Hudson Swafford
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 200 (91 kg)
Age: 33 (September 09, 1987)
Birthplace: Tallahassee, Florida
Residence: St. Simons Island, Georgia
Family:
Wife, Katherine; James
Education:
University of Georgia (2011, Consumer Economics)
Special Interests:
Hunting, fishing, University of Georgia football
Turned Professional:
2011
City plays from:
Saint Simons, GA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2017 (1) CareerBuilder Challenge. 2021 (1) Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2012 (1) Stadion Classic at UGA.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#2 : 2021 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#75 : 2017 Valero Texas OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,044,000 : 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge (Finished 1)2020-21 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship - Won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, defeating Tyler McCumber by one stroke to earn his second career PGA TOUR title. Victory came in his 169th PGA TOUR start at the age of 33 years, 18 days. Held a share of the lead after the first round and the outright second-round lead, improving to 1-for-3 with the 18-hole lead/co-lead and 2-for-2 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead. Was the only player to record four scores in the 60s. Made two eagles, tied for most in the field.
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 175 | 541 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 104 | 71 | $6,962,378 | ||||
| 2021 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | $786,834 | ||||
| 2020 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 167 | $314,285 | |||||
| 2019 | 20 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 162 | $545,191 | ||||
| 2018 | 22 | 67 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 156 | $569,391 | ||||||
| 2017 | 28 | 90 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 38 | $2,246,090 | ||||
| 2016 | 30 | 104 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 64 | $1,027,314 | |||||
| 2015 | 30 | 95 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 81 | $959,391 | |||||
| 2014 | 26 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 146 | $513,883 | |||||
| 2010 | 1 (A) | 2 | 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-Mexico | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | |
| 2018 | CUT | T50 | |||||||
| 2017 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T10 | |||||
| 2016 | T57 | ||||||||
| 2014 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2010 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2017 | T43 | T13 | T40 | |
| 2016 | T41 | T15 | T56 | |
| 2015 | T50 | T33 | ||
Personal
- Huge University of Georgia fan, including football, basketball and baseball teams.
- Always marks his ball with a half-dollar.
- Favorite professional sports teams are the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves, or following former UGA quarterback Matthew Stafford in his NFL career.
- Became a supporter of breast cancer research after his mother had the disease.
- Supports The First Tee where his wife Katherine is on the board of his local chapter.
- He and Katherine take a big trip each December.