Chris Stroud
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Chris Stroud is an American
United States
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 professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

 who currently plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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.

Stroud was born in Nederland, Texas
Nederland, Texas
Nederland is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,547 at the 2010 census.The city is adjacent to the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur, which serves the nearby cities of Beaumont and Port Arthur. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...

. He played collegiately at Lamar University
Lamar University
Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher...

 and was a two-time All-American. As an amateur, he won the 2003 North and South Amateur and played on the 2004 Palmer Cup
Palmer Cup
The Palmer Cup is an annual eight man team golf competition between American college golfers and European college/university golfers. It is named after Arnold Palmer. The teams are selected on the basis of nationality, not according to the location of the players' universities...

 team.

Professional career

Stroud turned pro in 2004. He played on mini-tours until earning his PGA Tour card at the 2006 (T16), 2007
2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
This is a list of the 26 players who earned their 2008 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2007.*Players in yellow are 2008 PGA Tour rookies.-2008 Results:T = Tied...

 (3rd), and 2008
2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
This is a list of the 28 players who earned their 2009 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2008.*Players in yellow are 2009 PGA Tour rookies.-2009 Results:T = Tied...

 (T4) Qualifying school
Qualifying school
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s. He was not able to finish high enough on the money list to retain his card until 2009 when he finished 113th. His best performance in a PGA Tour event was a tie for fifth at the 2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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. His highest payout was $237,500 for finishing T10 at the 2010 Players Championship
The Players Championship
The Players Championship is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.Originally known as the Tournament Players Championship, the inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia before moving to the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas in 1975 and Inverrary...

. He has made over a two million dollars in his four years on the tour.

Stroud's best career PGA Tour finish is fourth at the 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic.

Results in major championships

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
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CUT CUT CUT T47
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
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DNP DNP DNP DNP
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 = did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied for place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

  • 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 40 players who earned their 2007 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2006.-2007 Results:T = Tied Green background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 2008 ....

  • 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 26 players who earned their 2008 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2007.*Players in yellow are 2008 PGA Tour rookies.-2008 Results:T = Tied...

  • 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
    2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
    This is a list of the 28 players who earned their 2009 PGA Tour card through Q School in 2008.*Players in yellow are 2009 PGA Tour rookies.-2009 Results:T = Tied...


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