Brandon Daniel Harkins (born July 13, 1986) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.[1] Harkins previously played on PGA Tour, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamérica.[2][3][4]
| Brandon Harkins | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Brandon Daniel Harkins |
| Born | July 13, 1986 Lafayette, California |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour Canada PGA Tour Latinoamérica Gateway Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T59: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Professional career edit
Harkins finished tied for 59th at the 2016 U.S. Open.[5]
At the end of 2016, aged 30, Harkins finished 53rd in the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament.[6] This earned him conditional status for the 2017 season. He finished his first Web.com Tour season in 21st place, and was promoted to the PGA Tour for 2018.
Harkins claimed his first professional victory in November 2021 at the TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational. He won by two shots ahead of Alex Čejka and Harry Hall.[7]
In January 2022, Harkins won his first Korn Ferry tour event at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic. Harkins won in a playoff over Dou Zecheng. This was Harkins' first win in 134 Korn Ferry starts.[8]
Professional wins (3) edit
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 26, 2022 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | −18 (69-65-68-68=270) | Playoff |  Dou Zecheng
|
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | Dou Zecheng
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
Gateway Tour wins (1) edit
- 2015 Winter 4
Other wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 21, 2021 | TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational | −21 (63-67-71-66=267) | 2 strokes |  Alex Čejka,  Harry Hall
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Former Wildcat Harkins qualifies for U.S. Open". Chicoer.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Brandon Harkins wins Monterey Open, Daniel Semmler is low amateur". Amateurgolf.com. October 15, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Brandon Harkins Off to Hot Start in PGA Tour Canada Staal Open". NetNewsLedger. July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Brandon Harkins – Profile". PGA Tour.
- ^ Sandritter, Mark (June 19, 2016). "2016 US Open purse: Dustin Johnson takes home $1.8 million in prize money". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Landry, Harkins share 54-hole lead in Bogota".
- ^ "Brandon Harkins gets confidence boost at Pebble Beach". PGA Tour. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Woodward, Adam (January 26, 2022). "Brandon Harkins earns first title in 134 starts at Korn Ferry Tour's Bahamas Great Abaco Classic". Golfweek. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links edit
- Brandon Harkins at the PGA Tour official site
- Brandon Harkins at the Official World Golf Ranking official site