Kris Blanks (born November 3, 1972) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who currently plays on the

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and previously played on the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

. Blanks was born in

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. He attended

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. Blanks played on the Nationwide Tour in 2005, 2007, and 2008. His best finish was a win at the 2008 Bank of America Open. In 2008, he finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour Money List and thus earned his PGA Tour card for 2009 for finishing in the top 25. He has played on the PGA Tour since 2009. He finished in second place at the 2010

Puerto Rico Open The Puerto Rico Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was first played in 2008. It is the only PGA Tour event ever held in Puerto Rico. The tournament is played at the Coco Beach Golf Course (previously Trump International ...

. In 2011, he finished the

RBC Canadian Open The Canadian Open (french: L'Omnium Canadien) is a professional golf tournament in Canada. It is co-organized by Golf Canada (formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association) and the PGA Tour. It was first played in 1904, and has been hel ...

in a tie with

Sean O'Hair Sean M. O'Hair (born July 11, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life O'Hair was born in Lubbock, Texas. Rather than play college golf, O'Hair turned professional in 1999 after his junior year at high sc ...

and went on to lose the sudden death playoff to finish second. Blanks was arrested on June 30, 2013 after he attempted to carry a gun on board a plane at

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.Professional golfer arrested at PBIA trying to carry a gun onto a flight
/ref> The charges were later dropped. In March 2014, Blanks won his second event on the Web.com Tour with a sudden death playoff victory at the

Chitimacha Louisiana Open The Chitimacha Louisiana Open was a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour from 1992 to 2022. It was played annually at Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club in Broussard, Louisiana Broussard is a city in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes in the U ...

over

Brett Stegmaier Brett Harrison Stegmaier (born July 2, 1983) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Stegmaier played for the University of Florida where he was a Southeastern Conference champion and All-American ...

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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