Ryan Blaum

Ryan Stephen Blaum (born October 16, 1983) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, having previously played on Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the NGA Pro Golf Tour.[1][2]

Ryan Blaum
Personal information
Full nameRyan Stephen Blaum
Born (1983-10-16) October 16, 1983
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
SpouseAshley (m. 2010)
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour (2010–11)
PGA Tour Latinoamérica (2012–13)
Web.com Tour
Professional wins11
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2009, 2014
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner		2013

Amateur career

Blaum played college golf at Duke University and was named as Duke University's Most Valuable Player and the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year during the 2002-03 season. He followed this by being named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in the 2004–05 season.[3]

Blaum has also participated four times in the U.S. Amateur reaching the second round in 2001 and 2005.[4]

Professional career

In 2009, Blaum qualified for the U.S. Open and missed the cut by a single stroke, this was his only appearance in a major championship until 2014 when he again played in the U.S. Open and failed to make the cut.[4]

In his early professional career, Blaum mainly played on U.S. mini-tours although he did make occasional appearances on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour with a best finish of tied for 15th at the Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour in 2008.[2] He also played sparingly on the Challenge Tour in Europe in 2010 and 2011. His best finish was tied for second at the 2010 Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg.

In 2012, Blaum took up membership on the inaugural season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, however his first season on the tour was winless. In 2012, Blaum also won the 79th Waterloo Open Golf Classic in Iowa.[2]

Blaum's breakthrough on PGA Tour Latinoamérica came during the 2013 season which featured two victories at the Dominican Republic Open[5] and the Aberto do Brasil.[6] These two victories combined with a further five top-10 finishes helped Blaum to finish in first place on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit for 2013, a ranking which earned him an automatic place on the 2014 Web.com Tour.[7] In his first three seasons on the Web.com Tour, Blaum earned enough to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals, but did not earn a PGA Tour card.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jun 1, 2013 Dominican Republic Open −9 (74-69-68-68=279) 2 strokes Maximiliano Godoy
2 Oct 20, 2013 Aberto do Brasil −11 (69-63-67-66=265) Playoff Alan Wagner

NGA Pro Golf Tour wins (6)
  • 2007 Charleston Miracle League Open
  • 2008 Michelob Ultra Classic
  • 2011 Kandy Waters Memorial Classic
  • 2013 Magnolia Bluffs Casino Classic
  • Two other wins on the NGA Pro Golf Tour[2]

eGolf Professional Tour wins (2)
  • 2007 Salisbury Classic
  • 2008 Pete Dye Classic

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament200920102011201220132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000000
U.S. Open00000020
The Open Championship00000000
PGA Championship00000000
Totals00000020
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 0
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Web.com tour – Ryan Blum Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  2. "Ryan Blum - Player Profile". PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. "Ryan Blum Bio". Duke University. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. "Ryan Blum Bio". United States Golf Association. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. "Ryan Blaum comes from behind to win the DR Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. "Ryan Blaum wins 60th Aberto do Brasil for second Tour title". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  7. "PGA Tour Latinoamérica – Order Of Merit 2013". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
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