Nate Lashley Explained

Nate Lashley
Fullname:Nathan Clark Lashley
Birth Date:12 December 1982
Birth Place:Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Weight:190lb
Residence:Scottsdale, Arizona
College:University of Arizona
Yearpro:2005
Tour:PGA Tour
Extour:Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Gateway Tour
Prowins:15
Pgawins:1
Nwidewins:1
Otherwins:13
Masters:CUT: 2020
Usopen:T28: 2019
Open:CUT: 2019
Pga:T37: 2020
Award1:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2016

Nathan Clark Lashley (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early life

Lashley was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[1] He played college golf at the University of Arizona. During his junior year, his parents and girlfriend died in a plane crash in Wyoming while flying from Sunriver, Oregon, where they had watched Lashley compete in the NCAA West Regional, to Nebraska.[2] [3]

Professional career

Lashley turned professional after graduating in 2005. He played on the Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 2006 but made only two cuts in 14 events. He spent the next several years playing mini-tours and selling real estate before qualifying for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015.[2] He finished 8th on the money list in 2015 with five top-10 finishes. In 2016, he won three events, led the money list and won the Player of the Year award.[1] His placement on the money list earned him a Web.com Tour card for 2017.

On the Web.com Tour in 2017, Lashley won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship and finished 11th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018. In 2018, he made eight cuts in 17 events before a knee injury ended his season. He started the 2019 PGA Tour on a minor medical extension, but did not fully meet the terms and spent that part of the season playing out of the 126-150 category.[1]

In June 2019, Lashley earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic. Lashley failed to Monday qualify for the event, but gained entry as the third alternate and final man in the field. He was ranked 353rd in the world at the start of the week. He shot 63-67-63-70 to win by six strokes and earned $1,314,000 with the victory. In addition, his card PGA Tour card was now good until the end of the 2021–22 season and he was invited to play in the 2019 Open Championship, The Players Championship, Masters Tournament and the Sentry Tournament of Champions in 2020. The win moved him to 101st in the Official World Golf Ranking.[4] [5]

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 11, 2016San Luis Championship−7 (69-70-72-70=281)Playoff Andrés Echavarría, Robert Rohanna,
Daniel Vanegas
2Sep 18, 2016Copa Diners Club International−15 (68-67-67-67=269)2 strokes Case Cochran, Ryan Ruffels
3Dec 4, 2016Shell Championship−19 (69-64-65-67=265)10 strokes Augusto Núñez

Gateway Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jun 27, 2008Desert Summer 4−14 (67-67-68=202)2 strokes Óscar Fraustro
2Jun 19, 2009Desert Summer 3−15 (67-67-67=201)Playoff Chris Kamin, Jake Younan-Wise
3Mar 10, 2011Arizona Series 7−20 (60-70-66=196)1 stroke Jason Allred
4May 13, 2011Arizona Series 14−12 (66-68-67=201)1 stroke James Drew

Other wins (6)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20192020
Masters TournamentCUT
PGA ChampionshipT37
U.S. OpenT28
The Open ChampionshipCUTNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2019
Championship
Match Play
InvitationalT20
Champions
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nate Lashley . PGA Tour . January 25, 2019.
  2. News: After unthinkable tragedy and years of doubt, Nate Lashley perseveres . ESPN . June 7, 2017 . Jason . Sobel.
  3. News: Three killed in plane crash near Gannett Peak . Casper Star-Tribune . Sarah . Cooke . Associated Press . May 26, 2004.
  4. News: Gray . Will . Lashley on cusp of OWGR top 100 after Rocket Mortgage win . Golf Channel . 1 July 2019 . 30 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Purcell . Jared . See the final scores from the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit . MLive.com . 1 July 2019 . 30 June 2019.