Rodney Butcher (born February 4, 1970) is an American
professional golfer
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.
Butcher was born in
Weymouth, Massachusetts ("To Work Is to Conquer")
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. He went to
Florida Southern College
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(where he was a three-time
NCAA Division II
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All-American) and graduated in 1992 with a degree in finance. He turned pro that same year.
Butcher played on the
Nike Tour
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(now Nationwide Tour) full-time in 1998. He does not currently play on a specific tour, and over the years has not amassed much success on either the
PGA Tour
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or the Nationwide Tour. He has, however, won many state opens along with the 2003
Bay Mills Open Players Championship on the
Canadian Tour
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.
In 2009, Butcher played in three Nationwide Tour events, and three PGA Tour events, after a 5-year absence from either Tour.
Professional wins (9)
Canadian Tour wins (1)
Other wins (8)
*1995
Florida Open
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,
Vermont Open
*1997
Maine Open
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*1998
Massachusetts Open
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*2000
Rhode Island Open The Rhode Island Open is the Rhode Island state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Rhode Island Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1929 at a variety of courses around the stat ...
*2001
Vermont Open
*2003
Vermont Open
*2009
MS Coast Open
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Results in major championships
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tie
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External links
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American male golfers
Florida Southern Moccasins men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Weymouth, Massachusetts
1970 births
Living people