Charles Hayden Buckley (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He won the 2019 ATB Financial Classic on the PGA Tour Canada and the 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.
College career Buckley went to high school in Tupelo, Mississippi. Despite not being heavily recruited in high school, Buckley signed with the University of Missouri where he enjoyed four college wins. By his senior year, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, a third-team All-American, and named the Missouri Male Athlete of the Year for the 2017–18 season.
Professional career Buckley turned professional in 2018. In the 2019 season, he played in all 12 PGA Tour Canada events, making 11 cuts and registering six top-10 finishes. Buckley claimed his first career Mackenzie Tour victory at the ATB Financial Classic and a sixth-place finish on the Order of Merit to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership.
In February 2021, Buckley earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title in his 17th career start with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.
In January 2023, he finished runner-up at the Sony Open in Hawaii, one shot behind Kim Si-woo.
Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) No. Date TournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Feb 21, 2021LECOM Suncoast Classic−13 (68-65-68-70=271)Playoff Dawson Armstrong, Taylor Montgomery
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12021LECOM Suncoast Classic Dawson Armstrong, Taylor MontgomeryWon with birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour Canada wins (1) No. Date TournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 11, 2019ATB Financial Classic−18 (66-66-64-70=266)Playoff Sam Fidone
Results in major championships Tournament202120222023Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipT26U.S. OpenCUTT14CUTThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament202220232024The Players ChampionshipT66CUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
See also 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates 2024 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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