Matt Kuchar

Matt Kuchar

Height: 6'4" (1.93 m)
Weight: 195 (88 kg)
Age: 45 (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. Open

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#4 : 2014 The Greenbrier Classic

Career Largest Paycheck:

$1,710,000 : 2012 THE PLAYERS Championship (Finished 1)

2022-23 Season Highlights


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. Valero Texas Open - Finished T3 at the Valero Texas Open, his second consecutive top-five at the event and fourth total.

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: 534 1789 9 14 15 116 221 387 144 3 $58,009,117
2023 25 83 1 5 9 18 7 66 $3,090,648
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


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 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
2023 T61
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.