Joseph Bramlett

{{short description|American professional golfer}}

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Joseph Eugene Bramlett (born April 7, 1988) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

Early life and career

Bramlett, a biracial African American, is a graduate of St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He then attended Stanford University for four years, and he earned his PGA Tour card at the 2010 Qualifying School.{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/golf/ci_16811289?nclick_check=1 |title=Bramlett has a dream, takes an inspiring step at Q-School |last=Merfeld |first=Kevin |date=December 8, 2010 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |accessdate=December 9, 2010}}{{cite news |url=http://www.theworldlink.com/sports/article_8130ad12-6de6-521a-a831-a2f56eabc912.html |title=Former Stanford standout makes PGA Tour |agency=Associated Press |date=December 7, 2010 |newspaper=The World |accessdate=December 9, 2010}} He was the first black golfer to graduate from the tour's qualifying school since Adrian Stills in 1985.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/sports/golf/11golf.html |title=Joseph Bramlett, Ex-Stanford Golfer, Draws Comparisons to Woods |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Larry |last=Dorman |date=December 10, 2010 |accessdate=December 19, 2010}}

Bramlett made twelve of 25 cuts and finished 196th on the 2011 money list, lost his Tour card, and later joined the Web.com Tour. He finished 28th in 2012, three spots and $4,000 shy of rejoining the PGA Tour. He qualified again in 2019.{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-06 |title=Joseph Bramlett wins Korn Ferry Tour Championship, will be fully exempt on PGA Tour next season |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/09/05/joseph-bramlett-wins-korn-ferry-tour-championship-pga-tour/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Todd |last=Kelly}}

Bramlett won the Korn Ferry Tour Championship in 2021, qualifying him once again for the PGA Tour. He finished in 37th place at the 2022 U.S. Open.{{Cite magazine |title=You won't believe what the record-breaking prize money payouts are at the U.S. Open |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/us-open-2022-prize-money-payout-purse-each-golfer-at-the-2022-us-open-the-country-club |access-date=2022-07-15 |magazine=Golf Digest |first= Ryan |last=Herrington |date=June 18, 2022}}

Bramlett has four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.

Amateur wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

Professional wins (1)

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|Korn Ferry Tour Championship

|−20 (70-68-65-65=268)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Trey Mullinax

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

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See also

References

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