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Hudson Swafford

American professional golfer (born 1987)

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yearpro	2011
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Web.com Tour eGolf Professional Tour LIV Golf James Hudson Swafford (born September 9, 1987) is an American professional golfer. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, where he won three tournaments, until June 2022, when he joined LIV Golf.

Early life and amateur career

In 1987, Swafford was born in Tallahassee, Florida. Swafford was a member of the Gridiron Secret Society. In 2011, he graduated receiving a B.S. in Consumer Economics.

Professional career

In 2011, Swafford turned professional. He joined the Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour, in 2012 and picked up his first victory at the Stadion Classic at UGA on May 6, shooting a course record 62 in the final round. Swafford trailed Luke List by a stroke heading to the final hole of the tournament, but he holed out his bunker shot for a birdie while List bogeyed to give him the victory. Swafford was familiar with the course as it is his former college course. Swafford played in the Web.com Tour Finals in 2013 and finished 21st to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014.

On January 22, 2017, Swafford recorded his first PGA Tour victory at the CareerBuilder Challenge. On September 27, 2020, Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. He was playing with a Major Medical Extension after a rib injury and foot surgery.

On January 23, 2022, Swafford won The American Express in La Quinta, California for his third career PGA Tour win.

LIV Golf Series

After taking part in the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club near London in June 2022, Swafford had his PGA Tour membership indefinitely suspended. He switched from the Torque GC team to the Niblicks GC team after that first event. The team was rebranded as the RangeGoats GC by captain Bubba Watson for the 2023 LIV Golf League, with Swafford named as part of the lineup, but he ultimately sat out the season as he recovered from surgery on a hip injury. Having not been signed by a team, he was given one of the two wild card places for the 2024 season.

Personal

Swafford is married to Katherine Wainwright Brandon.

Amateur wins

2006 Dogwood Invitational

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Jan 22, 2017	CareerBuilder Challenge	65-65-71-67=268	−20	1 stroke	CAN Adam Hadwin
2	Sep 27, 2020	Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship	65-67-69-69=270	−18	1 stroke	USA Tyler McCumber
3	Jan 23, 2022	The American Express (2)	70-65-66-64=265	−23	2 strokes	USA Tom Hoge

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runners-up
1	May 6, 2012	Stadion Classic at UGA	66-70-69-62=267	−17	1 stroke	USA Lee Janzen, USA Luke List

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 13, 2011	HGM Hotels Classic	69-67-65-65=266	−21	1 stroke	BRA Fernando Mechereffe

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2010	2014	2017
Masters Tournament			CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship			CUT

! Tournament	2020	2021	2022
Masters Tournament		CUT	T30
PGA Championship		CUT	CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	NT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
The Players Championship	T57	CUT	CUT		C	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational	T10
Champions	T50

"T" = tied

References

"Hudson Swafford". PGA Tour.
(2012-05-06). "Swafford wins N'wide event on his college links". ESPN.
Towers, Chip. (May 6, 2012). "UGA grad Hudson Swafford holes out on 18 to shoot 62 and win Stadion". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
(September 27, 2020). "Swafford's late birdie leads to victory at Punta Cana". Associated Press News.
Martin, Sean. (January 23, 2022). "A month after his father's passing, Hudson Swafford authors dramatic win at The American Express". PGA Tour.
(February 20, 2023). "LIV Golf player facing six months out injured".
Leighfield, Jonny. (January 31, 2024). "LIV Golf Announces Field Expansion With Extra 'Wildcard' Players".
(July 28, 2013). "Engagement: Hudson Swafford & Katherine Brandon". Tallahassee Democrat.

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