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Durant turned professional | In 1987, Durant turned professional.<ref name=PGApro/> He has won four times on the [[PGA Tour]].<ref name=PGAmedia/> Durant won the 2001 [[Bob Hope Chrysler Classic]] with a score of 324 (-36), setting the tournament record which stands today.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kelley |first=Brent |title=PGA Tour Scoring Record: Lowest 90-Hole Stroke Total |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoring90str.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116164602/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoring90str.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has featured in the top 50 of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/ranking/rankinggraphpage?playerID=3113 |title=Ranking Graph – Joe Durant |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051403/http://www.owgr.com/ranking/rankinggraphpage?playerID=3113 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His best finish in a [[Men's major golf championships|major]] is T18 at the [[2007 PGA Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=985 |access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> In 2007 and 2008, he finished No. 129 on the PGA Tour official money list, and began playing some on the [[Nationwide Tour]]. By 2009, he was down to No. 131 and lost his PGA Tour card; however, he rebounded in 2010 to finish No. 115 on the money list to earn a spot on the Tour for 2011.<ref name=PGAmedia/> | ||
Durant began playing on the [[Champions Tour]] after turning 50 in April 2014. | Durant began playing on the [[Champions Tour]] after turning 50 in April 2014. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 24 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Joseph Scott Durant (born April 7, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time winner.
Early life
Durant was born in Pensacola, Florida. He attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, where he majored in Marketing and graduated in 1987.[1] At Huntingdon, he was a three-time NAIA All-American and won the 1987 NAIA Championship.[2]
Professional career
In 1987, Durant turned professional.[1] He has won four times on the PGA Tour.[2] Durant won the 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a score of 324 (-36), setting the tournament record which stands today.[3] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[4] His best finish in a major is T18 at the 2007 PGA Championship.[5] In 2007 and 2008, he finished No. 129 on the PGA Tour official money list, and began playing some on the Nationwide Tour. By 2009, he was down to No. 131 and lost his PGA Tour card; however, he rebounded in 2010 to finish No. 115 on the money list to earn a spot on the Tour for 2011.[2]
Durant began playing on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in April 2014.
Professional wins (13)
PGA Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 28, 1998 | Motorola Western Open | −17 (68-67-70-66=271) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh |
| 2 | Feb 18, 2001 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | −36 (65-61-67-66-65=324) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Paul Stankowski |
| 3 | Mar 4, 2001 | Genuity Championship | −18 (68-70-67-65=270) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Mike Weir |
| 4 | Oct 22, 2006 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | −25 (69-65-64-65=263) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Frank Lickliter, Template:Flagicon Troy Matteson |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Template:Flagicon D. J. Trahan | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Nike Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 12, 1996 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | −15 (67-71-65-70=273) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Brett Quigley, Template:Flagicon Dave Rummells |
T. C. Jordan Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 10, 1992 | Coca-Cola Classic | −15 (70-67-67-65=269) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Craig Bowden, Template:Flagicon Kawika Cotner, Template:Flagicon Marion Dantzler |
| 2 | Jul 19, 1992 | Baneberry Classic | −16 (70-69-65-68=272) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Eric Johnson, Template:Flagicon Jerry Kelly, Template:Flagicon Doug Weaver |
| 3 | Aug 9, 1992 | WWAY Golf Classic | −17 (72-66-69-64=271) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Todd Barranger |
PGA Tour Champions wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 26, 2015 | Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf (with Template:Flagicon Billy Andrade) |
−19 (63-51-45=159) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Sandy Lyle and Template:Flagicon Ian Woosnam |
| 2 | Aug 7, 2016 | 3M Championship | −19 (70-64-63=197) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 3 | Feb 18, 2018 | Chubb Classic | −19 (67-63-67=197) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker, Template:Flagicon Billy Mayfair, Template:Flagicon David Toms, Template:Flagicon Tim Petrovic, Template:Flagicon Lee Janzen |
| 4 | Aug 29, 2021 | The Ally Challenge | −17 (65-66-68=199) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer |
| 5 | Mar 10, 2024 | Cologuard Classic | −13 (67-66-67=200) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Steven Alker, Template:Flagicon Jerry Kelly, Template:Flagicon Kevin Sutherland |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | 3M Championship | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | T32 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T40 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | T24 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T59 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T51 | T60 | T39 | CUT | T72 | T18 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (1998 U.S. Open – 1998 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | 76 | T10 | CUT | T62 | T58 | 5 | T36 | T28 | CUT |
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CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | ||||
| Championship | T65 | |||||
| Invitational | T14 |
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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Results in senior major championships
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T9 | T13 | T57 | T2 | T30 | NT | T35 | T21 | T18 | T39 | WD | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T5 | T13 | CUT | T46 | T15 | CUT | NT | T30 | T55 | CUT | T29 | T61 |
| Senior Players Championship | T6 | T3 | T2 | T6 | T61 | T34 | T14 | T16 | T35 | T25 | T49 | T55 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T9 | CUT | T14 | T12 | T44 | T24 | NT | CUT | CUT | T12 | CUT | |
| Senior British Open Championship | T34 | T7 | WD | T43 | T46 | NT | CUT |
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CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also
- 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1996 Nike Tour graduates
- 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates