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Kevin Kisner

Kevin Kisner
Kisner in 2018
Personal information
Full nameKevin James Kisner
Born (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 40)
Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAiken, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouse
Brittany DeJarnett
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(m. 2012)​
Children3
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Web.com Tour
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking14 (January 17, 2016)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT21: 2019
PGA ChampionshipT7: 2017
U.S. OpenT12: 2015
The Open ChampionshipT2: 2018

Kevin James Kisner (born February 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early life

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Kisner was born in Aiken, South Carolina and attended South Aiken High School. He played college golf at the University of Georgia and was a member of their 2005 NCAA Division I Championship team along with Chris Kirk, Richard Scott, and Brendon Todd. After graduating in 2006, he turned professional.

Professional career

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Kisner played on the mini-tours (NGA Hooters Tour and Tarheel Tour) from 2007 to 2009, winning three times. He also played in six Nationwide Tour events in 2009. He played the Nationwide Tour full-time in 2010, winning once at the Mylan Classic. He finished the year 11th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card.

Kisner failed to earn enough money on the PGA Tour in 2011 to retain his card (181st on money list), but finished T-11 at qualifying school to earn his card for 2012. He again failed to retain his card, finishing 167th on the money list, and missed earning a card in qualifying school by one stroke. He returned to (the now renamed) Web.com Tour in 2013 and won the Chile Classic in March. He finished 13th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.

In 2014, Kisner finished sixth at the Wells Fargo Championship, eighth at the Wyndham Championship and ninth at the RBC Canadian Open.

During the 2015 PGA Tour, Kisner finished runner-up three times, losing all three in sudden-death playoffs. He was defeated at the 2015 RBC Heritage after losing on the second hole of the playoff to Jim Furyk.[2] Kisner would go on to finish tied with Sergio García and Rickie Fowler at The Players Championship event in May after 72 holes, losing to Fowler on the first hole of sudden-death after the two remained tied following a three-hole aggregate playoff.[3] At the Greenbrier Classic he again tied for second after losing a sudden-death playoff, which was eventually won by Danny Lee. Kisner was eliminated on the first extra hole with birdie. Other notable results were finishes for fourth at the McGladrey Classic, fifth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, and eighth at the Memorial Tournament.

Kisner finished as runner-up at the WGC-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai in November 2015, two strokes behind Russell Knox despite holding the 36-hole lead. This was Kisner's fourth runner-up finish of the 2015 calendar year.

On November 22, 2015, after a number of near misses, Kisner earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the RSM Classic, in his 109th PGA Tour start. He won by six strokes over Kevin Chappell as he dominated the tournament over the weekend. He began the final round with a three stroke advantage and shot a final round of 64 to storm to his first victory. The win moved him into the Top 20 in the world rankings and put him at the top of the early FedEx Cup standings moving into 2016.[4]

On May 28, 2017, Kisner won his second PGA Tour title at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational with a one-stroke victory over three other players.

On March 25, 2018, Kisner finished runner-up in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas. He lost to Bubba Watson in the final, 7 & 6. He also tied for second with a score of six-under-par at the 2018 Open Championship.[5]

On March 31, 2019, Kisner once again reached the championship round of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. This time, he won the tournament (3 & 2) over fellow American Matt Kuchar.[6]

In August 2021, Kisner won the Wyndham Championship with a birdie on the second extra hole in a six-man sudden-death playoff.[7]

In September 2022, Kisner was selected for the U.S. team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he tied one and lost two of the three matches he played.[8]

Charity

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Kisner founded the Kisner Foundation with his wife, Brittany, to "support organizations that serve children in one or more of the following areas: child health, education, youth sports" in and around his hometown of Aiken, South Carolina.[9]

Professional wins (10)

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PGA Tour wins (4)

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Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 22, 2015 RSM Classic −22 (65-67-64-64=260) 6 strokes United States Kevin Chappell
2 May 28, 2017 Dean & DeLuca Invitational −10 (67-67-70-66=270) 1 stroke United States Sean O'Hair, Spain Jon Rahm,
United States Jordan Spieth
3 Mar 31, 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play 3 and 2 United States Matt Kuchar
4 Aug 15, 2021 Wyndham Championship −15 (65-68-66-66=265) Playoff South Africa Branden Grace, South Korea Kim Si-woo,
United States Kevin Na, Australia Adam Scott,
Canada Roger Sloan

PGA Tour playoff record (1–5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2015 RBC Heritage United States Jim Furyk Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2015 The Players Championship United States Rickie Fowler, Spain Sergio García Fowler won with birdie on first extra hole after three-hole aggregate playoff;
Fowler: −1 (5-2-4=11),
Kisner: −1 (5-2-4=11),
García: +1 (5-3-5=13)
3 2015 Greenbrier Classic Canada David Hearn, New Zealand Danny Lee,
United States Robert Streb 		Lee won with par on second extra hole
Kisner and Streb eliminated by birdie on first hole
4 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with United States Scott Brown) 		Sweden Jonas Blixt and Australia Cameron Smith Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
5 2020 RSM Classic United States Robert Streb Lost to birdie on second extra hole
6 2021 Wyndham Championship South Africa Branden Grace, South Korea Kim Si-woo,
United States Kevin Na, Australia Adam Scott,
Canada Roger Sloan 		Won with birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

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Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other European Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Mar 31, 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play 3 and 2 United States Matt Kuchar

Web.com Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 5, 2010 Mylan Classic −13 (68-68-68-67=271) 1 stroke United States Geoffrey Sisk
2 Mar 10, 2013 Chile Classic −21 (71-67-61-68=267) 1 stroke United States Brice Garnett, United States Edward Loar

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Apr 27, 2008 Savannah Lakes Resort Classic −18 (68-65-70-67=270) 1 stroke United States David Miller

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Mar 10, 2007 Match Play Championship 1 up United States Reid Edstrom
2 May 30, 2008 Bermuda Run Open −11 (65-68-70=203) Playoff United States Jason Kokrak

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Nov 23, 2013 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational −13 (70-67-64-74=275) 1 stroke United States Chesson Hadley

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament T37 T43 T28
U.S. Open CUT T12 T49 T58 CUT
The Open Championship CUT 76 T54 T2
PGA Championship CUT T18 T7 T12
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament T21 CUT CUT T44 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T19 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open T49 CUT T55 CUT
The Open Championship T30 NT 73 T21
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 5
The Open Championship 0 1 0 1 1 2 7 6
Totals 0 1 0 1 2 7 33 20

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
The Players Championship T2 CUT T56 CUT T22 C CUT 4 75
  Top 10

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

World Golf Championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play n/a 3 and 2 United States Matt Kuchar

Results timeline

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Championship T23 11 29 T27 T18 T41
Match Play T38 T17 2 1 NT1 T18 2 T31
Invitational T37 T16 T28 T39 T27 T25 63
Champions 2 T70 T28 NT1 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 3 2016 Ending 17 Jan 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jim Furyk birdies both playoff holes to earn first PGA Tour win since 2010". ESPN. April 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rickie Fowler rallies, overcomes 2 in playoff to claim Players". ESPN. Associated Press. May 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kisner nabs first tour win at The RSM Classic". PGA Tour. November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Murray, Scott (July 22, 2018). "The Open 2018: Francesco Molinari wins title on day of drama – as it happened". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Powers, Christopher (March 31, 2019). "Kevin Kisner defeats Matt Kuchar 3 and 2 in final match for his third career PGA Tour victory". Golf Digest.
  7. ^ Kelly, Todd (August 15, 2021). "Kevin Kisner wins Wyndham Championship after six-way playoff". MSN.
  8. ^ Beall, Joel (September 25, 2022). "Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "About Us". Kisner Foundation. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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