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Kevin Streelman

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Kevin Streelman
Personal information
Full nameKevin Garret Streelman
Born (1978-11-04) November 4, 1978 (age 46)
Winfield, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
SpouseCourtney
Children2
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Gateway Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking36 (May 12, 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT12: 2015
PGA ChampionshipT8: 2021
U.S. OpenT13: 2016
The Open ChampionshipT19: 2021

Kevin Garret Streelman (born November 4, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early years and amateur career

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Born in Winfield, Illinois, Streelman, who caddied at famed three-time U.S. Open venue Chicago Golf Club while growing up, graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 1997 and Duke University in 2001, and is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He co-captained the Duke team with Paul Tucker and Denver Brown.[2] Streelman turned professional in 2001. He played college golf at Duke with fellow PGA Tour member Leif Olson.

Professional career

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Streelman's first year on the PGA Tour was 2008, after he finished 14th at the 2007 qualifying school. He has kept his place on Tour every year since then, through 2014. He tied for the lead after the first round of the U.S. Open in 2008, and entered the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in March 2009.[3]

In March 2013, during his 153rd start on Tour, Streelman achieved his first victory at the Tampa Bay Championship.[4] He won his second in June 2014 at the Travelers Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up K. J. Choi and Sergio García. Streelman set a PGA Tour record by closing out his final round with seven consecutive birdies.[5]

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4
Score −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −11 −12 −13 −14 −15
  • Scorecard – June 22, 2014 – Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par[6]

Streelman won the 2015 Masters Par-3 Contest.

Personal life

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Streelman is married to Courtney Streelman. They have two kids: Sophia and Rhett.[7] They live in Scottsdale, Arizona.[8]

Streelman is a Christian. Kevin and Courtney have donated to Compassion International to help build a child development center in Togo.[9]

Streelman gifted golf clubs and a golf bag to President Donald Trump in 2017.[10]

Professional wins (6)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 17, 2013 Tampa Bay Championship 73-69-65-67=274 −10 2 strokes United States Boo Weekley
2 Jun 22, 2014 Travelers Championship 69-68-64-64=265 −15 1 stroke South Korea K. J. Choi, Spain Sergio García

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Apr 15, 2007 Auburn-Opelika Classic 69-66-66-71=272 −16 1 stroke United States Matt Every

Gateway Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Feb 1, 2007 Desert Winter 4 69-68-69=206 −10 2 strokes United States David Schultz
2 Jun 28, 2007 Desert Summer 4 66-66-66-68=266 −20 3 strokes United States Chris Kamin
3 Aug 24, 2007 Desert Summer 10 67-65-66-66=264 −24 Playoff United States Brian Pouty

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T42 T12 T34
U.S. Open T53 67 T59 CUT CUT T13
The Open Championship CUT T79 T54 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T62 T12 CUT T54 CUT CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T58 T8 T41
U.S. Open CUT T15 T49
The Open Championship T57 NT T19
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 6
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 6
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 6 30 19
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2021 PGA – 2023 U.S. Open, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Players Championship CUT CUT T19 T51 T2 CUT CUT T74 T72 CUT CUT
Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship C CUT T22 CUT CUT
  Top 10

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

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Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Championship T15 T25
Match Play R64 NT1 R16
Invitational T59 71 T35
Champions T34 T56 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 19 2013 Ending 12 May 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Blue Devil Kevin Streelman Earns PGA Tour Card". GoDuke.com. December 3, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kevin Streelman – Ranking Graph". OWGR. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Kevin Streelman takes Tampa Bay". ESPN. Associated Press. March 18, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Streelman sets birdie record in win". ESPN. Associated Press. June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Kevin Streelman". Yahoo! Sports. scorecard. June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "ABOUT". Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  8. ^ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kevin-streelmans-house/ Streelman House
  9. ^ Doering, Joshua (June 20, 2019). "Pro golfer Kevin Streelman teams with Compassion International to build child development centers in Togo". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278e)". United States Office of Government Ethics. p. 46. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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