Kevin Sutherland

Kevin Sutherland
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Kevin John Sutherland
Born	(1964-07-04) July 4, 1964 Sacramento, California
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Sacramento, California
Career
College	Fresno State University
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T33: 2003
U.S. Open	T28: 2003
The Open Championship	T9: 2001
PGA Championship	T9: 2007

Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresno State University 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 David 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 PGA Tour in 1992. He won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2002. Sutherland has played very consistent golf throughout his whole career, but could not follow up his win. He had an exceptional 2008 season that included 6 top ten finishes, including playoff losses to Vijay Singh at the 2008 Barclays and Cameron Beckman 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 Masters Tournament.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. 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 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Sutherland became the first person on the Champions Tour to shoot a 59, going −13 on the par-72 course.^[1]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jan 15, 2002	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	1 up		Scott McCarron

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1997	Shell Houston Open	Phil Blackmar	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2008	The Barclays	Sergio García, Vijay Singh	Singh won with birdie on second extra hole Sutherland eliminated with birdie on first hole
3	2008	Frys.com Open	Cameron Beckman	Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

• 2000 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

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

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
2002	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	n/a	1-up	n/a	Scott McCarron

Results timeline

¹Canceled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

See also

• 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• Kevin Sutherland at the PGA Tour official site
• Kevin Sutherland at the Official World Golf Ranking official site