Andrew David Putnam (born January 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, Putnam graduated high school in 2007 from Life Christian Academy. His older brother Michael has also played on the PGA Tour.
Putnam played college golf in southern California at Pepperdine University in Malibu from 2007 to 2011. He won two tournaments and was a three time All-American.
Professional career In 2011, Putnam turned professional and he played on the eGolf Professional Tour in 2012. He first played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and was 49th on the money list, not enough to earn a PGA Tour card. Putnam won for the first time as a professional in April 2014 at the WNB Golf Classic on the Web.com Tour. He made his PGA Tour debut at the Shell Houston Open in 2014, where he played in the same tournament as Michael, but missed the cut. Putnam finished eighth in the Web.com Tour Finals that year to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
In the 2014-15 PGA Tour Season Putnam missed the cut in 13 out of 23 events. He finished 192nd in the season-long FedEx Cup and lost his tour card, returning to the Web.com Tour for the 2016 season.
In the 2016 Web.com Tour season he finished 41st on the money list and won $125,981, not enough to earn a PGA Tour card. In the 2017 Web.com Tour Putnam won $266,296 and finished 8th in the regular season. He also won the Panama Claro Championship in February 2017. He regained his PGA Tour card for the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season.
Putnam had his first PGA Tour win in August 2018 at the Barracuda Championship, an alternate event near Reno, Nevada. He finished the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season with five Top 10s and earned $2,387,382. He finished 35th in the season-long FedEx Cup.
On October 28, 2018, Putnam tied for 4th in the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in China, earning $393,000.
Amateur wins 2010 Pacific Coast Amateur
Professional wins (3) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 5, 2018Barracuda Championship47 pts (6-17-15-9=47)4 points Chad Campbell
Web.com Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Apr 26, 2014WNB Golf Classic−20 (66-66-64=196)7 strokes Richard S. Johnson, Rod Pampling2Feb 19, 2017Panama Claro Championship−13 (64-68-67-68=267)Playoff Chris Baker
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12017Panama Claro Championship Chris BakerWon with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT59 Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentCUTPGA ChampionshipT78CUTCUTT53T55U.S. OpenT43WDT31T43T65The Open ChampionshipT32NTT55
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2023 U.S. Open – 2026 U.S. Open, current)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026The Players ChampionshipCUTCCUTCUTCUT53CUTT32 CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place C = canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2018 20192020202120222023ChampionshipMatch PlayT40NT1R16InvitationalT24ChampionsT4T36NT1NT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament "T" = tied QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
See also 2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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External links
Pepperdine University Athletics – Andrew Putnam