Andrew Putnam
Andrew David Putnam is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, Putnam graduated high school in 2007 from Life Christian Academy. His older brother Michael has also played on the PGA Tour.Putnam played college golf in southern California at Pepperdine University in Malibu from 2007 to 2011. He won two tournaments and was a three time All-American.
Professional career
In 2011, Putnam turned professional and he played on the eGolf Professional Tour in 2012. He first played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and was 49th on the money list, not enough to earn a PGA Tour card. Putnam won for the first time as a professional in April 2014 at the WNB Golf Classic on the Web.com Tour. He made his PGA Tour debut at the Shell Houston Open in 2014, where he played in the same tournament as Michael, but missed the cut. Putnam finished eighth in the Web.com Tour Finals that year to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.In the 2014-15 PGA Tour Season Putnam missed the cut in 13 out of 23 events. He finished 192nd in the season-long FedEx Cup and lost his tour card, returning to the Web.com Tour for the 2016 season.
In the 2016 Web.com Tour season he finished 41st on the money list and won $125,981, not enough to earn a PGA Tour card. In the 2017 Web.com Tour Putnam won $266,296 and finished 8th in the regular season. He also won the Panama Claro Championship in February 2017. He regained his PGA Tour card for the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season.
Putnam had his first PGA Tour win in August 2018 at the Barracuda Championship, an alternate event near Reno, Nevada. He finished the 2017-18 PGA Tour Season with five Top 10s and earned $2,387,382. He finished 35th in the season-long FedEx Cup.
On October 28, 2018, Putnam tied for 4th in the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in China, earning $393,000.
Amateur wins
- 2010 Pacific Coast Amateur
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (1)
Web.com Tour wins (2)
Web.com Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2017 | Panama Claro Championship |  Results in major championshipsResults not in chronological order in 2020.
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic Results in The Players ChampionshipCUT = missed the halfway cutC = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic Results in World Golf Championships1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicNT = No tournament "T" = tied QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023. |