Kevin Streelman
{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| fullname = Kevin Garret Streelman
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|4}}
| birth_place = Winfield, Illinois, U.S.
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| nationality = {{USA}}
| residence = Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
| spouse = Courtney
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| children = 2
| college = Duke University
| yearpro = 2001
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| tour = PGA Tour
| extour = Gateway Tour
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| usopen = T13: 2016
| open = T19: 2021
| pga = T8: 2021
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Kevin Garret Streelman (born November 4, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years and amateur career
Born in Winfield, Illinois, Streelman, who caddied at famed three-time U.S. Open venue Chicago Golf Club while growing up, graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 1997 and Duke University in 2001, and is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He co-captained the Duke team with Paul Tucker and Denver Brown.{{cite web |url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22552&SPID=1837&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1345487 |title=Former Blue Devil Kevin Streelman Earns PGA Tour Card |publisher=GoDuke.com |date=December 3, 2007 |access-date=March 20, 2013}} Streelman turned professional in 2001. He played college golf at Duke with fellow PGA Tour member Leif Olson.
Professional career
Streelman's first year on the PGA Tour was 2008, after he finished 14th at the 2007 qualifying school. He has kept his place on Tour every year since then, through 2014. He tied for the lead after the first round of the U.S. Open in 2008, and entered the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in March 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=8480 |title=Kevin Streelman – Ranking Graph |publisher=OWGR |access-date=June 23, 2014 |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627140837/http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerId=8480 |url-status=dead }}
In March 2013, during his 153rd start on Tour, Streelman achieved his first victory at the Tampa Bay Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/9063252/kevin-streelman-wins-pga-tour-tampa-bay-championship |title=Kevin Streelman takes Tampa Bay |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2013}} He won his second in June 2014 at the Travelers Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up K. J. Choi and Sergio García. Streelman set a PGA Tour record by closing out his final round with seven consecutive birdies.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11120678/kevin-streelman-birdies-final-seven-holes-win-travelers-championship |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |title=Streelman sets birdie record in win |date=June 22, 2014 |access-date=June 22, 2014}}
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!Hole!! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Score | −9 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | style="background: PaleGreen;"|−7 | −7 | style="background: Pink;"|−8 | −8 | −8 | style="background: Pink;"|−9 | style="background: Pink;"|−10 | style="background: Pink;"|−11 | style="background: Pink;"|−12 | style="background: Pink;"|−13 | style="background: Pink;"|−14 | style="background: Pink;"|−15 |
- Scorecard – June 22, 2014 – Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/players/Kevin+Streelman/6074/scorecard/2014/26 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |title=Kevin Streelman |agency=scorecard |date=June 22, 2014 |access-date=June 23, 2014}}
Streelman won the 2015 Masters Par-3 Contest.
Personal life
Streelman is married to Courtney Streelman. They have two kids: Sophia and Rhett.{{cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://kevinstreelmangolf.com/about/ |access-date=22 February 2020}} They live in Scottsdale, Arizona.http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kevin-streelmans-house/ Streelman House
Streelman is a Christian. Kevin and Courtney have donated to Compassion International to help build a child development center in Togo.{{cite web |last1=Doering |first1=Joshua |title=Pro golfer Kevin Streelman teams with Compassion International to build child development centers in Togo |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/golf/2019/06/20/pro-golfer-kevin-streelman-teams-with-compassion-international-to-build-child-development-centers-in-togo/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=22 February 2020}}
Streelman gifted golf clubs and a golf bag to President Donald Trump in 2017.{{Cite web |url=https://oge.app.box.com/v/Trump2018Annual278 |title=Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e) |publisher=United States Office of Government Ethics |page=46 |access-date=9 September 2024}}
Professional wins (6)
=PGA Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Mar 17, 2013 |73-69-65-67=274 |align=center|−10 |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Boo Weekley |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Jun 22, 2014 |69-68-64-64=265 |align=center|−15 | 1 stroke |{{flagicon|KOR}} K. J. Choi, {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García |
=NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Apr 15, 2007 |Auburn-Opelika Classic |69-66-66-71=272 |align=center|−16 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Every |
=Gateway Tour wins (3)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 1, 2007 |Desert Winter 4 |align=right|69-68-69=206 |align=center|−10 |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} David Schultz |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Jun 28, 2007 |Desert Summer 4 |align=right|66-66-66-68=266 |align=center|−20 |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Kamin |
| align=center|3
|align=right|Aug 24, 2007 |Desert Summer 10 |align=right|67-65-66-66=264 |align=center|−24 |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Pouty |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
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!Tournament !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T42 |T12 |T34 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|T53 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |67 |T59 |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T13 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T79 |T54 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T62 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T12 |CUT |T54 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
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!Tournament !2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style= "background:#eeeeee;"| |T58 |style="background:yellow;"|T8 |T41 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T15 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T49 |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|T57 |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |T19 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
=Summary=
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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
| align=left|Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| align=left|PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| align=left|U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| align=left|The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 19 |
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2021 PGA – 2023 U.S. Open, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
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!Tournament !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 !2019 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT |CUT |T19 |T51 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |CUT |CUT |T74 |T72 |CUT |CUT |
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!Tournament !2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024 |
| align=left|The Players Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|C |CUT |T22 |CUT |CUT |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
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
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
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!Tournament!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021 |
| align="left"|Championship
|T15 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T25 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |R64 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |NT1 |style="background:yellow;"|R16 |
| align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T59 |71 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align="left"|Champions
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T34 |T56 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |NT1 |NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
U.S. national team appearances
See also
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|27214}}
- {{OWGR|8480}}
- [http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/canepa/20080126-9999-1s26canepa.html Who the Heck is Kevin Streelman]
- [https://twitter.com/streels54 Kevin Streelman's Twitter page]
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