Curt Byrum

Curt Allen Byrum (born December 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum.

Curt Byrum
Personal information
Full nameCurt Allen Byrum
Born (1958-12-28) December 28, 1958
Onida, South Dakota
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional1982
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking64 (May 8, 1988)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1990
PGA ChampionshipT14: 1987
U.S. OpenT36: 1995
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Byrum was born and raised in Onida, South Dakota. He learned to play golf on a nine-hole course that he and brother Tom used to mow. He was an exceptionally talented athlete in high school in both football and basketball. Byrum attended the University of New Mexico and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1982 and joined the PGA Tour in 1983.

Byrum has spent time playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has 19 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events and 18 top-10 finishes in Nationwide Tour events. Like his brother, he won once on the PGA Tour; and also like his brother, that win came in 1989. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in a major is T-14 at the 1987 PGA Championship.[2] Late in his career, Byrum began experiencing orthopedic ailments which limited his playing time; he had surgery on his right elbow in 1992 and 1996.

Since 2001, Byrum has worked with The Golf Channel as an analyst. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Byrum made his Champions Tour debut in 2009 but has played only six events.

Amateur wins
  • 1976 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
  • 1979 South Dakota Men's Match Play Championship, South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship, Pacific Coast Amateur
  • 1980 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
  • 1982 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Jul 23, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic −12 (66-67-69-66=268) 1 stroke United States Bill Britton, United States Brian Tennyson

Nike Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 4, 1993 Nike White Rose Classic −18 (69-70-64-67=270) 1 stroke United States Morris Hatalsky, United States Gary Rusnak,
Mexico Esteban Toledo
2 Jan 10, 1999 Nike South Florida Classic −9 (73-66-69-67=275) Playoff United States Stan Utley

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1993 Nike Utah Classic United States Jim Carter, United States Tommy Moore,
United States Sean Murphy		 Murphy won with birdie on third extra hole
Byrum and Carter eliminated by birdie on second hole
2 1999 Nike South Florida Classic United States Stan Utley Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T64 T36 T67
PGA Championship T14 CUT 70 T71

Note: Byrum never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

See also

References
  1. "Week 19 1988 Ending 8 May 1988" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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