Hunter Mahan - Wikipedia

American professional golfer (born 1982)

Hunter Mahan
Personal information
Full name	Hunter Myles Mahan
Born	(1982-05-17) May 17, 1982 (age 43)Orange, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Colleyville, Texas, U.S.
Spouse	Kandi Harris ​(m. 2011)​
Children	1
Career
College	University of Southern CaliforniaOklahoma State University
Turned professional	2003
Current tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	4 (April 1, 2012)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	6
European Tour	2
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T8: 2010
PGA Championship	T7: 2014
U.S. Open	T4: 2013
The Open Championship	T6: 2007
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award 2003 Ben Hogan Award 2003

Hunter Myles Mahan (born May 17, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a winner of two World Golf Championship events, the 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Mahan has spent 19 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He reached a career-high world ranking of No. 4 on April 1, 2012, and in so doing became the highest ranked American golfer at the time.[2]

Amateur career

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Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur. After high school, Mahan enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he was named Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the Year. Mahan only played one year at USC before he transferred to Oklahoma State University, where he was a two-time Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and a two-time first-team All American. Mahan was the runner-up at the U.S. Amateur in 2002, in which he was defeated by Ricky Barnes 2 & 1. In 2003 he won the Haskins Award for outstanding collegiate golfer and was co-winner of the Ben Hogan Award.

Professional career

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Mahan turned professional in 2003 and made it through qualifying school to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2004 season. His first PGA Tour victory, which came at the 2007 Travelers Championship, lifted Mahan into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[3] In August 2007, Mahan entered the top 50 in the world rankings, and in that year finished 15th in the FedEx Cup. His performances in 2007 saw U.S. Presidents Cup captain Jack Nicklaus choose Mahan as one of two captain's picks for the U.S. team. By March 2008 he had reached the top 30. On February 28, 2010, Mahan won his second PGA Tour event, beating fellow OSU golfer Rickie Fowler by one stroke at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.[4] On August 8, 2010, Mahan won his third PGA Tour title at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. He beat Ryan Palmer by 2 strokes.[5]

Mahan won his second WGC tournament in February 2012 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He defeated Rory McIlroy, 2 and 1, in the final.[6] Mahan recorded his fifth career PGA Tour victory in April at the Shell Houston Open and moved to fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking, making him the highest-ranked American for the first time.[7] In defense of his title he won in 2012, Mahan reached the final of the 2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship but was beaten 2&1 by Matt Kuchar. In August 2014, Mahan won the first of the year's four FedEx Cup playoff events, The Barclays. He won by two strokes from Stuart Appleby, Jason Day and Cameron Tringale during a final round that saw six different players share the lead at some point. He birdied three of his last four holes to pull clear of the field. This was Mahan's first ever playoff victory and his sixth overall title on the PGA Tour.[8]

Mahan was selected by Tom Watson as one of his three captain's picks for the 2014 Ryder Cup team, finishing with a record of 1–2–1 in the four matches he participated in. This included a halved match against Justin Rose in the singles competition.[9] Mahan began struggling with his golf game as of the 2015–16 PGA Tour season, during the next four years, Mahan finished 183rd, 130th, 159th and 184th in the season-long FedEx Cup rankings and had to compete in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals on multiple occasions to try to keep his full tour card.[10] Between 2015–16 and 2020–21, Mahan had only one top-10 finish on the PGA Tour and 69 missed cuts.[11] As of April 1, 2021, Mahan had fallen to 1738th in the Official World Golf Ranking.[12]

Personal life

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Mahan is one of four golfers in the PGA Tour boy band "Golf Boys" (with Rickie Fowler, Ben Crane, and Bubba Watson). The Golf Boys have a popular YouTube video for the song "Oh Oh Oh". Farmers Insurance donates $1,000 for every 100,000 views of the video. The charitable proceeds support both Farmers and Ben Crane charitable initiatives.[13]

Mahan married Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and Dallas Mavericks dancer Kandi Harris in 2011. On July 27, 2013, Mahan withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open before the third round after getting news that his wife had gone into labor. Mahan was the 36-hole leader at that point, taking a two-stroke advantage into the third round. A daughter, Zoe, was born early the next morning.[14] PING (one of his sponsors) created two gold-plated putters to celebrate her birth (the putters have her name, birthday, and vital statistics inscribed on them).[15]

Amateur wins

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• 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur, Western Junior

Professional wins (9)

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PGA Tour wins (6)

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Legend
World Golf Championships (2)
FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin ofvictory	Runner-up
1	Jun 24, 2007	Travelers Championship	−15 (62-71-67-65=265)	Playoff	Jay Williamson
2	Feb 28, 2010	Waste Management Phoenix Open	−16 (68-70-65-65=268)	1 stroke	Rickie Fowler
3	Aug 8, 2010	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	−12 (71-67-66-64=268)	2 strokes	Ryan Palmer
4	Feb 26, 2012	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	2 and 1		Rory McIlroy
5	Apr 1, 2012	Shell Houston Open	−16 (69-67-65-71=272)	1 stroke	Carl Pettersson
6	Aug 24, 2014	The Barclays	−14 (66-71-68-65=270)	2 strokes	Stuart Appleby, Jason Day, Cameron Tringale

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2004	Reno–Tahoe Open	Stephen Allan, Scott McCarron, Vaughn Taylor	Taylor won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2007	Travelers Championship	Jay Williamson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2011	Tour Championship	Bill Haas	Lost to par on third extra hole

Other wins (3)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin ofvictory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 28, 2008	Kiwi Challenge	−7 (71-65=136)	Playoff	Anthony Kim
2	Sep 1, 2010	Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge(with Cristie Kerr)	−10 (62)	2 strokes	Rickie Fowler and Annika Sörenstam
3	Aug 30, 2011	Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge (2)(with Cristie Kerr)	−11 (61)	1 stroke	Rickie Fowler and Annika Sörenstam

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2008	Kiwi Challenge	Anthony Kim	Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	T28	CUT	T10
U.S. Open	CUT	T13	T18	T6
The Open Championship	T36	T26	T6	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T18	CUT	T16

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	T8	CUT	T12	CUT	T26	T9	54
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T38	T4	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	T37	CUT	T19	T9	T32	T49
PGA Championship	T39	T19	CUT	T57	T7	T43

  Top 10   Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	3	4	10	7
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	2	4	10	5
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	2	3	11	8
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	7
Totals	0	0	0	1	8	15	41	27

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Players Championship	T40	CUT	WD	T71	T17	T6	CUT	T19	CUT	CUT	CUT

  Top 10   Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

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Wins (2)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2010	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	3 shot deficit	−12 (71-67-66-64=268)	2 strokes	Ryan Palmer
2012	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	n/a	2 and 1		Rory McIlroy

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Championship	T44	T53	T30	9	T24	T25	T9	65
Match Play	R32	R32	R64	R16	1	2	R16	R16
Invitational	T22	T10	T4	1	T37	T55	T15	72
Champions	T21	T7	T28	T19

  Win   Top 10   Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

• Junior Ryder Cup: 1999
• Eisenhower Trophy: 2002 (winners)
• Palmer Cup: 2002 (winners)

Professional

• Presidents Cup: 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners)
• Ryder Cup: 2008 (winners), 2010, 2014

See also

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• 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

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1. ^ "Week 13 2012 Ending 1 Apr 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
2. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking Advanced Statistics". Golfrankingstats.com. July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
3. ^ "Week 25 - Hunter Mahan breaks into world top 100 with playoff win in the Travelers Championship". Official World Golf Ranking. June 25, 2007. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
4. ^ "Mahan Uses Late Surge to Win Phoenix Open". New York Times. Associated Press. February 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
5. ^ "Hunter Mahan wins Bridgestone Invitational victory". BBC Sport. August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
6. ^ DiMeglio, Steve (February 6, 2012). "Mahan denies McIlroy in Match Play final". USA Today. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
7. ^ Duncan, Chris (April 1, 2012). "Hunter Mahan wins Houston Open". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
8. ^ "Hunter Mahan birdies his way to win". ESPN. August 25, 2014.
9. ^ "Ryder Cup Golf Leaderboard". ESPN. September 28, 2014.
10. ^ "Hunter Mahan Bio". Rotoworld. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
11. ^ "Hunter Mahan PGA Tour Profile". PGATour.com. April 2, 2021.
12. ^ "Hunter Mahan". owgr.com. April 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
13. ^ "Golf Boys - Oh Oh Oh (Official Video)". YouTube. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
14. ^ "Hunter Mahan leaves to be with wife". ESPN. July 31, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
15. ^ "Golf's Fort Knox".

External links

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• Hunter Mahan at the PGA Tour official site
• Hunter Mahan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Hunter Mahan in the Ryder Cup

v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 2008 Chad Campbell Stewart Cink Ben Curtis Jim Furyk J. B. Holmes Anthony Kim Justin Leonard Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Kenny Perry Steve Stricker Boo Weekley Paul Azinger (non-playing captain) Won: 16.5 – 11.5 v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 2010 Stewart Cink Rickie Fowler Jim Furyk Dustin Johnson Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Jeff Overton Steve Stricker Bubba Watson Tiger Woods Corey Pavin (non-playing captain) Lost: 13.5 – 14.5 v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 2014 Keegan Bradley Rickie Fowler Jim Furyk Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Patrick Reed Webb Simpson Jordan Spieth Jimmy Walker Bubba Watson Tom Watson (non-playing captain) Lost: 11.5 – 16.5

Hunter Mahan in the Presidents Cup

v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2007 Woody Austin Stewart Cink Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Charles Howell III Zach Johnson Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Won: 19.5 – 14.5 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2009 Stewart Cink Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Zach Johnson Anthony Kim Justin Leonard Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Sean O'Hair Kenny Perry Steve Stricker Tiger Woods Fred Couples (non-playing captain) Won: 19.5 – 14.5 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2011 Jim Furyk Bill Haas Dustin Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Webb Simpson Steve Stricker David Toms Nick Watney Bubba Watson Tiger Woods Fred Couples (non-playing captain) Won: 19 – 15 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2013 Keegan Bradley Jason Dufner Bill Haas Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Webb Simpson Brandt Snedeker Jordan Spieth Steve Stricker Tiger Woods Fred Couples (non-playing captain) Won: 18.5 – 15.5

v t e World Golf Championships champions
WGC-Championship 1999 Tiger Woods† 2000 Mike Weir 2001 Cancelled 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Ernie Els 2005 Tiger Woods† 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Geoff Ogilvy 2009 Phil Mickelson 2010 Ernie Els 2011 Nick Watney 2012 Justin Rose 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Patrick Reed 2015 Dustin Johnson 2016 Adam Scott 2017 Dustin Johnson 2018 Phil Mickelson 2019 Dustin Johnson 2020 Patrick Reed 2021 Collin Morikawa
WGC-Match Play 1999 Jeff Maggert 2000 Darren Clarke 2001 Steve Stricker 2002 Kevin Sutherland 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Tiger Woods 2005 David Toms 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Henrik Stenson 2008 Tiger Woods 2009 Geoff Ogilvy 2010 Ian Poulter 2011 Luke Donald 2012 Hunter Mahan 2013 Matt Kuchar 2014 Jason Day 2015 Rory McIlroy 2016 Jason Day 2017 Dustin Johnson 2018 Bubba Watson 2019 Kevin Kisner 2020 Cancelled 2021 Billy Horschel 2022 Scottie Scheffler 2023 Sam Burns
WGC-Invitational 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods† 2002 Craig Parry 2003 Darren Clarke 2004 Stewart Cink 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods† 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Vijay Singh 2009 Tiger Woods 2010 Hunter Mahan 2011 Adam Scott 2012 Keegan Bradley 2013 Tiger Woods 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Shane Lowry 2016 Dustin Johnson 2017 Hideki Matsuyama 2018 Justin Thomas 2019 Brooks Koepka 2020 Justin Thomas 2021 Abraham Ancer
WGC-Champions 2009 Phil Mickelson 2010 Francesco Molinari 2011 Martin Kaymer 2012 Ian Poulter 2013 Dustin Johnson 2014 Bubba Watson 2015 Russell Knox 2016 Hideki Matsuyama 2017 Justin Rose 2018 Xander Schauffele 2019 Rory McIlroy 2020 Cancelled 2021 Cancelled 2022 Cancelled
WGC-World Cup 2000 David Duval and Tiger Woods 2001 Ernie Els and Retief Goosen 2002 Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama 2003 Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini 2004 Paul Casey and Luke Donald 2005 Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge 2006 Bernhard Langer and Marcel Siem
† indicates the event was won in a playoff