Rick Todd (born October 3, 1962) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour and the Canadian Tour.
Early life and amateur career Todd was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played college golf at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He was second team All-American in 1986, third team in 1985 and honorable mention in 1984 and made the All-WAC first team four years in a row. He won four tournaments while at UTEP and was elected into the El Paso Golf Hall of Fame in 1984.
Professional career In 1987, Todd turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour in 1990, earning his card through qualifying school. After an unsuccessful year on tour, he joined the Ben Hogan Tour where he won the Ben Hogan El Paso Open in his rookie season. The following year he won the Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open. In his last full season on the tour in 1993 he recorded three top-10 finishes.
Todd won the Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit in 1996, which qualified him on the Japan Golf Tour, where he played in 1996 and 1997. He won three times on the Canadian Tour between 1991 and 1997.
Todd was the head coach at his alma mater, UTEP, from 1999 to 2011 and was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2001.
Todd represented his country in 1996 at the World Cup and the Dunhill Cup.
Awards and honors In 1984, Todd was elected into the El Paso Golf Hall of Fame Todd was the Order of Merit winner for the Asia Golf Circuit during the 1995-96 season
Amateur wins 1985 Ontario Amateur
Professional wins (5) Ben Hogan Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 29, 1991Ben Hogan El Paso Open−8 (67-66-69=202)1 stroke Tom Eubank2Jul 19, 1992Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open−9 (69-67-71=207)Playoff David Jackson
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11992Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open David JacksonWon with par on second extra hole
Canadian Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 9, 1991Payless-Pepsi Victoria Open−18 (66-67-66-63=262)7 strokes Louis Brown2Jun 16, 1991Canadian Home Assurance Alberta Open−4 (70-71-68-67=276)1 stroke Ken Mattiace3Jun 1, 1997Payless Open (2)−11 (69-66-71-67=273)1 stroke Philip Jonas, Dave Pashko
Results in major championships Tournament199619971998U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipT71 Note: Todd never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Canadian national team appearances World Cup: 1996 Dunhill Cup: 1996
See also 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
Profile at UTEP's official athletic site