Rick Todd

{{short description|Canadian professional golfer (born 1962}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Rick Todd | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|3}} | birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | weight = {{convert|195|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{CAN}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = [[University of Texas at El Paso]] | yearpro = 1987 | tour = | extour = [[PGA Tour]] [[Japan Golf Tour]] [[Asian Tour]] [[Asia Golf Circuit]] [[Nationwide Tour]] [[Canadian Tour]] | prowins = 5 | nwidewins = 2 | otherwins = 3 | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = CUT: 1998 | open = T71: 1996 | pga = DNP | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = [[Asia Golf Circuit#Order of Merit winners|Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit winner]] | year1 = [[1995–96 Asia Golf Circuit|1995–96]] | awardssection =  }} '''Rick Todd''' (born October 3, 1962) is a Canadian [[professional golfer]] who played on the [[PGA Tour]], [[Nationwide Tour]], [[Asian Tour]], [[Japan Golf Tour]] and the [[Canadian Tour]].

== Early life and amateur career == Todd was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. He played college golf at the [[University of Texas at El Paso]] (UTEP). He was second team [[All-America]]n in 1986, third team in 1985 and honorable mention in 1984 and made the All-[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] first team four years in a row. He won four tournaments while at UTEP and was elected into the El Paso Golf Hall of Fame in 1984.

== Professional career == In 1987, Todd turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour in 1990, earning his card through [[qualifying school]]. After an unsuccessful year on tour, he joined the [[Ben Hogan Tour]] where he won the [[Ben Hogan El Paso Open]] in his rookie season. The following year he won the [[Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open]]. In his last full season on the tour in 1993 he recorded three top-10 finishes.

Todd won the [[Asia Golf Circuit]] Order of Merit in 1996,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44379366/ |title=Todd takes on Japanese PGA Tour after success on Asian Tour |first=Tim |last=O'Connor |newspaper=National Post |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |date=24 Apr 1996 |page=47 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> which qualified him on the [[Japan Golf Tour]], where he played in 1996 and 1997. He won three times on the [[Canadian Tour]] between 1991 and 1997.

Todd was the head coach at his alma mater, UTEP, from 1999 to 2011 and was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2001.

Todd represented his country in 1996 at the [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] and the [[Alfred Dunhill Cup|Dunhill Cup]].

== Awards and honors == * In 1984, Todd was elected into the El Paso Golf Hall of Fame * Todd was the Order of Merit winner for the [[Asia Golf Circuit]] during the 1995-96 season

==Amateur wins== *1985 Ontario Amateur

==Professional wins (5)== ===Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Sep 29, [[1991 Ben Hogan Tour|1991]] |[[Ben Hogan El Paso Open]] |−8 (67-66-69=202) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Eubank]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Jul 19, [[1992 Ben Hogan Tour|1992]] |[[Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open]] |−9 (69-67-71=207) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Jackson (golfer)|David Jackson]] |}

'''Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |[[1992 Ben Hogan Tour|1992]] |[[Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Jackson (golfer)|David Jackson]] |Won with par on second extra hole |}

===Canadian Tour wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Jun 9, [[1991 Canadian Tour|1991]] |[[Payless-Pepsi Victoria Open]] |−18 (66-67-66-63=262) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Louis Brown (golfer)|Louis Brown]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Jun 16, 1991 |[[Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open]] |−4 (70-71-68-67=276) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Mattiace]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|Jun 1, [[1997 Canadian Tour|1997]] |[[Payless Open]] (2) |−11 (69-66-71-67=273) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Philip Jonas]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Pashko]] |}

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Tournament !1996 !1997 !1998 |- |[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |align="center"|CUT |- |[[The Open Championship]] |align="center"|T71 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} ''Note: Todd never played in the [[Masters Tournament]] or the [[PGA Championship]].'' {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

==Canadian national team appearances== *[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]: [[1996 World Cup of Golf|1996]] *[[Dunhill Cup]]: [[1996 Dunhill Cup|1996]]

== See also == *[[1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{PGATour player|06425}} *{{JapanTour player|10734}} *{{OWGR|4550}} *[http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/todd_rick00.html Profile at UTEP's official athletic site]

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