Nathan Clark Lashley (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life Lashley was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He played college golf at the University of Arizona. During his junior year, his parents and girlfriend died in a plane crash in Wyoming while flying from Sunriver, Oregon, where they had watched Lashley compete in the NCAA West Regional, to Nebraska.
Professional career Lashley turned professional after graduating in 2005. He played on the Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 2006 but made only two cuts in 14 events. He spent the next several years playing mini-tours and selling real estate before qualifying for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015. He finished 8th on the money list in 2015 with five top-10 finishes. In 2016, he won three events, led the money list and won the Player of the Year award. His placement on the money list earned him a Web.com Tour card for 2017.
On the Web.com Tour in 2017, Lashley won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship and finished 11th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018. In 2018, he made eight cuts in 17 events before a knee injury ended his season. He started the 2019 PGA Tour on a minor medical extension, but did not fully meet the terms and spent that part of the season playing out of the 126-150 category.
In June 2019, Lashley earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic. Lashley failed to Monday qualify for the event, but gained entry as the third alternate and final man in the field. He was ranked 353rd in the world at the start of the week. He shot 63-67-63-70 to win by six strokes and earned $1,314,000 with the wire-to-wire victory. In addition, his PGA Tour card was now good until the end of the 2021–22 season and he was invited to play in the 2019 Open Championship, The Players Championship, Masters Tournament and the Sentry Tournament of Champions in 2020. The win moved him to 101st in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Professional wins (15) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 30, 2019Rocket Mortgage Classic−25 (63-67-63-70=263)6 strokes Doc Redman
Web.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1May 7, 2017Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship−20 (70-65-67-66=268)1 stroke Augusto Núñez
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 11, 2016San Luis Championship−7 (69-70-72-70=281)Playoff Andrés Echavarría, Robert Rohanna, Daniel Vanegas2Sep 18, 2016Copa Diners Club International−15 (68-67-67-67=269)2 strokes Case Cochran, Ryan Ruffels3Dec 4, 2016Shell Championship−19 (69-64-65-67=265)10 strokes Augusto Núñez
Gateway Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 27, 2008Desert Summer 4−14 (67-67-68=202)2 strokes Óscar Fraustro2Jun 19, 2009Desert Summer 3−15 (67-67-67=201)Playoff Chris Kamin, Jake Younan-Wise3Mar 10, 2011Arizona Series 7−20 (60-70-66=196)1 stroke Jason Allred4May 13, 2011Arizona Series 14−12 (66-68-67=201)1 stroke James Drew
Other wins (6) 2009 Utah Open 2010 Waterloo Open Golf Classic, Colorado Open, Wyoming Open 2011 Waterloo Open Golf Classic 2015 Utah Open
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20192020Masters TournamentCUTPGA ChampionshipT37U.S. OpenT28The Open ChampionshipCUTNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20212022202320242025The Players Championship71T60T13CUT
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2019ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalT20Champions
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica): 2016 (winners)
See also 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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