Brian Stuard
FullnameBrian Glen Stuart
Birth dateDecember 10, 1982 (age 43)
Birth placeJackson, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
ResidenceJackson, Michigan, U.S.
CollegeOakland University
Yearpro2005
TourPGA Tour
ExtourWeb.com Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Prowins1
Pgawins1
MastersT36: 2017
UsopenT65: 2019
OpenDNP
PgaT79: 2016

Brian Glen Stuard (born December 10, 1982) is an American professional golfer. He is currently playing on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, Stuard graduated from Napoleon High School in 2001.[1] He played college golf at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, then in the Mid-Continent Conference, and earned a bachelor's degree in management in 2005.[2]

Professional career

In 2005, Stuard turned professional. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour in 2006 and 2007. He has played on the Nationwide Tour since 2008. He finished tied for 19th at the 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School to earn his PGA Tour card for 2010. On the PGA Tour in 2010, he played in 28 events and made 13 cuts. His best finish was a tie for second at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. He finished 154th on the money list and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2011.

Stuard regained his PGA Tour card after graduating from the Web.com Tour in 2012.

In 2015, he finished 128th in the FedEx Cup points list,[3] meaning that he would have only conditional status on Tour in 2016.[1] However, he got his first career PGA Tour victory in May 2016 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his 120th PGA Tour start, to regain full status until 2018.[4] Stuard went bogey-free in the rain-shortened event. He also moved from 513th to 143rd in the world rankings.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1May 2, 2016Zurich Classic of New Orleans64-68-69=201[a]−15PlayoffAn Byeong-hun, Jamie Lovemark

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12016Zurich Classic of New OrleansAn Byeong-hun, Jamie LovemarkWon with birdie on second extra hole
An eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament201320142015201620172018
Masters TournamentT36
U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipCUTT79
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA ChampionshipCUT
U.S. OpenT65CUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipNT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
The Players ChampionshipCUTT17CUTCUTT75CUTCT58CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2016
Championship
Match Play
InvitationalT16
Champions

"T" = Tied

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ Wenzel, Matt (January 27, 2016). "Napoleon, Oakland University graduate Brian Stuard in PGA Tour limbo". M Live. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Oakland alum Brian Stuard wins first-ever PGA Tour event". Oakland University Athletics. May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brian Stuard – Career Summary". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Brian Stuard takes Zurich Classic in playoff for first PGA win". ESPN. Associated Press. May 2, 2016.