Theodore Townsend Purdy (born August 15, 1973) is an American professional

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er. He has won one

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tournament, the 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. He has also won on the Nationwide Tour and the

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Early life

Purdy was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1992. He went to the

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as a finance major and was inducted into its Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Professional career

In 2007 he finished just outside the top 125 on the PGA Tour money list, and lost full playing rights for the 2008 season. He returned to the PGA Tour for 2009 through qualifying school. He has alternated between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour since 2010. After Purdy's PGA Tour career stalled, he became a representative for a custom car company. In 2013, Purdy earned his first professional win in eight years at the Abierto Mexicano de Golf on

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, two steps below the PGA Tour. It was his fourth professional win in four different tours. He has since resumed playing on a more frequent basis, though on the Web.com Tour and third-tier Gateway Tour. Purdy reached the final rounds of 2013 and 2014 Web.com Tour Qualifying School, but was not able to maintain his tour privileges and plays occasionally through Monday qualifying and Past Champion status. In 2013, at the time of his resurging pro golf career, Purdy developed a grip aid that was named one of the top ten items at the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show.10 great items from the 2014 PGA Merchandise Show
/ref> Purdy's swing coach is Pam Barnett.

Personal life

Purdy is married with two children.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Asian Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

DQ = disqualified

References

External links

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PurdyGrip website (tedpurdy.com)
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Purdy, Ted American male golfers Arizona Wildcats men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Phoenix, Arizona 1973 births Living people