Zac Blair

Zac Blair
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1990-08-20) August 20, 1990
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence St. George, Utah, U.S.[1]
Career
College Brigham Young University
Turned professional 2014
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Web.com Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T40: 2014
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2016

Zac Blair (born August 20, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.[2]

Early life and amateur career

Blair was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was on the Brigham Young University's golf team from 2009 to 2013.[3] He was an All-American in 2012[4] and won four college events.[3] His father, James, played golf at Brigham Young University from 1974 to 1977.[3] Blair also won the 2011 Pacific Northwest Amateur.

Professional career

Blair competed in the 2013 Web.com Tour Qualifying School as an amateur, reaching Final Stage and earning limited status on the Web.com Tour.[2] After turning professional, Blair began playing on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in March 2014. He played in seven events, making the cut six times and finishing in the top-10 three times.[5] He played eight events on the Web.com Tour, making seven cuts including a T-2 finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship and qualifying for the Web.com Tour Finals.[5] After missing the cut in the first three events, he finished second at the Web.com Tour Championship and earned his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.[2]

On the PGA Tour, his best finish is a solo 3rd at the 2016 Sony Open in Hawaii.[5] He has played in one major, the 2014 U.S. Open, where he placed T-40.[3][5]

At the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship, Blair was disqualified for hitting himself in the head with a putter, and continuing to use it. He was disqualified for using a non-conforming club.[6]

Amateur wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T40 DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

References

  1. "Zac Blair". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Zac Blair profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Zac Blair athlete profile". Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. "BYU Men's Golf All-Americans". Brigham Young University. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Zac Blair – Season Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. Hoggard, Rex (May 6, 2016). "Blair hits himself in head with putter, gets DQ'd". Golf Channel.com. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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