Joseph Scott Durant (born April 7, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time winner.

Joe Durant
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Scott Durant
Born (1964-04-07) April 7, 1964 (age 60)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceMolino, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeHuntingdon College
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
T. C. Jordan Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking27 (February 4, 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions5
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007
PGA ChampionshipT18: 2007
U.S. OpenT24: 2001
The Open ChampionshipT59: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
2001

Early life

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Durant was born in Pensacola, Florida. He attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, where he majored in Marketing and graduated in 1987.[2] At Huntingdon, he was a three-time NAIA All-American and won the 1987 NAIA Championship.[3]

Professional career

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Durant turned professional in 1987.[2] He has won four times on the PGA Tour.[3] Durant won the 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a score of 324 (-36), setting the tournament record which stands today.[4] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[5] His best finish in a major is T18 at the 2007 PGA Championship.[6] In 2007 and 2008, he finished No. 129 on the PGA Tour official money list, and began playing some on the Nationwide Tour. By 2009, he was down to No. 131 and lost his PGA Tour card; however, he rebounded in 2010 to finish No. 115 on the money list to earn a spot on the Tour for 2011.[3]

Durant began playing on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in April 2014.

Professional wins (13)

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PGA Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 28, 1998 Motorola Western Open −17 (68-67-70-66=271) 2 strokes   Vijay Singh
2 Feb 18, 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −36 (65-61-67-66-65=324) 4 strokes   Paul Stankowski
3 Mar 4, 2001 Genuity Championship −18 (68-70-67-65=270) 2 strokes   Mike Weir
4 Oct 22, 2006 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort −25 (69-65-64-65=263) 4 strokes   Frank Lickliter,   Troy Matteson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic   D. J. Trahan Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Nike Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 May 12, 1996 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic −15 (67-71-65-70=273) 1 stroke   Brett Quigley,   Dave Rummells

T. C. Jordan Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 May 10, 1992 Coca-Cola Classic −15 (70-67-67-65=269) Playoff   Craig Bowden,   Kawika Cotner,
  Marion Dantzler
2 Jul 19, 1992 Baneberry Classic −16 (70-69-65-68=272) 3 strokes   Eric Johnson,   Jerry Kelly,
  Doug Weaver
3 Aug 9, 1992 WWAY Golf Classic −17 (72-66-69-64=271) 2 strokes   Todd Barranger

PGA Tour Champions wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 26, 2015 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf
(with   Billy Andrade)
−19 (63-51-45=159) 3 strokes   Sandy Lyle and   Ian Woosnam
2 Aug 7, 2016 3M Championship −19 (70-64-63=197) Playoff   Miguel Ángel Jiménez
3 Feb 18, 2018 Chubb Classic −19 (67-63-67=197) 4 strokes   Steve Stricker,   Billy Mayfair,
  David Toms,   Tim Petrovic,
  Lee Janzen
4 Aug 29, 2021 The Ally Challenge −17 (65-66-68=199) 1 stroke   Bernhard Langer
5 Mar 10, 2024 Cologuard Classic −13 (67-66-67=200) 2 strokes   Steven Alker,   Jerry Kelly,
  Kevin Sutherland

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 3M Championship   Miguel Ángel Jiménez Won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T32 CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T40
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open T24 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT T59 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T51 T60 T39 CUT T72 T18
Tournament 2010 2011 2012
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 9
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (1998 U.S. Open – 1998 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The Players Championship CUT CUT 76 T10 CUT T62 T58 5 T36 T28 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Match Play R64 R64
Championship T65
Invitational T14
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition T9 T13 T57 T2 T30 NT T35 T21 T18 T39
Senior PGA Championship T5 T13 CUT T46 T15 CUT NT T30 T55 CUT T29
U.S. Senior Open T9 CUT T14 T12 T44 T24 NT CUT CUT T12 CUT
Senior Players Championship T6 T3 T2 T6 T61 T34 T14 T16 T35 T25 T49
Senior British Open Championship T34 T7 WD T43 T46 NT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 5 2007 Ending 4 Feb 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Kelley, Brent. "PGA Tour Scoring Record: Lowest 90-Hole Stroke Total". About.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ranking Graph – Joe Durant". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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