Michael John Putnam (born June 1, 1983) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.
Career Putnam was born in Tacoma, Washington. In 2006, he played on the Nationwide Tour. He had two 2nd-place finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2006 including losing in a playoff at the Rheem Classic. He finished 17th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2007. He finished 158th on the money list and dropped back to the Nationwide Tour in 2008. He played the Nationwide Tour through 2010 when he finished the year 24th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. Putnam finished 153rd on the PGA Tour money list and lost his Tour card after the 2011 season. In 2013, he finished the Web.com Tour regular season as the leading money winner and regained his PGA Tour card; Putnam was fully exempt as money leader. He was also voted Web.com Tour Player of the Year.
Putnam played the 2013 Web.com Tour season with his older brother, Joel, serving as his caddie. His younger brother, Andrew, plays on the PGA Tour and won the 2018 Barracuda Championship.
Awards and honors
In 2013, Putnam was the Web.com Tour regular season money list winner. In 2013, Putnam earned Web.com Tour Player of the Year honors.
Amateur wins (1) this list may be incomplete 2004 Pacific Coast Amateur
Professional wins (3)
Web.com Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 12, 2010Utah Championship−18 (66-66-67-67=266)3 strokes Jhonattan Vegas, Bradley Iles2May 26, 2013Mexico Championship−13 (64-72-73-66=275)2 strokes Kim Meen-whee, Alex Prugh, Wes Roach3Jun 2, 2013Mid-Atlantic Championship−7 (71-64-70-68=273)2 strokes Chesson Hadley
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12006Rheem Classic Darron StilesLost to par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT55T45CUTT35CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20142015The Players ChampionshipCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Palmer Cup: 2005 (winners) Walker Cup: 2005 (winners)
See also 2006 Nationwide Tour graduates 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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