Ed Fryatt

Edward George Fryatt (born 8 April 1971) is an English golfer. His father Jim Fryatt was a professional footballer for a number of English clubs.[1]

Ed Fryatt
Personal information
Full nameEdward George Fryatt
Born (1971-04-08) 8 April 1971
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality England
SpouseMichelle (m. 1997)
Kathleen (m. 2012)
ChildrenFaith, Katelyn, Sarah
Career
CollegeUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional1994
reinstated amateur in 2014
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1 (Asian Tour)
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2000
U.S. OpenT24: 1997
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Fryatt was born in Rochdale. At the age of four he moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada,[2] where his father was coaching. He took up golf at the age of 13, before attending University of Nevada, Las Vegas in his home town, and turning professional when he graduated in 1994.

Fryatt's ex-wife Michelle was named Mrs International in 2003; they have one adopted daughter, Faith.[3]

Career

Fryatt joined the Nike Tour in 1995, but after an unsuccessful first season opted to play in Asia, where he won four times in three years on the Asia Golf Circuit and the Asian Tour.[4] In 1999, he returned to the Nike Tour, and won once on his way to earning promotion to the full PGA Tour for the first time.

In his debut PGA Tour season in 2000, Fryatt recorded five top-10 finishes, including a tie for third, and finished 77th on the money list. He recorded two further top-10s in a consistent 2001 season, but lost his playing rights after a poor 2002. In 2003, he returned to the Nike Tour, by then renamed as the Nationwide Tour, but missed the cut in all eighteen events he played, although he did make the cut in his one PGA Tour event that year. His last tournament on either tour was in 2005.

At the 1997 U.S. Open, Fryatt became one of the few players in history to be penalised a stroke for slow play.[5]

In 2014, Fryatt, applied and received his amateur status back from the USGA. He currently playing local and national amateur events.

Amateur wins
  • 1994 NCAA West Regional

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 19 Apr 1998 Volvo China Open −15 (69-65-69-66=269) 2 strokes Takeshi Ohyama

Nike Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Jul 1999 Nike Hershey Open −5 (69-67-69-70=275) 3 strokes Brett Wayment

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Nike Ozarks Open Ryan Howison Lost to par on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 18 Mar 1996 Indonesia Open −5 (67-65-68-71=271) 3 strokes Jim Rutledge, Daniel Chopra
2 30 Mar 1997 Classic Indian Open −16 (63-69-67-73=272) 6 strokes Gary Rusnak
3 22 Feb 1998 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open −10 (70-69-70-69=278) Playoff Lee Westwood

Results in major championships
Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000
U.S. Open T24 CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Fryatt never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

See also

References
  1. Fryatt finds his feet in America
  2. Omega Tour leader Ed Fryatt heads for England
  3. "Hope turns to Faith: Mrs International 2003 and fertility". Pregnancy & Baby. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007.
  4. Golf Podium Profile
  5. Harrington learns the hard way
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