
Jhonattan Vegas
(Jonathan)
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 230 ( kg)
Age: 39 (August 19, 1984)
Birthplace: Maturin, Venezuela
Residence: Houston, Texas
Family:
Wife, Hildegard; Sharlene Marie, Louis Alexander
Education:
University of Texas (2008, General Kinesiology)
Special Interests:
Movies, baseball, dancing, music, scuba diving, working out
Turned Professional:
2008
City plays from:
Maturin, Venezuela
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 125 in 2021-22 FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (3):
2011 (1) Bob Hope Classic. 2016 (1) RBC Canadian Open. 2017 (1) RBC Canadian Open.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2010 (1) Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.International Victories (1):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
60 - 2016 Barbasol Championship (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2011 Farmers Insurance OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#35 : 2017 THE NORTHERN TRUSTCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,080,000 : 2017 RBC Canadian Open (Finished 1)National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 284 | 921 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 63 | 190 | 93 | 1 | $16,098,477 | ||
2023 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 187 | $375,361 | ||||||
2022 | 22 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 111 | $1,097,633 | |||||
2021 | 26 | 88 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 61 | $2,069,765 | ||||
2020 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 139 | $527,009 | |||||
2019 | 23 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 76 | $1,566,910 | |||
2018 | 27 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 95 | $1,137,444 | |||||
2017 | 29 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 23 | $2,944,738 | |||
2016 | 27 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 29 | $2,478,980 | ||||
2015 | 27 | 86 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 153 | $446,345 | ||||||
2014 | 23 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 115 | $751,763 | ||||
2013 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
2012 | 25 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 126 | $801,803 | |||||
2011 | 25 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 54 | $1,854,414 | |||
2010 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $26,483 | ||||||||
2008 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $19,828 | |||||||||
2003 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
2022 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
2021 | T61 | ||||||||
2020 | CNL | ||||||||
2019 | T3 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
2018 | T41 | T38 | T59 | T41 | CUT | T20 | T52 | T53 | T20 |
2017 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T45 | T17 | T17 | T38 |
2016 | T57 | T22 | |||||||
2015 | T42 | ||||||||
2012 | T7 | ||||||||
2011 | CUT | CUT | T51 | 10 | T66 | T31 |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2022 | CUT | |||
2021 | CUT | T38 | ||
2019 | T38 | |||
2018 | T15 | CUT | ||
2017 | T3 | T65 | T63 | 30 |
2016 | T22 | T33 | T24 | T24 |
2014 | T66 | |||
2011 | 70 | T42 | T49 |
Personal
- His mentor, Franci Betancourt, was a a three-time World Cup of Golf participant for Venezuela in 1966, 1968 and 1975.
- Knew very little English when he initially arrived in Houston.
- Picked up the game by playing with a broomstick and a rock. Eventually began playing at a nine-hole course near his home built for oil-camp employees.
- Was a standout third baseman as a junior baseball player.