Sebastián Muñoz

Juan Sebastián Muñoz (born 4 January 1993) is a Colombian professional golfer. He graduated from high school at Colegio San Carlos in Bogotá in 2011.

Sebastián Muñoz
Personal information
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993
Bogotá, Colombia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st)
Nationality Colombia
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Texas
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking92 (23 February 2020)[1]
(as of 9 August 2020)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2020
U.S. OpenCUT: 2018
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2017

Career

Muñoz played college golf at the University of North Texas where he won two tournaments his senior year including the Conference USA Championship.[2]

Muñoz turned professional in 2015 and played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica's Developmental Series where he won two tournaments. His finish on the Series earned him exempt status on the first half of the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season.[3] However, in February 2016, playing on a sponsor invitation, Muñoz won the Club Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour. This victory, coming in his hometown of Bogotá, earned him a Web.com Tour card and was the first win by a Colombian golfer on the Web.com Tour.[4][5] He finished 22nd in the regular season money list, which earned him a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

Muñoz's best finish in 2017 was a T-3 in the Greenbrier Classic in July. He fired a "stunning" 61 in the 1st round to take a two shot lead.[6] He followed with rounds of 67 and 68 to maintain the solo lead.[7] He shot a disappointing 72 in the fourth round, however, to lose to Xander Schauffele. This was Muñoz's only top 10 of the year and he failed to maintain his PGA Tour card.

In 2018, Muñoz played well on the Web.com Tour, with two 2nd place finishes and a 3rd place finish, to end up 12th on the money list and earn a promotion to the PGA Tour again.[3]

On 22 September 2019, Muñoz won his first PGA Tour tournament, winning the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Muñoz won in a playoff over Im Sung-jae.[8]

Amateur wins
  • 2010 Copa Joaquin y Tomas Samper Brush, Canadian International Junior Challenge
  • 2012 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibague, Abierto de Golf
  • 2013 Torneo Aficionado Segunda Semana
  • 2014 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibague, Abierto de Golf Bucaramanga, Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
  • 2015 Conference USA Championship

Source:[9]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 22 Sep 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship −18 (70-67-63-70=270) Playoff Im Sung-jae

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship Im Sung-jae Won with par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 7 Feb 2016 Club Colombia Championship −12 (69-66-66-71=272) 1 stroke Matt Atkins, Richy Werenski

Other wins (2)
  • 2015 Abierto de Buracamanga, Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín (Developmental Series)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2020
Championship T14
Match Play NT1
Invitational
Champions

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

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See also

References
  1. "Week 8 2020 Ending 23 Feb 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. "2015–16 North Texas Men's Golf – Facts and Record Book" (PDF). North Texas Mean Green. pp. 3, 14, 19, 20. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. "Sebastian Munoz – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "Sebastian Munoz takes hometown Club Colombia by 1 stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 February 2016.
  5. Thompson, Royce (7 February 2016). "Muñoz wins Club Colombia Championship". PGA Tour.
  6. "PGA Tour rookie Sebastian Munoz fires 61 to lead Greenbrier Classic". Golfweek. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. Powers, Christopher (8 July 2017). "Sebastian Munoz leads for third straight day at The Greenbrier Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. Young, Ryan (22 September 2019). "Sebastián Muñoz wins Sanderson Farms Championship in playoff for first PGA Tour win". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. "Juan Sebastian Munoz". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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