Kevin Sutherland

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|4}}

| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.

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| college = Fresno State University

| yearpro = 1987

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| usopen = T28: 2003

| open = T9: 2001

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Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresno State University and made the golf team as a walk-on freshman. Teased by his teammates for his unorthodox swing and unusual grip, he silenced his peers as he gained All-American status twice in his four years at Fresno State and became the most successful player ever to have spent time there. His younger brother David also attended Fresno while Kevin was there and followed in his brother's footsteps as an All-American golfer.

As a professional, Sutherland qualified for the PGA Tour in 1992. He won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2002 in his 184th start. It was his only PGA Tour win in 447 starts. He had an exceptional 2008 season that included 6 top ten finishes, including playoff losses to Vijay Singh at the 2008 Barclays and Cameron Beckman at the 2008 Frys.com Open. This runner-up finish vaulted Sutherland well inside the top thirty on the 2008 PGA Tour money list, and secured him a spot in the 2009 Masters Tournament.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, peaking at 32nd in 2002. Back and neck injuries forced Sutherland to limit his PGA Tour career in 2011 and 2012. Sutherland returned to playing full-time in 2013. He fell short of satisfying his medical extension, but earned enough to remain on the PGA Tour with conditional status for the remainder of 2013.

On Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the second round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Sutherland became the first person on the Champions Tour to shoot a 59, going −13 on the par-72 course.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11362666/kevin-sutherland-shoots-1st-59-champions-tour-dick-sporting-goods-open |title=Kevin Sutherland sinks 12 birdies |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=August 16, 2014}}

On November 12, 2017, Sutherland earned his first PGA Tour Champions win at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and overcame the seven wins of Bernhard Langer to win the Charles Schwab Cup.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/21392989/kevin-sutherland-wins-pga-tour-champions-finale |title=Kevin Sutherland wins Champions finale, season title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 13, 2017}}

On April 1, 2019, Sutherland won his second PGA Tour Champions tournament at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Mississippi. Sutherland won in a seven-hole playoff over Scott Parel. The playoff was held over two days because play had to be suspended on Sunday March 31, 2019 due to darkness.{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/golf-sports-pmn/sutherland-finally-makes-birdie-to-win-playoff |newspaper=National Post |date=1 April 2019 |access-date=1 April 2019 |title=Sutherland finally makes birdie to win playoff |df=mdy-all}} Sutherland and Parel faced off in a playoff again in June at the Principal Charity Classic with Sutherland winning on the second extra hole.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/26880585/sutherland-rallies-outlasts-parel-senior-tour |title=Sutherland rallies, outlasts Parel on senior tour |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 2, 2019}}

In November 2020, Sutherland won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the second time. Sutherland won in a Monday finish on the ninth playoff hole over Paul Broadhurst.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/11/09/kevin-sutherland-needs-nine-playoff-holes-to-win-charles-schwab-cup-championship// |first=Todd |last=Kelly |date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=March 1, 2021 |title=Kevin Sutherland needs nine playoff holes to win Charles Schwab Cup Championship |magazine=Golfweek}} On February 28, 2021, Sutherland won the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona. He won by two strokes over Mike Weir.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/02/28/kevin-sutherland-wins-cologuard-classic-pga-tour-champions/ |first=Todd |last=Kelly |date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2021 |title=Kevin Sutherland rallies to win Cologuard Classic on PGA Tour Champions |magazine=Golfweek}}

Professional wins (8)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

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! Legend

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|World Golf Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (0)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

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|align=center|1

|align=right|Jan 15, 2002

|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

|colspan=2 align=center|1 up

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott McCarron

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1997

|Shell Houston Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Blackmar

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2008

|The Barclays

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García, {{flagicon|FIJ}} Vijay Singh

|Singh won with birdie on second extra hole
Sutherland eliminated by birdie on first hole

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|align=center|3

|2008

|Frys.com Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Beckman

|Lost to par on second extra hole

=Other wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 20, 2000

|Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational

|−13 (69-67-70-69=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Pooley

align=center|2

|align=right|Nov 24, 2019

|TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational (2)

|−12 (72-70-67-67=276)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Martin Flores

=PGA Tour Champions wins (5)=

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! Legend

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| Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)

Other PGA Tour Champions (4)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

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|align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 12, 2017

|Charles Schwab Cup Championship

|−15 (69-63-66=198)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Vijay Singh

align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 1, 2019

|Rapiscan Systems Classic

|−7 (65-69-75=209)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Parel

align=center|3

|align=right|Jun 2, 2019

|Principal Charity Classic

|−17 (72-65-62=199)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Parel

align=center|4

|align=right|Nov 9, 2020

|Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2)

|−15 (65-64-69=198)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst

align=center|5

|align=right|Feb 28, 2021

|Cologuard Classic

|−15 (68-67-69=204)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Weir

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2015

|Regions Tradition

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert

|Lost to par on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2016

|Boeing Classic

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer, {{flagicon|USA}} Woody Austin

|Langer won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|3

|2019

|Rapiscan Systems Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Parel

|Won with birdie on seventh extra hole

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|align=center|4

|2019

|Principal Charity Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Parel

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

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|align=center|5

|2020

|Charles Schwab Cup Championship

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Broadhurst

|Won with birdie on ninth extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|T76

|T44

|CUT

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T33

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|T46

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T44

|T37

|T28

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T58

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T33

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T60

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|T43

|T18

|CUT

|77

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T63

|T32

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!Tournament

!2010

!2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T67

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	2	3	29	18
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	13	8

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2005 PGA – 2009 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011

align=left|The Players Championship

|T42

|CUT

|T58

|CUT

|T48

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T68

|CUT

|T58

|CUT

|T32

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

=Wins (1)=

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \|2002 \|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship \|align=center\|n/a \|colspan=2 align=center\|1 up \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott McCarron

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Year

Championship

54 holes

Winning score

Margin

Runner-up

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|2002

|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship

|align=center|n/a

|colspan=2 align=center|1 up

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott McCarron

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009

align="left"|Match Play

|R64

|style="background:#00ff00;"|1

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

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|R64

align="left"|Championship

|NT¹

|T27

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|T61

align="left"|Invitational

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|T58

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align="left"|Champions

|colspan=8 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

¹Canceled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

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!Tournament !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023!!2024

align=left|The Tradition

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|style="background:yellow;"|2

|T17

|T13

|12

|T37

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|20

|T28

|T22

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T13

|T19

|T17

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T29

|T20

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|T38

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T29

|T38

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|T28

|CUT

|T48

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T13

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T17

|T13

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T44

|T23

|T11

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T19

|T12

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T24

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

References

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Category:1964 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

Kevin Sutherland

Professional wins (8)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

=Other wins (2)=

=PGA Tour Champions wins (5)=

Results in major championships

=Summary=

Results in The Players Championship

World Golf Championships

=Wins (1)=

=Results timeline=

Results in senior major championships

See also

References

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