Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4, 1964) is an American

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who plays on the

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and

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. Sutherland was born in

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and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended

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and made the golf team as a walk-on freshman. Teased by his teammates for his unorthodox swing and unusual grip, he silenced his peers as he gained All-American status twice in his four years at Fresno State and became the most successful player ever to have spent time there. His younger brother

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also attended Fresno while Kevin was there and followed in his brother's footsteps as an All-American golfer. As a professional, Sutherland qualified for the

in 1992. He won the

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in 2002 in his 184th start. It was his only PGA Tour win in 447 starts. He had an exceptional 2008 season that included 6 top ten finishes, including playoff losses to

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at the 2008

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and

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at the 2008 Frys.com Open. This runner-up finish vaulted Sutherland well inside the top thirty on the 2008 PGA Tour money list, and secured him a spot in the 2009

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. He has featured in the top 50 of the

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, peaking at 32nd in 2002. Back and neck injuries forced Sutherland to limit his PGA Tour career in 2011 and 2012. Sutherland returned to playing full-time in 2013. He fell short of satisfying his medical extension, but earned enough to remain on the PGA Tour with conditional status for the remainder of 2013. On Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the second round of the

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, Sutherland became the first person on the

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to shoot a 59, going −13 on the par-72 course. On November 12, 2017, Sutherland earned his first PGA Tour Champions win at the

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and overcame the seven wins of

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to win the

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. On April 1, 2019, Sutherland won his second PGA Tour Champions tournament at the

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in Mississippi. Sutherland won in a seven-hole playoff over

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. The playoff was held over two days because play had to be suspended on Sunday March 31, 2019 due to darkness. Sutherland and Parel faced off in a playoff again in June at the

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with Sutherland winning on the second extra hole. In November 2020, Sutherland won the

for the second time. Sutherland won in a Monday finish on the ninth playoff hole over

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. On February 28, 2021, Sutherland won the

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in Tucson, Arizona. He won by two strokes over

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Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

Other wins (2)

PGA Tour Champions wins (5)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2005 PGA – 2009 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

¹Canceled due to

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Results in senior major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' "T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutherland, Kevin American male golfers Fresno State Bulldogs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Sacramento, California 1964 births Living people