Chesson Hadley

Chesson Hadley
Hadley in August 2018
Personal information
Full nameChesson Tyler Hadley
Born (1987-07-05) July 5, 1987 (age 37)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Spouse
Amanda
(m. 2010)
Children3
Career
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking56 (March 23, 2014)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT61: 2015
U.S. OpenT9: 2019
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2014, 2018
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
2013–14
Web.com Tour
Finals money list winner
2017
Web.com Tour
Player of the Year
2017

Chesson Tyler Hadley (born July 5, 1987)[2] is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

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Hadley was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 5, 1987, to Russell and Edna Ruth Hadley. He started playing golf at North Ridge Country Club and then for his high school, North Raleigh Christian Academy. He played college golf at Georgia Tech where he was a three-time All-American and won two events, including the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference championship.[3] He played on the 2008 Palmer Cup team.[2]

Professional career

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Hadley turned professional in 2010. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and won his first tour event in June at the Rex Hospital Open.[4] He finished third on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.

Hadley captured his first PGA Tour win on March 9, 2014 with a two-shot victory in the Puerto Rico Open played at the Trump International course. Hadley shot a tournament record 21-under and earned $630,000. He also earned a two-year tour exemption and spots in The Players Championship, PGA Championship, and Hyundai Tournament of Champions.[5]

Hadley ranked 49th in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs including finishing 9th at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He also won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.[6]

Hadley lost his PGA Tour card at the end of the 2016 season and dropped back to the Web.com Tour. His third career win on that tour, in July 2017 at the LECOM Health Challenge, ensured his return to the PGA Tour. He picked up another win in September at the Albertsons Boise Open. He was the Web.com Tour Finals winner and the overall money winner and was voted Web.com Tour Player of the Year.[7]

In June 2021, Hadley led the Palmetto Championship by four strokes heading into the final round. Hadley ended up bogeying his last three holes of the day to shoot 75 and lose by one stroke to Garrick Higgo. Hadley ended up in a six-way tie for second place.[8] Hadley finished the season with the 125th and final fully exempt position in the FedEx Cup standings.

Personal life

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Hadley married wife Amanda on July 17, 2010; the couple has one son, Hughes, and one daughter, Hollins. Hadley is naturally left-handed but plays right-handed.

Professional wins (6)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Mar 9, 2014 Puerto Rico Open −21 (68-65-67-67=267) 2 strokes New Zealand Danny Lee

Web.com Tour wins (4)

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Legend
Finals events (2)
Other Web.com Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 23, 2013 Rex Hospital Open −19 (63-69-69-64=265) 2 strokes New Zealand Danny Lee
2 Sep 29, 2013 Web.com Tour Championship −10 (65-66-70-69=270) 2 strokes Canada Brad Fritsch, Australia Scott Gardiner,
United States John Peterson, United States Brendon Todd
3 Jul 9, 2017 LECOM Health Challenge −23 (69-67-64-65=265) 1 stroke United States Beau Hossler
4 Sep 17, 2017 Albertsons Boise Open −16 (67-68-68-65=268) 1 stroke United States Ted Potter Jr., United States Jonathan Randolph

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2017 Rex Hospital Open United States Conrad Shindler Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2017 DAP Championship United States Nicholas Lindheim, United States Rob Oppenheim Lindheim won with birdie on first extra hole

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jul 21, 2012 River Landing Open −17 (65-68-67-71=271) 4 strokes United States David Robinson, Argentina Alan Wagner

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT T61 CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open T9 T51 CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT T24 CUT T11 CUT C T63 T44 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 12 2014 Ending 23 Mar 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Georgia Tech profile". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Golf Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Chesson Hadley rallies with 64 at Rex". ESPN. Associated Press. June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Chesson Hadley wins first on tour". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Rory McIlroy voted tour's top player". ESPN. Associated Press. October 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Hadley named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 15, 2017.
  8. ^ Zak, Sean (June 13, 2021). "'It sucks, right?' Chesson Hadley explains his late collapse at Congaree". Golf.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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