Todd Demsey (born May 27, 1972) is an American professional
golf
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er on the
PGA Tour
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Ridgewood, New Jersey
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Psychology
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and turned professional. He earned
All-America
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n honors four years in a row while in college, from 1992 to 1995, and was on the winning American
1993 Walker Cup
The 1993 Walker Cup, the 34th Walker Cup Match, was played on August 18 and 19, 1993, at Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minnesota. The event was won by the United States 19 to 5.
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team. Demsey's college roommate was PGA Tour pro
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer who plays for LIV Golf. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), two ...
. He was inducted into the ASU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Professional career
Demsey played on the PGA Tour in 1997, when he made the cut in only nine of 27 events as a rookie. Back injuries slowed his career on the Nationwide Tour, but the real jolt came in 2002 when he felt constant pressure in his left sinus. At the end of the year, doctors found a tumor, a fifth nerve
schwannoma
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Schwannomas are homogeneous tumors, consisting only of Schwann cells ...
, behind his left sinus going into his brain. He has had two surgeries to remove the tumor.
In 2007, Demsey closed with an 8-under 64 in the sixth and final round of
Q-school
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Pacific Coast Amateur The Pacific Coast Amateur is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played since 1967 and is organized by the Pacific Coast Golf Association. It is held in various locations in the United States and Canada.
In December 2021, the Pacific Co ...
*1992
California State Amateur The California Amateur Championship or California Amateur is a golf championship held in California for the state's top amateur golfers. The tournament is run by the California Golf Association. The first event was held in 1912 at the Del Monte Gol ...
Professional wins (3)
*1998
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Arizona Open
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Results in major championships
''Note: Demsey only played in the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
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Walker Cup
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1993
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(winners)
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Eisenhower Trophy
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1994
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2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
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