Hayden Buckley (golfer)

Hayden Buckley
Hayden Buckley
Personal information
Full name	Charles Hayden Buckley
Born	March 1, 1996 (age 28); Chattanooga, Tennessee
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Naples, Florida
Career
College	University of Missouri
Turned professional	2018
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour; PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins	2
Highest ranking	71 (May 21, 2023); (as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T26: 2023
U.S. Open	T14: 2022
The Open Championship	DNP

Charles Hayden Buckley (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He won the 2019 ATB Financial Classic on the PGA Tour Canada and the 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.^[2]

College career

Buckley went to high school in Tupelo, Mississippi. Despite not being heavily recruited in high school,^[3] Buckley signed with the University of Missouri where he enjoyed four college wins. By his senior year, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, a third-team All-American, and named the Missouri Male Athlete of the Year for the 2017–18 season.^[4]

Professional career

Buckley turned professional in 2018.^[5] In the 2019 season, he played in all 12 PGA Tour Canada events, making 11 cuts and registering six top-10 finishes. Buckley claimed his first career Mackenzie Tour victory at the ATB Financial Classic and a sixth-place finish on the Order of Merit to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership.^[6]

In February 2021, Buckley earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title in his 17th career start with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.^[7]^[8]^[9]

In January 2023, he finished runner-up at the Sony Open in Hawaii, one shot behind Kim Si-woo.^[10]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Feb 21, 2021	LECOM Suncoast Classic	−13 (68-65-68-70=271)	Playoff	Dawson Armstrong, Taylor Montgomery

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2021	LECOM Suncoast Classic	Dawson Armstrong, Taylor Montgomery	Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 11, 2019	ATB Financial Classic	−18 (66-66-64-70=266)	Playoff	Sam Fidone

Results in major championships

Tournament	2021	2022	2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship			T26
U.S. Open	CUT	T14	CUT
The Open Championship

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2022	2023	2024
The Players Championship	T66	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

^ "Week 20 2023 Ending 21 May 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ Smith, Preston (February 21, 2021). "Hayden Buckley wins first Korn Ferry Tour title at LECOM Suncoast Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ Parker, Nick (March 2, 2021). "Hayden Buckley's unlikely journey to Mizzou". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Hayden Buckley - Men's Golf". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ Lee, And (April 21, 2019). "Tupelo's Hayden Buckley is forging his own path to the PGA Tour". WTVA News. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Hayden Buckley". PGA Tour.
^ "Mizzou Men's Golf Alum Hayden Buckley clinches first Korn Ferry Tour title at LECOM Suncoast Classic". University of Missouri Athletics. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Hayden Buckley wins 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch". Your Observer. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ Brockman, Jim (February 21, 2021). "Hayden Buckley wins LECOM Suncoast Classic in sudden death playoff". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "PGA Tour: Si Woo Kim wins Sony Open in Hawaii with two late birdies; England's Ben Taylor finishes fourth". Sky Sports. January 16, 2023.

External links

Hayden Buckley at the PGA Tour official site
Hayden Buckley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w202320-1] "Week 20 2023 Ending 21 May 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

[2] Smith, Preston (February 21, 2021). "Hayden Buckley wins first Korn Ferry Tour title at LECOM Suncoast Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[3] Parker, Nick (March 2, 2021). "Hayden Buckley's unlikely journey to Mizzou". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[4] "Hayden Buckley - Men's Golf". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[5] Lee, And (April 21, 2019). "Tupelo's Hayden Buckley is forging his own path to the PGA Tour". WTVA News. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[6] "Hayden Buckley". PGA Tour.

[7] "Mizzou Men's Golf Alum Hayden Buckley clinches first Korn Ferry Tour title at LECOM Suncoast Classic". University of Missouri Athletics. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[8] "Hayden Buckley wins 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch". Your Observer. February 21, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[9] Brockman, Jim (February 21, 2021). "Hayden Buckley wins LECOM Suncoast Classic in sudden death playoff". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[10] "PGA Tour: Si Woo Kim wins Sony Open in Hawaii with two late birdies; England's Ben Taylor finishes fourth". Sky Sports. January 16, 2023.

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