Harold Varner III

Looks up to his father, who bought him a set of clubs at age two. Favorite athlete is LeBron James. If he were not playing golf, would want to be "the best NBA player in the world." In 2010, qualified for the U.S. Amateur but failed to make the cut. In 2011, qualified for the U.S. Amateur through a top 50 national exemption. Won the 2011 North Carolina Amateur Championship and the 2011 North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship, the first player to win the state's stroke and match play titles in the same year. Also played in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and made it into match play but lost in the second round. Competed in and won the Walmart First Tee Open in 2007 as a junior player with Champions Tour professional and teammate Morris Hatalsky. At East Carolina University, was named Conference USA Player of the Year in 2012. Made the all-conference team three times, posting 18 career top-10 finishes in college.
2013 Notes: Played in 22 events on the eGolf Tour, making 16 cuts. Posted 12 top-10 finishes, including two wins at the Lee Westwood Golf School Open and the Stonegate Classic. At the Lee Westwood Golf School Open, at Errol Estate CC, fired rounds of 68-63-64 for the title. Qualified for the U.S. Open at Merion GC, where he missed the cut. At the end of the year finished T-32nd in Korn Ferry Tour Q-School, getting his card for 2014.
2014 Notes: Entered the final round of The Rex Hospital Open in a three-way tie for the lead. Posted 70 in the final round for a T-2nd. Posted an opening-round 68, followed by rounds of 69-68 at the weather-shortened WNB Golf Classic, resulting in a T-6th, his first top-10 of the season. Had four rounds in the 60s (69-68-69-69) to T-17th at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Played in two PGA Tour events, finishing T-70th at the Northern Trust Open and missed the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship.
2014 Korn Ferry Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 21; In Money - 13; Top-10 Finishes - 2; Scoring Average - 70.03 (rank 28th); Money - $119,596 (rank 26th); Best Finish -T-2nd, Rex Hospital Open.
2015 Notes: Finished the Korn Ferry Tour season having played all 25 tournaments. Had one runner-up, three top-10s, nine top-25s, and 18 cuts made. Was 33rd in the final priority-ranking order. Matched his career-best showing with a runner-up effort at the season-opening Panama Claro Championship in February. Good form followed Panama with five consecutive cuts made through the end of March. Entered the third round of the Rex Hospital Open in May five shots off the pace. Vaulted to the top of the leaderboard with a career-low 62 that included two bogeys. Held a two-stroke advantage after 54 holes. Struggled on Sunday and completed the final round with nine consecutive pars. Carded an even-par 71, missing the playoff by two shots. Settled for a T-6th. Traveled to Canada in July, hoping to earn his first Tour victory when he entered the final round tied for the lead with five others. Held the outright lead through the first nine holes. Two bogeys on back-nine par-3s proved costly, resulting in a T-6th. He overcame a dreadful start at the WinCo Foods Portland Open, playing his first seven holes in 4-over. Righted the ship with a 32 on the back nine. Would go on to shoot 69-73-70 and finish T-47th, making a crucial birdie on his 71st hole to grab the 25th and final card by $943 over Rob Oppenheim. Did so but not without having to withstand an anxious four-hour wait for the leaders to finish. When Dicky Pride hung on to beat Tim Herron, he was on his way to the Finals and soon thereafter, the PGA Tour. In the Finals, recorded top-25 finishes in the first three events, a T-22nd at the Hotel Fitness Championship to start the Finals. Was T-16th at both the Small Business Connection Championship at River Run, near his hometown of Gastonia, N.C., and the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship. Missed the cut at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship, near his new home base of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. At the end of the year at the Australian PGA Championship, lost a playoff to Nathan Holman.
2016 Notes: Played in 28 PGA Tour events making 18 cuts. Had four top-tens as he finished 75th in the FedExCup race. Was T-5th at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, and he added two more top-10s at the Valero Texas Open and Zurich Classic before coming to the Quicken Loans National. Birdied three of his last five holes to finish 7th and win a berth in the Open Championship at Troon. Finished T-66th at Troon. A year after finishing T-2nd at the Australian PGA Championship opened and closed the 2016 event with 7-under 65s to claim a two-shot win over Australia's Andrew Dodt and four clear of third-place finisher Adam Scott at 19-under 269.
2017 Notes: Played in 31 PGA Tour events making 19 cuts. Was in the top ten once, T-10th at the Wyndham Championship, which got him into the FedExCup playoffs. After finishing T-20th at the Northern Trust got to the Dell Technologies Championship, where he finished T-47th ending his season 90th in the FedExCup race.
2018 Notes: Played in 27 PGA Tour events making 18 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was T-7th at the Players Championship, T-5th at the Military Tribute at the Greenbrier, and 6th at the John Deere Classic. Played in the first FedExCup playoff event finishing T-40th at the Northern Trust. Finished 107th in the final FedExCup standings.
2019 Notes: Played in 26 PGA Tour events making 16 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was 38th in the FedExCup standings. Shot a final-round 65 to finish T-6th at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Was T-10th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. In the FedExCup Playoffs was T-3rd at the Northern Trust, two shots back of winner Patrick Reed. Was 68th at the BMW Championship.
2020 Notes: Played in 22 PGA Tour events making 14 cuts with one top-ten finish. Was 80th on the FedExCup points list. Was T-7th at the Wyndham Championship, in the FedExCup playoffs and missed the cut at the Northern Trust.
2021 Notes: Played in 29 PGA Tour events making 19 cuts with one top-ten finish. Was 44th in the FedExCup standings. Was T-2nd at the RBC Heritage, four shots back of winner Stewart Cink. It was Harold's best finish on the PGA Tour up to this point. Shot a final-round 66 to finish T-11th at the John Deere Classic. Found out before the final round that he would be on the John Deere jet going to England to play in the British Open due to Hideki Matsuyama withdrawing. Varner played in the 2016 Open at Troon, finishing T-66th, he missed the cut at St. George's. In the FedExCup Playoffs was T-11th at the Northern Trust and T-12th at the BMW Championship.
2022 Notes: Played in 23 PGA Tour events making 16 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was 69th in the FedExCup standings. Knocked in a 92-foot eagle putt on the 72nd to win the Saudi International by a shot over Bubba Watson. Was T-6th at the Players Championship, five shots back of winner Cameron Smith. After finishing T-23rd at the Masters, came close to winning in the next two weeks. Held a one-shot lead after the third round of the RBC Heritage but shot 70 in the final round to finish T-3rd, a shot back of the Jordan Spieth/Patrick Cantlay playoff. Next week finished T-4th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Bubba Watson. Was tied for the lead after 64 holes at the Charles Schwab Challenge, played his last seven holes in ten over par to shoot 45 on the back nine, a final- round 78, and dropped into a T-27th. In the FedExCup playoffs, missed the cut at the FedEx St. Jude and T-48th at the BMW Championship.
2023 Notes: Was T-46th at the PIF Saudi International and T-29th at the Masters.