Ted Purdy

Theodore Townsend Purdy (born August 15, 1973) is an American professional golfer. Purdy was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in 1992. He went to the University of Arizona as a finance major and was inducted into its Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He has won one PGA Tour tournament, the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in 2005. He has also won on the Nationwide Tour and the Asian Tour.

Ted Purdy
Personal information
Full nameTheodore Townsend Purdy
Born (1973-08-15) August 15, 1973
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality United States
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins4
Highest ranking64 (May 22, 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Asian Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT32: 2006
PGA ChampionshipT10: 2005
U.S. OpenT26: 2006
The Open ChampionshipT73: 2005

In 2007 he finished just outside the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list, and lost full playing rights for the 2008 season.[2] He returned to the PGA Tour for 2009 through qualifying school. He has alternated between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour since 2010. After Purdy's PGA Tour career stalled, he became a representative for a custom car company.[3] In 2013, Purdy earned his first professional win in eight years at the Abierto Mexicano de Golf on PGA Tour Latinoamérica, two steps below the PGA Tour. It was his fourth professional win in four different tours. He has since resumed playing on a more frequent basis, though on the Web.com Tour and third-tier Gateway Tour. Purdy reached the final rounds of 2013 and 2014 Web.com Tour Qualifying School, but was not able to maintain his tour privileges and plays occasionally through Monday qualifying and Past Champion status.

Purdy's career high world ranking was 64th in 2005.

Family

Purdy is married with two children.

Other

In 2013, at the time of his resurging pro golf career, Purdy developed a grip aid that was named one of the top ten items at the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show.[4]

Purdy's swing coach is Pam Barnett.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 May 15, 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship −15 (65-67-68-65=265) 1 stroke Sean O'Hair

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 MCI Heritage Stewart Cink Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Nov 2, 1997 Hero Honda Masters −11 (72-68-66-71=277) 1 stroke Gaurav Ghei

Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Apr 20, 2003 First Tee Arkansas Classic −13 (69-67-68-71=275) Playoff Chris Tidland

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 First Tee Arkansas Classic Chris Tidland Won with birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Mar 17, 2013 Abierto Mexicano de Golf −7 (74-69-68-70=281) 1 stroke David Vanegas

Results in major championships
Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007
Masters Tournament CUT T32
U.S. Open T33 T26
The Open Championship T74 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T10 CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 200520062007200820092010
The Players Championship T56 CUT T16 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2005
Match Play
Championship 66
Invitational DQ
  Did not play

DQ = disqualified

See also

References
  1. "Week 21 2005 Ending 22 May 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship interview
  3. Ted Purdy tackles gig as car sales rep while struggling to get back on Tour
  4. 10 great items from the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show
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