Hayden Buckley
Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 27 (March 01, 1996)
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Residence: Jupiter, Florida
Family:
Wife, Feleysa
Education:
University of Missouri 2018, Health Science
Special Interests:
Music, playing guitar, baseball, Xbox
Turned Professional:
2018
City plays from:
Tupelo, MS, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 125 in 2021-22 FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2020 (1) LECOM Suncoast Classic.Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Victories (1):
2019 (1) ATB Financial Classic.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2022 Shriners Children's Open (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#10 : 2022 Shriners Children's OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#71 : 2023 PGA ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$861,100 : 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii (Finished 2)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP - Finished T5 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, earning the second top-five of his career. Sony Open in Hawaii - Held a two-stroke lead entering the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii and went on to finish solo-second, earning the first runner-up of his career. Co-led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.79). RBC Heritage - Finished T5 in his tournament debut at the RBC Heritage. Co-led the field in Birdies (22).
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: | 53 | 161 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 22 | 1 | $4,159,177 | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 40 | $2,832,411 | ||||
| 2022 | 30 | 91 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 104 | $1,303,036 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $14,490 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $9,240 | |||||||||
| (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 | T26 | |||||||
| 2022 | T66 | T14 | |||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2022 | T61 | |||
Personal
- Is interested in the Southeast Asian cultures after visiting the continent during college.
- His dad played baseball in college, but he says that after sitting on the bench for a year, he ended his baseball career to focus on attending medical school.
- His college roommate was a country music singer/songwriter who helped him fall in love with playing the guitar. Brings his guitar when he travels and uses it to relax after a long day.
- Favorite memory off the course was playing a pickup basketball game in front of over 200 kids at a school in China. Very few could speak English, but he says they all wanted autographs and pictures.
- Loves the Missouri Tigers and was named the Mizzou Male Athlete of the Year in 2018.
- Was not recruited much out of high school and loves taking advantage of opportunities when available.
- Earliest golf memory is hitting with plastic clubs in his grandfather's yard. He was swinging left handed and was promptly yelled at to turn around to the right side.
- Spent two weeks in China teaching kids English and sharing his passion for golf.