Samuel Richard Ryder (born December 15, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Ryder was born in Winter Park, Florida, and attended Stetson University, where he studied finance.
Professional career Ryder played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2014 and 2015. In 2015 he finished fourth in the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit earning a place on the Web.com Tour for 2016.
In July 2017, Ryder had his first Web.com win, the Pinnacle Bank Championship, finishing 8 strokes ahead of the field. He finished second in the 2017 Web.com Tour regular season rankings to gain a place on the PGA Tour for 2018.
In 2019, Ryder qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the second time, finishing number 107 in the standings. Placed third in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and a tie for fourth in the Safeway Open.
In 2020, Ryder again qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for a third time, this time finishing number 108 in the standings. Tied for third in the Puerto Rico Open.
In 2022, Ryder became the 10th Phoenix Open participant to make a hole-in-one on the 16th hole of TPC Scottsdale.
Professional wins (2) Web.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jul 23, 2017Pinnacle Bank Championship−21 (67-67-62-67=263)8 strokes Scott Gutschewski, Scott Harrington, Michael Johnson, Andrew Landry
PGA Tour Canada wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 23, 2015National Capital Open to Support Our Troops−20 (69-65-64-66=264)Playoff Taylor Pendrith
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament20192020202120222023Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2019202020212022202320242025The Players ChampionshipCUTCCUTT60T44T16T14 CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
See also 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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