Chad Steven Collins is an American professional golfer. Collins was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Methodist Collegein 2001 with a degree in Business Administration. While at Methodist, he won the NCAA Division III Championship as an individual three times and as part of the team twice. He was a four-time first-team All-American and four-time first-team All-USA South Athletic Conference. He won the USA South Athletic Conference championship in 1999 and was the co-champion in 2001. Collins turned professional after graduation. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2002 to 2004, earning the Rookie of the Year in 2002. He won once in 2002 and once in 2003. Both wins came in the 'First City Championship,' in Savannah, Georgia. Collins played on the Nationwide Tour from 2005 to 2007, winning the 2005 Henrico County Open. He finished 23rd on the money in 2007 to earn his PGA Tour card for 2008. He made only 12 of 24 cuts on the 2008 PGA Tour and lost his card. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2009, winning the Miccosukee Championship and finishing second on the money list to earn a return trip to the PGA Tour in 2010. He had a moderate season in 2010 and retained his PGA Tour card. Unfortunately, 2011 was an injury plagued season for Collins. Fractured ribs forced him to shut down his schedule following the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Collins split the 2012 season between the PGA and Web.com Tours. He played on the PGA as a 'Major Medical Extension' but failed to make the cut in nine events and lost his PGA Tour card. He made the cut in three of eight Web.com events. Collins was fully recovered and healthy in 2013. He made the cut in 12 of his 20 Web.com Tour events, featuring three T-3 finishes, an additional top-10 finish and four other top-25 finishes. During the second round of the 2013 Utah Championship, Collins shot a 60, just shy of the much heralded golf score of 59. That round included a front-nine score of 27 He finished in a tie for 3rd in that tournament. Collins finished 33rd on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list, which qualified him for the Web.com Tour Finals, where he finished 25th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. His best finish since is a runner-up finish at the 2017 Barbasol Championship; in which he shot a 2nd round 60 to lead the event after 36-holes..
