Hudson Swafford
| Hudson Swafford | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Hudson Swafford |
| Born | September 9, 1987 Tallahassee, Florida[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Sea Island, Georgia[1] |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour eGolf Professional Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 61 (January 23, 2022)[2] (as of April 21, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T30: 2022 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2017, 2021, 2022 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010, 2014 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
James Hudson Swafford (born September 9, 1987) is an American professional golfer. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, where he won three tournaments, until June 2022, when he joined LIV Golf.
Early life and amateur career[edit]
Swafford was born in Tallahassee, Florida.[1] He played his college golf at the University of Georgia.[3]
Professional career[edit]
Swafford turned professional after graduating in 2011. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2012 and picked up his first victory at the Stadion Classic at UGA on May 6, shooting a course record 62 in the final round. Swafford trailed Luke List by a stroke heading to the final hole of the tournament, but he holed out his bunker shot for a birdie while List bogeyed to give him the victory. Swafford was familiar with the course as it is his former college course.[4] Swafford is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society.
Swafford played in the Web.com Tour Finals in 2013 and finished 21st to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014.
On January 22, 2017, Swafford recorded his first PGA Tour victory at the CareerBuilder Challenge. On September 27, 2020, Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. He was playing with a Major Medical Extension after a rib injury and foot surgery.[5]
On January 23, 2022, Swafford won The American Express in La Quinta, California for his third career PGA Tour win.[6]
After taking part in the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club near London in June 2022, Swafford had his PGA Tour membership indefinitely suspended. He switched from the Torque GC team to the Niblicks GC team after that first event. The team was rebranded as the RangeGoats GC by captain Bubba Watson for the 2023 LIV Golf League, with Swafford named as part of the lineup, but he ultimately sat out the season as he recovered from surgery on a hip injury.[7] Having not been signed by a team, he was given one of the two wild card places for the 2024 season.[8]
Personal[edit]
Hudson is the son of David and Jean Swafford. He graduated from Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida before matriculating to the University of Georgia, where he received a B.S. in Consumer Economics. He is married to Katherine Wainwright Brandon.[9]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 2006 Dogwood Invitational
Professional wins (5)[edit]
PGA Tour wins (3)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 22, 2017 | CareerBuilder Challenge | 65-65-71-67=268 | −20 | 1 stroke |  Adam Hadwin
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| 2 | Sep 27, 2020 | Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship | 65-67-69-69=270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Tyler McCumber
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| 3 | Jan 23, 2022 | The American Express (2) | 70-65-66-64=265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Tom Hoge
|
Web.com Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 6, 2012 | Stadion Classic at UGA | 66-70-69-62=267 | −17 | 1 stroke | Lee Janzen, Luke List
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eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 13, 2011 | HGM Hotels Classic | 69-67-65-65=266 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Fernando Mechereffe
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Results in major championships[edit]
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T30 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship[edit]
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T57 | CUT | CUT | C | CUT | CUT |
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[edit]
| Tournament | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | T10 |
| Champions | T50 |
"T" = tied
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Hudson Swafford". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Week 4 2022 Ending 23 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Swafford wins N'wide event on his college links". ESPN. Associated Press. May 6, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Towers, Chip (May 6, 2012). "UGA grad Hudson Swafford holes out on 18 to shoot 62 and win Stadion". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Swafford's late birdie leads to victory at Punta Cana". Associated Press News. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Sean (January 23, 2022). "A month after his father's passing, Hudson Swafford authors dramatic win at The American Express". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "LIV Golf player facing six months out injured". Bunkered. February 20, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Leighfield, Jonny (January 31, 2024). "LIV Golf Announces Field Expansion With Extra 'Wildcard' Players". Golf Monthly. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Engagement: Hudson Swafford & Katherine Brandon". Tallahassee Democrat. July 28, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Hudson Swafford at the PGA Tour official site
- Hudson Swafford at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on Georgia's official athletic site