Tyler Duncan

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| fullname =Tyler Reed Duncan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|13}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Indiana

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

| spouse = Maria

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| college = Purdue University

| yearpro = 2012

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| tour = PGA Tour

| extour = Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica

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Tyler Reed Duncan (born July 13, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

Duncan played his college golf for the Purdue Boilermakers.{{Cite news |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2018/06/13/former-purdue-golfer-tyler-duncan-ready-second-chance-u-s-open/696515002/ |title=Former Purdue golfer Tyler Duncan prepared for second chance at U.S. Open |first=Mike |last=Carmin |newspaper=Lafayette Journal & Courier |date=June 13, 2018}}

Professional career

Duncan played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2014 where his best finish was T-6 at the Lexus Panama Classic.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.45609.tyler-duncan.html |title=Tyler Duncan |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=November 25, 2019}} In December 2014, Duncan finished in the top 45 at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament earning his Web.com Tour card for 2015.{{cite web |publisher=PGA Tour |title=Inside The Field: Brasil Champions |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/inside-the-field/2015/03/10/brasil-champions-hsbc.html |date=March 10, 2015 |accessdate=25 November 2019}} He played on the Web.com Tour from 2015 to 2017. His best finish on the Web.com Tour was T-2 at the 2015 Brasil Champions and T-2 at the 2017 BMW Charity Pro-Am.

In 2017, he finished T-11 in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2017–18 season.{{Cite news |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/golf/2019/11/22/fridays-golf-tyler-duncans-career-best-61-good-two-shot-lead-lpga-europe-closing-out-seasons/4277457002/ |title=Friday's golf: Tyler Duncan's career-best 61 good for two-shot lead; LPGA, Europe closing out seasons |newspaper=The Detroit News |agency=Associated Press |date=November 22, 2019}}

In November 2019, Duncan won the RSM Classic in a playoff over Webb Simpson. It was Duncan's first win in a multiple-day event since the 2011 Indiana Amateur. He did not win while playing college golf at Purdue and did not win at any level in professional golf.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/11/24/tyler-duncan-wins-rsm-classic-with-birdie-at-18/ |title=Tyler Duncan wins RSM Classic with birdie at 18 |first=Steve |last=DiMeglio |magazine=Golfweek |date=November 24, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019}} His win included his lowest round on tour, a second round 61.{{Cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/tyler-duncan-61-rides-momentum-takes-lead-weekend-rsm-classic |title=Tyler Duncan (61) rides momentum, takes lead into weekend at RSM Classic |work=Golf Channel |first=Rex |last=Hoggard |date=November 22, 2019}}

Personal

Duncan's uncle, Andrew Johnson, is his swing coach. Johnson won the 2005 Cleveland Open on the Nationwide Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/tour-insider/2015/04/29/tyler-duncan.html |title=Duncan on the rise with uncle on his bag |publisher=PGA Tour |first=Kevin |last=Prise |date=April 29, 2015}}