James Hudson Swafford (born September 9, 1987) is an American professional golfer. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, where he won three tournaments, until June 2022, when he joined LIV Golf.
Early life and amateur career In 1987, Swafford was born in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated from Maclay School in Tallahassee. Swafford played his college golf at the University of Georgia. Swafford was a member of the Gridiron Secret Society. In 2011, he graduated receiving a B.S. in Consumer Economics.
Professional career In 2011, Swafford turned professional. He joined the Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour, in 2012 and picked up his first victory at the Stadion Classic at UGA on May 6, shooting a course record 62 in the final round. Swafford trailed Luke List by a stroke heading to the final hole of the tournament, but he holed out his bunker shot for a birdie while List bogeyed to give him the victory. Swafford was familiar with the course as it is his former college course. Swafford played in the Web.com Tour Finals in 2013 and finished 21st to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014.
On January 22, 2017, Swafford recorded his first PGA Tour victory at the CareerBuilder Challenge. On September 27, 2020, Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. He was playing with a Major Medical Extension after a rib injury and foot surgery.
On January 23, 2022, Swafford won The American Express in La Quinta, California for his third career PGA Tour win.
LIV Golf Series After taking part in the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club near London in June 2022, Swafford had his PGA Tour membership indefinitely suspended. He switched from the Torque GC team to the Niblicks GC team after that first event. The team was rebranded as the RangeGoats GC by captain Bubba Watson for the 2023 LIV Golf League, with Swafford named as part of the lineup, but he ultimately sat out the season as he recovered from surgery on a hip injury. Having not been signed by a team, he was given one of the two wild card places for the 2024 season.
Personal Swafford is married to Katherine Wainwright Brandon.
Amateur wins 2006 Dogwood Invitational
Professional wins (5) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jan 22, 2017CareerBuilder Challenge65-65-71-67=268−201 stroke Adam Hadwin2Sep 27, 2020Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship65-67-69-69=270−181 stroke Tyler McCumber3Jan 23, 2022The American Express (2)70-65-66-64=265−232 strokes Tom Hoge
Web.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1May 6, 2012Stadion Classic at UGA66-70-69-62=267−171 stroke Lee Janzen, Luke List
eGolf Professional Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 13, 2011HGM Hotels Classic69-67-65-65=266−211 stroke Fernando Mechereffe
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament 201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUT ! Tournament2019202020212022Masters TournamentCUTT30PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2016201720182019202020212022The Players ChampionshipT57CUTCUTCCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2017ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalT10ChampionsT50
"T" = tied
See also 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2014 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
References
External links
Profile on Georgia's official athletic site