Harold Varner III
Harold Varner III | |
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Web.com Tour eGolf Professional Tour | |
Professional wins | 3 |
Highest ranking | 35 (June 12, 2022)[1] (as of April 21, 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Asian Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
LIV Golf | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T23: 2022 |
PGA Championship | T29: 2020, 2023 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2013, 2018, 2022 |
The Open Championship | T28: 2022 |
Harold William Varner III (born August 15, 1990) is an American
Amateur career
Varner was born in
Professional career
Varner turned professional in 2012, missing the cut at the
Varner started playing on the Web.com Tour in 2014, making 13 cuts in 21 tournaments with two top-10 finishes. His best finish was T-2 at the
In 2015, he had five top-25 finishes and a runner-up finish at the
In December 2016, Varner earned his first professional golf victory by winning the
In May 2019, Varner was tied for second heading into the final round of the
In April 2021, Varner recorded his best finish to date on the PGA Tour. A tied-second place at the RBC Heritage; four shots behind Stewart Cink.[5]
In February 2022, Varner won the
In April 2022, Varner held his first solo 54-hole PGA Tour lead at the
Personal life
In December 2023, Varner was arrested for
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Dec 4, 2016 (2017 season) |
Australian PGA Championship1 | −19 (65-72-67-65=269) | 2 strokes | Andrew Dodt |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2015 | Australian PGA Championship | Dylan Frittelli, Nathan Holman | Holman won with par on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (1)
Legend |
Flagship events (1) |
Other Asian Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Feb 6, 2022 | PIF Saudi International
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−13 (64-66-68-69=267) | 1 stroke | Bubba Watson |
LIV Golf League wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | May 28, 2023 | LIV Golf Washington, D.C.1 | −12 (64-72-68=204) | 1 stroke | Branden Grace |
1Co-sanctioned by the MENA Tour
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | T66 | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | T23 | T29 | |||
PGA Championship | T36 | T29 | T49 | T48 | T29 |
U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | NT | CUT | T28 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2019 PGA – 2021 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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The Players Championship | T57 | T35 | T7 | CUT | C | T61 | T6 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Championship
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Match Play
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NT1 | T18 | ||||
Invitational
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T50 | |||||
Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Harold Varner Bio". ECU Pirates. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "American Harold Varner III wins Australian PGA Championship". ESPN. Australian Associated Press. December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Past Champions". Australian PGA Championship. Archived from the original on February 28, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "Gastonia Native, Forestview product Harold Varner III posts best finish on PGA Tour". Gaston Gazette. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Saudi International: Harold Varner III eagles final hole to snatch victory over Bubba Watson". Sky Sports. February 6, 2022.
- ^ DiMeglio, Steve (April 16, 2022). "'I'm getting closer every time': Harold Varner III in contention once again, takes lead at RBC Heritage after third-round 63". Golfweek.
- ^ Craddock, Matt (May 29, 2022). "How one PGA Tour player lost over $1 million at The Charles Schwab Challenge". Golf Monthly.
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (August 30, 2022). "Open champion Cameron Smith, five others leave PGA Tour for LIV Golf". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Pro golfer Harold Varner III arrested for DWI in south Charlotte". WBTV. December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
External links
- Harold Varner III at the PGA Tour official site
- Harold Varner III at the Official World Golf Ranking official site