Andrew David Putnam (born January 25, 1989) is an American

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on the

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Early years

Born and raised in

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, Putnam graduated high school in 2007 from Life Christian Academy. His older brother

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has also played on the PGA Tour. Putnam played college golf in

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in Malibu from 2007 to 2011. He won two tournaments and was a three time All-American.

Career

2011–2017

Putnam turned professional in 2011, and he played on the

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in 2012. He first played on the

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and was 49th on the money list, not enough to earning a PGA Tour card. Putnam won for the first time as a professional in April

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at the

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on the

. He made his PGA Tour debut at the Shell

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, where he played in the same tournament as Michael, but missed the cut. Putnam finished eighth in the Web.com Tour Finals that year to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season. In the 2014-15 PGA Tour Season Putnam missed the cut in 13 out of 23 events. He finished 192nd in the season-long

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and lost his tour card, returning to the

for the 2016 season. In the 2016 Web.com Tour season he finished 41st on the money list and won $125,981, this was not enough to earn a PGA Tour card. In the 2017 Web.com Tour Putnam won $266,296 and finished 8th in the regular season. He also won the

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in February 2017. He regained his PGA Tour card for the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season.

2017–18 PGA Tour season

Putnam gained his first PGA Tour win in August

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at the

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, an alternate event near

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. He finished the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season with 5 Top 10s and earned $2,387,382. He finished 35th in the season-long

2018–19 PGA Tour season

On October 28, 2018, Putnam tied for 4th in the

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tournament in China, earning $393,000.

Amateur wins

*2010

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Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2014 WNB Golf Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.'' Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

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Pepperdine University Athletics
– Andrew Putnam {{DEFAULTSORT:Putnam, Andrew American male golfers Pepperdine Waves men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Washington (state) Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington 1989 births Living people