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Jonathan Kaye
American professional golfer (born 1970)
Jonathan Andrew Kaye (born August 2, 1970) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
| Jonathan Kaye | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jonathan Andrew Kaye |
| Born | (1970-08-02) August 2, 1970 (age 53) Denver, Colorado |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Career | |
| College | University of Colorado |
| Turned professional | 1993 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 14 (February 1, 2004)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T43: 2001, 2005 |
| PGA Championship | T51: 2000 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2003, 2004 |
Kaye was born in Denver, Colorado, and is Jewish.[2][3] He attended Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a star in golf, graduating in 1988.[4][5] Kaye graduated from the University of Colorado in 1993.
Kaye turned pro the year he graduated from college. Kaye successfully graduated from 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School started playing on tour the following year.
Kaye has won twice on the PGA Tour, at the 2003 Buick Classic and the 2004 FBR Open, and he has over 30 top-10 finishes. He is a self-taught player who has never had a teacher. "There's nobody who could teach my swing," he has said.[6]
Kaye has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking, though he has not played a PGA Tour event since 2011. Kaye briefly reappeared on the Web.com Tour in 2014, playing in three events and making the cut once with a T65 at the Panama Claro Championship. He also played on the Web.com Tour in 2017. In July 2017, 21 years after winning his first Colorado Open, he won it again with a record-tying 23-under-par 265 in the 53rd CoBank Colorado Open, earning $100,000.[7]
2001 incident
Kaye was the co-leader at the 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill after the second round. As he was heading to the locker room, a security guard refused him entry without his player ID badge, which Kaye then found and clipped provocatively to his belt buckle or the zipper of his pants. The guard took offense, and PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem reportedly suspended Kaye for two months (but the PGA Tour never divulges or even acknowledges player suspensions).[8][9][10][11][12]
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 22, 2003 | Buick Classic | −13 (70-66-68-67=271) | Playoff |  John Rollins |
| 2 | Feb 1, 2004 | FBR Open | −18 (65-68-66-67=266) | 2 strokes | Chris DiMarco |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Chris Riley |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2003 | Buick Classic | John Rollins |
Won with eagle on first extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1996 Colorado Open
- 2017 Colorado Open
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T43 | CUT | T43 | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T10 | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | DQ | CUT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | T51 | T63 | CUT | T61 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" = tied
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T18 | T57 | T32 | CUT | T53 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | R64 | ||
| Championship | NT1 | 20 | T59 | ||
| Invitational | 2 | T65 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
- "Week 5 2004 Ending 1 Feb 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9781602800137. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- Fine, Jeremy. "The Great Rabbino: Others; Current Golfers". JewishJournal.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- "Jonathan Kaye profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- Kensler, Tom (November 1, 2001). "PGA Tour looking into incident involving Kaye Denver native could be facing disciplinary action". The Denver Post. Colorado. p. D-10.
- Kensler, Tom (December 7, 2001). "Kaye's agent disputes report Golfweek: Denver native suspended 2 months". The Denver Post. Colorado. p. D-3.
- Baines, Gary (January 10, 2002). "Kaye remains mum on reported PGA suspension – But he probably won't make 2002 debut until next month". Daily Camera. Boulder, Colorado. p. C1.
- Kensler, Tom (February 28, 2002). "Secret PGA suspension excuse for Kaye's silence". The Denver Post. Colorado. p. D-2.
- "The Week – O.B." Sports Illustrated. March 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- Jonathan Kaye at the PGA Tour official site
- Jonathan Kaye at the Official World Golf Ranking official site