, Carson Wright
Education:
Georgia Tech (2000, Management)
Special Interests:
Tennis, hiking, backgammon
Turned Professional:
2000
City plays from:
Jupiter, FL, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (9):
2002 (1) The Honda Classic. 2009 (1) Turning Stone Resort Championship. 2010 (1) The Barclays. 2012 (1) THE PLAYERS Championship. 2013 (2) World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance. 2014 (1) RBC Heritage. 2019 (2) Mayakoba Golf Classic, Sony Open in Hawaii.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2006 (1) Henrico County Open Pres'd by Saxon Capital, Inc..International Victories (2):
2015 Fiji International.
2020 SMBC Singapore Open.
Other Victories (4):
2020 QBE Shootout [with Harris English].
2016 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Harris English].
2013 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Harris English].
2011 CVS Caremark Charity Classic [with Zach Johnson].
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
61 - 2013 BMW Championship (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2019 U.S. OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#4 : 2014 The Greenbrier ClassicCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,710,000 : 2012 THE PLAYERS Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play - Advanced to the Round of 16 at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and tied Tiger Woods for most match victories in tournament history before falling to Jason Day, 1-up. Compiled a 2-0-1 record in group play with wins over Viktor Hovland and Si Woo Kim and a tie against Chris Kirk.
National Team Selections
Presidents Cup : 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
Ryder Cup : 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Olympic Games : 2016
World Cup : 2011, 2013, 2018
World Amateur Team Championship : 1998
Walker Cup : 1999
Arnold Palmer Cup : 1998, 1999
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 526 | 1761 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 115 | 219 | 381 | 142 | 3 | $57,536,061 | ||
| 2023 | 17 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 49 | $2,617,592 | ||||
| 2022 | 20 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 66 | $2,051,300 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 122 | $1,348,917 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 62 | $1,515,585 | ||||
| 2019 | 22 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 16 | $6,294,690 | |||
| 2018 | 24 | 80 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 76 | $1,720,097 | |||||
| 2017 | 26 | 92 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 14 | $4,282,488 | ||||
| 2016 | 26 | 96 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 18 | $3,819,678 | ||||
| 2015 | 25 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 19 | $2,774,170 | |||
| 2014 | 24 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 8 | $4,695,515 | |||
| 2013 | 23 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | $5,616,808 | ||||
| 2012 | 22 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 18 | $3,903,065 | |||
| 2011 | 24 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 6 | $4,233,920 | |||
| 2010 | 26 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $4,910,477 | |
| 2009 | 24 | 82 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 40 | $2,489,193 | ||||
| 2008 | 27 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 115 | $1,447,638 | |||
| 2007 | 26 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 92 | $886,146 | ||||
| 2006 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 6 | $30,297 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 21 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | $402,786 | ||||||
| 2004 | 28 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | $509,257 | ||||||
| 2003 | 23 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 15 | $176,047 | |||||||
| 2002 | 27 | 82 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | $1,237,725 | ||||
| 2001 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | $572,669 | ||||
| 2000 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 4 (A) | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 6 (A) | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | CUT | CUT | T9 | ||||||
| 2022 | CUT | T34 | |||||||
| 2021 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | 3 | T44 | ||
| 2020 | CNL | CUT | T25 | T22 | |||||
| 2019 | T26 | T12 | T8 | T16 | T41 | 2 | T43 | 50 | |
| 2018 | T17 | T28 | CUT | CUT | T9 | T31 | T9 | T14 | T58 |
| 2017 | 82 | T4 | T9 | T16 | 2 | T21 | T30 | T17 | T20 |
| 2016 | T3 | T24 | CUT | T46 | T46 | T9 | T3 | T28 | |
| 2015 | CUT | T46 | T7 | T12 | T58 | T34 | T25 | T23 | |
| 2014 | T17 | T5 | T12 | T54 | T9 | T12 | T13 | ||
| 2013 | T48 | T8 | T22 | T28 | T15 | 1 | T27 | T35 | |
| 2012 | 1 | T3 | CUT | T27 | T9 | T5 | T8 | T8 | |
| 2011 | T54 | T27 | T19 | T14 | CUT | 3 | T19 | 5 | |
| 2010 | T13 | T24 | T10 | T6 | T27 | T17 | T9 | T3 | |
| 2009 | T14 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T19 | ||||
| 2008 | CUT | T48 | CUT | ||||||
| 2007 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2006 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2005 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2004 | T16 | ||||||||
| 2003 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2002 | W/D | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T38 | |||
| 1999 | T50 | CUT | |||||||
| 1998 | T21 | T14 | CUT | ||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2022 | CUT | T35 | ||
| 2021 | CUT | |||
| 2020 | T18 | T59 | ||
| 2019 | CUT | T52 | T16 | |
| 2018 | T60 | T43 | ||
| 2017 | T10 | T56 | T5 | T10 |
| 2016 | T64 | T46 | T4 | T15 |
| 2015 | T39 | T9 | T41 | T10 |
| 2014 | T5 | T29 | T46 | 13 |
| 2013 | T19 | T4 | T24 | T26 |
| 2012 | T38 | T35 | T54 | T10 |
| 2011 | 2 | T25 | T22 | T20 |
| 2010 | 1 (P) | T11 | T3 | T25 |
| 2009 | T28 | T15 | T10 | |
| 2008 | CUT | CUT | ||
| 2007 | T35 | T41 | ||
Personal
- Got started in golf when his mother, Meg, upgraded the country club membership to include golf when he was 12 years old. He and his dad tried golf and were hooked.
- Father, Peter, is an excellent tennis player who was ranked No. 1 in doubles at one time in the state of Florida.
- Wife, Sybi, was a standout tennis player at Georgia Tech, where they met. They teamed in October 2009 to win the consolation title in the USTA National Husband/Wife Doubles Championship at the ATP Headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
- Involved with Camp Twin Lakes, a Georgia program for children with serious illnesses, disabilities and other life challenges, as well as the Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville.