Jonathan Andrew Kaye (born August 2, 1970) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
Early life Kaye was born in Denver, Colorado, and is Jewish. He attended Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a star in golf, graduating in 1988.Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona on February 18, 2004 · Page 120 Kaye graduated from the University of Colorado in 1993.
Professional career Kaye turned pro the year he graduated from college. Kaye successfully graduated from 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School started playing on tour the following year.
Kaye has won twice on the PGA Tour, at the 2003 Buick Classic and the 2004 FBR Open, and he has over 30 top-10 finishes. He is a self-taught player who has never had a teacher. "There's nobody who could teach my swing," he has said.
Kaye has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking, though he has not played a PGA Tour event since 2011. Kaye briefly reappeared on the Web.com Tour in 2014, playing in three events and making the cut once with a T65 at the Panama Claro Championship. He also played on the Web.com Tour in 2017. In July 2017, 21 years after winning his first Colorado Open, he won it again with a record-tying 23-under-par 265 in the 53rd CoBank Colorado Open, earning $100,000.
2001 incident Kaye was the co-leader at the 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill after the second round. As he was heading to the locker room, a security guard refused him entry without his player ID badge, which Kaye then found and clipped provocatively to his belt buckle or the zipper of his pants. The guard took offense, and PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem reportedly suspended Kaye for two months (but the PGA Tour never divulges or even acknowledges player suspensions).
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 22, 2003Buick Classic−13 (70-66-68-67=271)Playoff John Rollins2Feb 1, 2004FBR Open−18 (65-68-66-67=266)2 strokes Chris DiMarco
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12002Reno–Tahoe Open Chris RileyLost to par on first extra hole22003Buick Classic John RollinsWon with eagle on first extra hole
Other wins (2) 1996 Colorado Open 2017 Colorado Open
Results in major championships Tournament200020012002200320042005Masters TournamentT43CUTT43U.S. OpenCUTT10CUTThe Open ChampionshipDQCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT51T63CUTT61CUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = disqualified "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2000200120022003200420052006The Players ChampionshipCUTT18T57T32CUTT53CUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20012002200320042005Match PlayR64R64R64ChampionshipNT120T59Invitational2T65 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament
See also 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of Jewish golfers
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