Sam Ryder

Two-time Academic All-American at Stetson University. Earned seven individual wins during his collegiate career at Stetson University: Won the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference individual championship.
2014 Notes: Was T-2nd at the Mackenzie Tour Q-School to earn exempt status. He earned a top-10 finish at the ATB Financial Open in his seventh start, with opening rounds of 67-64 (T-10th). I moved up the leaderboard with a T-7th at the Bayview Place Island Savings Open, the second event of the Mackenzie Tour season.
2015 Notes: After 54 holes, he was one shot behind the leader at the Syncrude Boreal Open with a 15-under-par 201. They faltered with a final-round 74 to finish T-4th. Continued strong play with a T-8th finish at The Players Cup. He fired a bogey-free 66 in the final round and totaled 20-under 264 at the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops. He earned a berth in the playoff with Taylor Pendrith. Earned the first victory of the season with a par on the first extra hole, rising to second place on the money list at the time. He finished the 2015 season 4th on the Order of Merit to earn status on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2016.
2016 Korn Ferry Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 20; In Money - 10; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 69.65 (Rank 21st); Money - $140,009 (Rank 31st); Best Finish - T-2nd Corales Puntacana Resort and 2nd at the News Sentinel Open. He didn't play well in the Korn Ferry Tour finals; his best finish in the series was T-18th at the Albertsons Boise Open. For the year was 72nd in the Priority rankings.
2017 Korn Ferry Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 24; In Money - 16; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 69.78 (Rank 18th); Money - $314,306 (Rank 2nd); Was eighth in the final priority-ranking order. Best Finish - Winner Pinnacle Bank Championship. Secured his PGA Tour card for the 2018 season with a second-place finish on the 2017 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list.
2018 Notes: Played in 26 PGA Tour events making 15 cuts with three top-ten finishes. He was 5th in the Houston Open, his first top-ten of his career. They only got into the tournament when Vaughn Taylor withdrew. He was T-2nd at the John Deere Classic with rounds of 66-66-67-66. T-7th a the Barbasol Championship, he scored 63 in the third round. One of eight rookies to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs ended his season at 101st in the FedExCup.
2019 Notes: Played in 23 PGA Tour events making 16 cuts with two top-ten finishes. It was 107th on the FedEXCUP Points list. In the season-opening Safeway Open, was T-4th, a shot back of the Tway/Moore/Snedeker playoff. Was 3rd at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, two shots back of winner Bryson DeChambeau. Broke 63 for the first time on the PGA Tour with a final-round 62. After that, his next-best finish was T-18th in the John Deere Classic. In the FedExCup Playoffs missed the cut at the Northern Trust.
2020 Notes: Played in 25 PGA Tour events making 12 cuts with two top-ten finishes. He was 108th on the final FedExCup points list. He was T-3rd at the Puerto Rico Open, five shots back of winner Viktor Hovland. T-7th at the Workday Charity Open. In the FedExCup Playoffs missed the cut at the Northern Trust.
2021 Notes: Played in 32 PGA Tour events making 15 cuts with four top-ten finishes. He was 112th on the Final FedExCup points list. Was T-10th at the Farmers Insurance Open. T-8th at the Honda Classic, and the following week was T-2nd at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, a shot back of winner Joel Dahmen. Shot a final round 65 to finish T-3rd at the Barbasol Championship, a shot back of the Seamus Power/J.T. Poston playoff. In the FedExCup Playoffs missed the cut at the Northern Trust.
2022 Notes: Played in 30 PGA Tour events making 16 cuts with three top-ten finishes. He finished 108th in the FedExCup rankings. Shot a final round 67 to finish T-7th at the Zozo Championship. He was T-9th at the Honda Classic. Finished 3rd at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Doc Redman, his sixth career top-three finish on the PGA Tour. In the FedExCup playoffs was T-51st in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
2023 Notes: Was T-8th at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, five shots back of winner Russell Henley. He held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Shot 72-75 over the weekend to finish T-4th. Had never previously held the lead/co-lead after any round on the PGA Tour. Shot 68-66 over the weekend at the Valero Texas Open to finish T-3rd, two shots back of winner Corey Conners.