Tom Byrum | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Thomas Elliott Byrum |
Born | (1960-09-28) September 28, 1960 (age 63) Onida, South Dakota |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
Career | |
College | University of New Mexico New Mexico State University |
Turned professional | 1984 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Highest ranking | 86 (February 1, 1998)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1990, 2003 |
PGA Championship | 9th: 1997 |
U.S. Open | T8: 2002 |
The Open Championship | T43: 2003 |
Thomas Elliott Byrum (born September 28, 1960) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Byrum was born in Onida, South Dakota. He attended the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University before turning professional in 1984. He has played over five hundred events on the PGA Tour, with his sole victory coming at the 1989 Kemper Open. He owns two top-10 finishes in major championships: T8 in the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage and a 9th in the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot. His older brother Curt is also a former PGA Tour winner and is now an analyst on the Golf Channel.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Jun 4, 1989 | Kemper Open | −16 (66-69-65-68=268) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1994 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1999 | Michelob Championship at Kingsmill | ![]() |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2016 | Dominion Charity Classic | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship | T47 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||
U.S. Open | T33 | CUT | ||||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | 9 | T62 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | T44 | T8 | T15 | CUT | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | T43 | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | T24 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 |
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T67 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | 70 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T55 | CUT | T16 | T46 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results not in chronological order before 2022.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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The Tradition | T43 | T41 | T35 | T13 | T16 | 5 | NT | T35 | T47 | |||
Senior PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T35 | CUT | CUT | T12 | T25 | T8 | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Senior Open | T36 | T14 | T26 | T27 | CUT | T24 | NT | T13 | CUT | |||
Senior Players Championship | T57 | T22 | T31 | T36 | T41 | T14 | T34 | T28 | T47 | T35 | ||
Senior British Open Championship | T23 | T5 | NT |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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