Andrew Svoboda (born October 2, 1979) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Svoboda was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1979. He played college golf at St. John's University in New York City. He won 14 college tournaments including the 2001 Big East Conference Championship.
Professional career Svoboda turned professional in 2004. He played on the Hooters Tour from 2005 to 2009, winning once. In 2009, he finished 49th at Qualifying SchoolThe State (subscription required) to earn a place on the Web.com Tour, where he played from 2010 to 2012.
Svoboda earned his 2013 PGA Tour card by finishing 21st on the Web.com Tour money list in 2012. He played on the PGA Tour in 2013, but also played a few events on the Web.com Tour as he struggled on the PGA Tour. Svoboda won the 2013 Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Web.com Tour in August. He finished 25th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. He then won the second event of the Web.com Tour Finals, the Chiquita Classic.
Svoboda played on the PGA Tour in 2014 (finishing 94th, his best year) and 2015, but returned to the Web.com Tour for 2016.
Svoboda has qualified for the U.S. Open four times with a best finish of T-71 in 2008. His best finish on the PGA Tour is T-2 at the 2014 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Svoboda barely maintained Web.com Tour privileges for 2016, finishing 75th on the Finals money list.
After his touring career ended, Svoboda became a PGA Professional in the northeast, winning the 2023 Connecticut PGA Championship before moving to Illinois. He was one of twenty club pros to qualify for the 2024 PGA Championship after a T2 finish at the PGA Professional Championship.
Amateur wins 2004 Metropolitan Amateur
Professional wins (13) Web.com Tour wins (3) Legend Finals events (1) Other Web.com Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 11, 2013Price Cutter Charity Championship−22 (64-72-66-64=266)3 strokes Fernando Mechereffe2Sep 7, 2013Chiquita Classic−12 (72-65-69-70=276)Playoff Will MacKenzie3Apr 3, 2016Brasil Champions−23 (64-65-65-67=261)1 stroke Bhavik Patel
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12013Chiquita Classic Will MacKenzieWon with par on first extra hole
Hooters Tour (1)
2009 Rock Springs Ridge Classic
Other wins (9) 2003 Metropolitan Open (as an amateur) 2007 New York State Open 2018 New York State Open, Long Island Open, Metropolitan Open 2019 Long Island Open 2021 Long Island Open, Metropolitan Open 2023 Connecticut PGA Championship
Results in major championships Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT71CUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament201920202021202220232024Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
See also 2012 Web.com Tour graduates 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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