Rodney Butcher is an American 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;...

.

Butcher was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts

Weymouth, Massachusetts

The Town of Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,743. Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth...

. He went to Florida Southern College

Florida Southern College

Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was selected by U.S...

 (where he was a three-time Division II All-American) and graduated in 1992 with a degree in finance. He turned pro that same year.

Butcher played on the Nike Tour (now Nationwide Tour) full-time in 1998. He does not currently play on a specific tour, and over the years has not amassed much success on either the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

 or the Nationwide Tour. He has, however, won many state opens along with the 2003 Bay Mills Open Players Championship on the Canadian Tour.

In 2009, Butcher played in three Nationwide Tour events, and three PGA Tour events, after a 5-year absence from either Tour.

Other wins (8)

• 1995 Florida Open
  Florida Open
  The Florida Open is the Florida state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is now organized by the Florida State Golf Association . It has been played annually since 1942 at a variety of courses around the state...
  
  , Vermont Open
  Vermont Open
  The Vermont Open is the Vermont state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Vermont Chapter of the New England section of the PGA of America....
  
  
• 1997 Maine Open
  Maine Open
  The Maine Open is the Maine state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Maine State Golf Association...
  
  
• 1998 Massachusetts Open
  Massachusetts Open
  The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Massachusetts Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1905 at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour event from...
  
  
• 2000 Rhode Island Open
  Rhode Island Open
  The Rhode Island Open is the Rhode Island state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Rhode Island Golf Association...
  
  
• 2001 Vermont Open
  Vermont Open
  The Vermont Open is the Vermont state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Vermont Chapter of the New England section of the PGA of America....
  
  
• 2003 Vermont Open
  Vermont Open
  The Vermont Open is the Vermont state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Vermont Chapter of the New England section of the PGA of America....
  
  
• 2009 MS Coast Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T60	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	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" = tie

Yellow background for top-10.

External links