Hayden Buckley (golfer)

Charles Hayden Buckley (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional golfer on the Korn Ferry Tour. He won the 2019 ATB Financial Classic on the PGA Tour Canada and the 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.[1]

Hayden Buckley
Personal information
Full nameCharles Hayden Buckley
Born (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceNaples, Florida
Career
CollegeUniversity of Missouri
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2021
The Open ChampionshipDNP

College career

Despite not being heavily recruited in high school,[2] Buckley signed with the University of Missouri where he enjoyed four college wins. By his senior year, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, a third-team All-American, and named the Missouri Male Athlete of the Year for the 2017–18 season.[3]

Professional career

Buckley turned professional in 2018.[4] In the 2019 season, he played in all 12 PGA Tour Canada events, making 11 cuts and registering six top-10 finishes. Buckley claimed his first career Mackenzie Tour victory at the ATB Financial Classic and a sixth-place finish on the Order of Merit to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership.[5]

In February 2021, Buckley earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title in his 17th career start with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.[6][7][8]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Feb 21, 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic −13 (68-65-68-70=271) Playoff Dawson Armstrong, Taylor Montgomery

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic Dawson Armstrong, Taylor Montgomery Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Aug 11, 2019 ATB Financial Classic −18 (66-66-64-70=266) Playoff Sam Fidone

Results in major championships
Tournament 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2022
The Players Championship T66

"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

References
  1. Smith, Preston (February 21, 2021). "Hayden Buckley wins first Korn Ferry Tour title at LECOM Suncoast Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. Parker, Nick (March 2, 2021). "Hayden Buckley's unlikely journey to Mizzou". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. "Hayden Buckley - Men's Golf". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. Lee, And (April 21, 2019). "Tupelo's Hayden Buckley is forging his own path to the PGA Tour". WTVA News. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. "Hayden Buckley". PGA Tour.
  6. "Mizzou Men's Golf Alum Hayden Buckley clinches first Korn Ferry Tour title at LECOM Suncoast Classic". University of Missouri Athletics. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. "Hayden Buckley wins 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch". Your Observer. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  8. Brockman, Jim (February 21, 2021). "Hayden Buckley wins LECOM Suncoast Classic in sudden death playoff". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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