Jonathan Kaye


Jonathan Andrew Kaye is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Biography

Kaye was born in Denver, Colorado, and is Jewish. He attended Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a star in golf, graduating in 1988. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1993 and turned pro that same year. He began playing on the PGA Tour in 1995 after successfully competing in qualifying school. In Kaye's early days in the tour, he occasionally found himself at the center of sports media attention for unorthodox behavior.
Kaye has won twice on the PGA Tour, at the 2003 Buick Classic and the 2004 FBR Open, and he has over 30 top-10 finishes. He is a self-taught player who has never had a teacher. "There's nobody who could teach my swing," he has said.
Kaye has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking, though he has not played a PGA Tour event since 2011. Kaye briefly reappeared on the Web.com Tour in 2014, playing in three events and making the cut once with a T65 at the Panama Claro Championship. He also played on the Web.com Tour in 2017. In July 2017, 21 years after winning his first Colorado Open, he won it again with a record-tying 23-under-par 265 in the 53rd CoBank Colorado Open, earning $100,000.

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12002Reno-Tahoe Open Chris RileyLost to par on first extra hole
22003Buick Classic John RollinsWon with eagle on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament