Chris Starkjohann
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Chris Starkjohann is an American
professional golf
er who played on the Nationwide Tour
and the Champions Tour
.
Starkjohann joined the Nationwide Tour in 1993. He only played in two events on the Nationwide Tour between 1994 and 1997 and then rejoined the Tour in 1998. In 1998 he only made two of thirteen cuts but won the NIKE St. Louis Golf Classic. He continued to play on the Nationwide Tour until 2005 but didn't play in many events. He joined the Champions Tour
in 2006, earning his Tour card through qualifying school
. He only played in four events from 2007 to 2008 but rejoined the Tour in 2009 after going through qualifying school for a second time. His highlight on the Champions Tour came in 2009 at the Senior PGA Championship
where he finished in a tie for fifth.
Starkjohann was a member of the United States PGA Cup team that defeated Great Britain & Ireland 13½ to 12½ in 2007. He has been named the PGA National Senior Player of the Year three times (2006, 2007 and 2009), Southern California PGA Section Player of the Year six times, Southern California PGA Section Senior Player of the Year twice and the PGA San Diego Chapter Player of the Year five times.
Starkjohann currently works at the Carlsbad Golf Center in Carlsbad, California
as in instructor. He worked at the Pala Mesa Golf Club in Fallbrook, California
from 1984 to 1993 and has worked at several courses throughout the San Diego area.
Note: The PGA Championship was the only major that Starkjohann played in.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
United States
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professional golf
Golf
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er who played on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
and the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
.
Starkjohann joined the Nationwide Tour in 1993. He only played in two events on the Nationwide Tour between 1994 and 1997 and then rejoined the Tour in 1998. In 1998 he only made two of thirteen cuts but won the NIKE St. Louis Golf Classic. He continued to play on the Nationwide Tour until 2005 but didn't play in many events. He joined the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
in 2006, earning his Tour card through qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
. He only played in four events from 2007 to 2008 but rejoined the Tour in 2009 after going through qualifying school for a second time. His highlight on the Champions Tour came in 2009 at the Senior PGA Championship
Senior PGA Championship
The Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money...
where he finished in a tie for fifth.
Starkjohann was a member of the United States PGA Cup team that defeated Great Britain & Ireland 13½ to 12½ in 2007. He has been named the PGA National Senior Player of the Year three times (2006, 2007 and 2009), Southern California PGA Section Player of the Year six times, Southern California PGA Section Senior Player of the Year twice and the PGA San Diego Chapter Player of the Year five times.
Starkjohann currently works at the Carlsbad Golf Center in Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...
as in instructor. He worked at the Pala Mesa Golf Club in Fallbrook, California
Fallbrook, California
Fallbrook is an unincorporated community in northern San Diego County, California. The Fallbrook census-designated place population was 30,534 at the 2010 census, up from 29,100 at the 2000 census....
from 1984 to 1993 and has worked at several courses throughout the San Diego area.
Other wins (5)
- 1991 TPS Championship
- 2002 San Diego County Open
- 2004 TPS Championship
- 2007 TPS Championship
- 2009 TPS Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
Note: The PGA Championship was the only major that Starkjohann played in.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.