{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1972)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Kris Blanks | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Kristoffer Douglas Blanks | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|3}} | birth_place = Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1972|11|3}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | weight = {{convert|220|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Huntingdon College | yearpro = 1995 | tour = | extour = PGA Tour<br>Web.com Tour<br>NGA Hooters Tour | prowins = 5 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = 2 | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 3 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = DNP | pga = CUT: 2010 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Kristoffer Douglas Blanks''' (born November 3, 1972) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and previously played on the Nationwide Tour.
== Early life and amateur career == Blanks was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. He attended Huntingdon College.
== Professional career == Blanks played on the Nationwide Tour in 2005, 2007, and 2008. His best finish was a win at the 2008 Bank of America Open. In 2008, he finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour Money List and thus earned his PGA Tour card for 2009 for finishing in the top 25.
He has played on the PGA Tour since 2009. He finished in second place at the 2010 Puerto Rico Open. In 2011, he finished the RBC Canadian Open in a tie with Sean O'Hair and went on to lose the sudden death playoff to finish second.
Blanks was arrested on June 30, 2013 after he attempted to carry a gun on board a plane at Palm Beach International Airport.<ref>[http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_8481.shtml Professional golfer arrested at PBIA trying to carry a gun onto a flight]</ref> The charges were later dropped.
In March 2014, Blanks won his second event on the Web.com Tour with a sudden death playoff victory at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open over Brett Stegmaier.
==Professional wins (5)== ===Web.com Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 1, 2008 |Bank of America Open |−16 (65-70-69-68=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Bob May |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Mar 30, 2014 |Chitimacha Louisiana Open |−14 (71-66-71-62=270) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Brett Stegmaier |}
'''Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |2014 |Chitimacha Louisiana Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Brett Stegmaier |Won with birdie on third extra hole |}
===NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 27, 2004 |First City Classic |−18 (65-63-70-68=266) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Josh Broadaway |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Apr 23, 2006 |Savannah Lakes Resort Classic |−22 (67-68-67-64=266) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Biershenk |- |align=center|3 |align=right|Jul 16, 2006 |Olde Oaks Classic |−21 (65-68-69-65=267) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Theodore Potter |}
==Playoff record== '''PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |2011 |RBC Canadian Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Sean O'Hair |Lost to bogey on first extra hole |}
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Tournament !2010 |- |Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|CUT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> <!--"T" = tied-->
==See also== *2008 Nationwide Tour graduates *2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates *2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{PGATour player|28087}} *{{OWGR|7185}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanks, Kris}} Category:American male golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates Category:Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Golfers from Jupiter, Florida Category:Huntingdon Hawks athletes Category:Sportspeople from Warner Robins, Georgia Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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