Curt Byrum
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Curt Allen Byrum (born December 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum.
Byrum was born and raised in Onida, South Dakota. He learned to play golf on a nine-hole course that he and brother Tom used to mow. He was an exceptionally talented athlete in high school in both football and basketball. Byrum attended the University of New Mexico and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1982 and joined the Tour in 1983.
Byrum has spent time playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour in relatively equal amounts during his career. He has 19 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events and 18 top-10 finishes in Nationwide Tour events. Like his brother, he won once on the PGA Tour; and also like his brother, that win came in 1989. His best finish in a major is a T-14 at the 1987 PGA Championship. Late in his career, Byrum began experiencing orthopedic ailments which limited his playing time; he had surgery on his right elbow in 1992 and 1996.
Since 2001, Byrum has worked with The Golf Channel as an analyst for the Nationwide Tour and the Canadian Tour. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
[edit] PGA Tour wins
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins
- 1993 NIKE White Rose Classic
- 1999 NIKE South Florida Classic
[edit] Other regular career wins
- 1986 Showdown Classic (with Bobby Nichols)
[edit] Amateur wins
- 1976 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
- 1979 South Dakota Men's Match Play Championship, South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
- 1980 South Dakota Men's Stroke Play Championship
