Tom Byrum

{{short description|American professional golfer}}

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| college = University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University

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Thomas Elliott Byrum (born September 28, 1960) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life and amateur career

Byrum was born in Onida, South Dakota. His brother was Curt, a future PGA Tour pro.

Byrum attended the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University.

Professional career

In 1984, he turned pro. He has played over five hundred events on the PGA Tour, with his sole victory coming at the 1989 Kemper Open.

Byrum owns two top-10 finishes in major championships: T8 in the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black and a 9th in the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club.

Professional wins (1)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

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|Jun 4, 1989

|Kemper Open

|−16 (66-69-65-68=268)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Armour III, {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Ray Brown,
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Thorpe

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

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

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|1994

|GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Carnevale, {{flagicon|USA}} David Edwards,
{{flagicon|USA}} Neal Lancaster, {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yoshi Mizumaki,
{{flagicon|USA}} David Ogrin

|Lancaster won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1999

|Michelob Championship at Kingsmill

|{{flagicon|USA}} Notah Begay III

|Lost to par on second extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2016

|Dominion Charity Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott McCarron

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|T47

|CUT

|CUT

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

|T33

|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|style="background:yellow;"|9

|T62

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

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|T44

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T15

|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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|T43

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|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|T24

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{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

=Summary=

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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made

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align=left|U.S. Open00001284
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  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1997 PGA – 2002 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1987!!1988!!1989

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|CUT

|T67

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!Tournament

!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|CUT

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|CUT

|70

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!Tournament

!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|T55

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|CUT

|T16

|T46

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

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!Tournament!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022

align=left|The Tradition

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|T43

|T41

|T35

|T13

|T16

|style="background:yellow;"|5

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

|T35

|T47

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|CUT

|CUT

|T35

|CUT

|CUT

|T12

|T25

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

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

|CUT

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

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|T36

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|T14

|T26

|T27

|CUT

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|T24

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

|T13

|CUT

align=left|Senior Players Championship

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|T57

|T22

|T31

|T36

|T41

|T14

|T34

|T28

|T47

|T35

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|T23

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

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

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{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

"T" indicates a tie for a place

CUT = missed the halfway cut

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

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