Andrew Svoboda (born October 2, 1979) is an American

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. Svoboda was born in

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. He played college golf at St. John's University in New York City. He won 14 college tournaments including the 2001

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Championship. Svoboda played on the

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from 2005 to 2009, winning once. In 2009, he finished 49th at Qualifying School to earn a place on the

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, where he played from 2010 to 2012. He earned his 2013

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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. He won the 2013

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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

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. Svoboda barely maintained Web.com Tour privileges for 2016, finishing 75th on the Finals money list.

Amateur wins

*''14 college wins'' *2004

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Professional wins (9)

Web.com Tour wins (3)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (7)

*2003

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(as an amateur) *2007

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*2009 Rock Springs Ridge Classic (

) *2018

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*2019

*2021

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svoboda, Andrew American male golfers St. John's Red Storm men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from New York (state) Sportspeople from New Rochelle, New York People from Larchmont, New York 1979 births Living people