Matt Kuchar
American professional golfer, winner of nine PGA Tour events including The Players Championship and a WGC title.
Matthew Gregory Kuchar (born June 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour.
- Nickname
- Bama
- Handedness
- Left
- College
- University of Alabama
- Hometown
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Signature Win
- WGC-CA Championship (multiple consecutive titles, 2008–2012)
- Ryder Cup
- 2012 team (Kiawah Island, SC)
Lore & Background
Kuchar attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where he was a two-time first-team All-American on the Yellow Jackets' golf team. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1997 and received the Haskins Award in 1998. He turned professional in November 2000. His first PGA Tour win came at the 2002 Honda Classic. After a slump, he rebuilt his swing from 2008 onward. He was the PGA Tour's leading money winner in 2010. He won The Players Championship in 2012 and the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2013. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal. He ended the 2025 season as the highest-earning PGA Tour player without a major championship win, with career earnings over $61.5 million.
In Their Own Story
The Cancún sun hung low and amber over the eighteenth green at Los Flamingos, turning the sand traps to the colour of old honey. Kuchar stood over a six-footer, right side, the flagstick a thin white needle against the mango trees. His caddie said nothing. He never had to. Kuchar tapped his putter on the turf once, twice, felt the groove of the milled pattern under his boot, and let the ball roll. It slid, broke just enough, and dropped with a soft thud that seemed to pull the crowd's breath out of the gallery. He looked up, gave a single nod, and walked off the green without a smile. Five years. Five years of this same green, this same sun, this same quiet certainty. The trophy would wait in the clubhouse. The putt had already told him everything he needed to know.
Reader's Guide
Kuchar was born in Winter Park, Florida. He graduated from Seminole High School in Sanford in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree in management from Georgia Tech. His nickname is not stated in the source.
Did You Know?
- Kuchar was the low amateur at both The Masters and U.S. Open in 1998.
- He won the Vardon Trophy, Byron Nelson Award, and Arnold Palmer Award in 2010.
- His closest brush with a major championship was second place at the 2017 Open Championship.
- Kuchar has spent over 40 weeks ranked inside the world top-10.
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