Alexander William Prugh (born September 1, 1984) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour.
Early life Prugh was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. He attended Joel E. Ferris High School, where he was a member of the golf team. He later went on to play at the University of Washington, where he was a three-time varsity Pac-10 All-Conference.
Professional career In 2007, Prugh turned professional. He has spent most of his career playing on the second tier Nationwide Tour, where he has one victory, achieved at the 2009 Michael Hill New Zealand Open. In 2009, he finished 16th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card. In his third start of the 2010 season, Prugh started the final round of the Bob Hope Classic (rain delayed until Monday) tied for the lead and ended up finishing alone in 5th place, earning $200,000. He followed that performance with another 5th place finish at the Farmers Insurance Open and a 10th place finish at the Northern Trust Open. Prugh's best finish on the PGA Tour is tied for second at the 2010 Frys.com Open. He finished 11th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2013–14, he made only 4 cuts in 16 events and finished 206th on the FedEx Cup points list and lost his PGA Tour card. However, he finished 41st in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
Amateur wins 2005 Pacific Coast Amateur, Washington State Amateur
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 15, 2009Michael Hill New Zealand Open1−19 (65-71-69-64=269)3 strokes Martin Piller 1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
Web.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 15, 2009Michael Hill New Zealand Open1−19 (65-71-69-64=269)3 strokes Martin Piller 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Rust-Oleum Championship Chase WrightLost to birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2007 2008 2009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenT21The Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
See also 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
External links
Alex Prugh at GoHuskies.com