
Tyson Alexander
Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 35 (July 13, 1988)
Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida
Residence: Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Education:
University of Florida 2010, Sports Management
Special Interests:
Basketball, Florida Gators sports
Turned Professional:
2010
City plays from:
Gainesville, FL, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2020 (1) Veritex Bank Championship. 2022 (1) Veritex Bank Championship.PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Victories (1):
2018 (1) Costa Rica Classic.Other Victories (2):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
64 - 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#17 : 2023 Cadence Bank Houston OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#156 : 2023 Sony Open in HawaiiCareer Largest Paycheck:
$915,600 : 2023 Cadence Bank Houston Open (Finished 2)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Cadence Bank Houston Open - Finished solo-second at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, his first career top-10 on the PGA TOUR. Led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.33).
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 38 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 24 | $1,433,633 | |||||
2023 | 35 | 95 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 104 | $1,433,633 | ||||
2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2009 | 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 | ||||||||
2017 | CUT | ||||||||
2009 | CUT |
Personal
- His father, Buddy Alexander, won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship and coached the Florida Gators golf team for 27 years, winning the NCAA Division I Championship in 1993 and 2001.
- His grandfather, Skip Alexander, played on the 1949 and 1951 Ryder Cup teams and also won three times on the PGA TOUR. His career was cut short due to a plane crash where he was the only survivor.
- Follows all Florida Gators sports teams.
- Two of his favorite courses are Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, where he helped the United States win the 2010 Arnold Palmer Cup, and Point O’ Woods Golf and Country Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he was a quarterfinalist in the 2007 Western Amateur.
- Played basketball in high school.
- Some of his favorite recent television series were Ozark, Succession, and Yellowstone.