Curt Byrum

Curt Byrum
Personal information
Full name	Curt Allen Byrum
Born	December 28, 1958 (1958-12-28) (age 52) Onida, South Dakota
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College	University of New Mexico
Turned professional	1982
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Nationwide Tour	2
Other	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1990
U.S. Open	T36: 1995
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T14: 1987

Curt Allen Byrum (born December 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum.

Byrum was born and raised in Onida, South Dakota. He learned to play golf on a nine-hole course that he and brother Tom used to mow. He was an exceptionally talented athlete in high school in both football and basketball. Byrum attended the University of New Mexico and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.

Byrum has spent time playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has 19 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events and 18 top-10 finishes in Nationwide Tour events. Like his brother, he won once on the PGA Tour; and also like his brother, that win came in 1989. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in a major is T-14 at the 1987 PGA Championship.^[1] Late in his career, Byrum began experiencing orthopedic ailments which limited his playing time; he had surgery on his right elbow in 1992 and 1996.

Since 2001, Byrum has worked with The Golf Channel as an analyst for the Nationwide Tour and the Canadian Tour. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Byrum made his Champions Tour debut in 2009 but played only three events.

Amateur wins (6)

• 1976 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
• 1979 South Dakota Men's Match Play Championship, South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship, Pacific Coast Amateur
• 1980 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
• 1982 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 23, 1989	Hardee's Golf Classic	-12 (66-67-69-66=268)	1 stroke	Bill Britton, Brian Tennyson

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 4, 1993	NIKE White Rose Classic	-18 (69-70-64-67=270)	1 stroke	Morris Hatalsky, Gary Rusnak Esteban Toledo
2	Jan 10, 1999	NIKE South Florida Classic	-9 (73-66-69-67=275)	Playoff1	Stan Utley

¹Defeated Utley with par on first extra hole.

Other wins (2)

• 1986 Showdown Classic (with Bobby Nichols)
• 2009 Arizona Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T36	T67
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T14	CUT	70	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T71	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• 1993 Nike Tour graduates

References

1. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=2026. Retrieved 2008-01-24. 

External links

• Curt Byrum at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Byrum, Curt
Alternative names	Byrum, Curt Allen
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 28, 1958
Place of birth	Onida, South Dakota
Date of death
Place of death