Chris Couch (golfer)

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Chris Couch
Personal Information
Birth May 1, 1973 (1973-05-01) (age 35)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg/16.1 st)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College University of Florida
Career
Turned Pro 1995
Current tour PGA Tour
Professional wins 6 (PGA Tour: 1, Nationwide Tour: 5)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
British Open DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2006

Christian Stratton Couch (born May 1, 1973) is an American golfer.

Couch was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and turned pro in 1995. It took him a long time to get established and his first couple of spells on the PGA Tour ended when he failed to win enough money to retain his tour card. He won five times on the Nationwide Tour between 2001 and 2005, and in 2006 he made a breakthrough by winning the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. What was fascinating about his win was his 55 foot chip-in (using a cross-handed grip) after a poor shot out of a difficult lie in a bunker. Apparently this was something he had been practicing and tends to use the cross-handed grip for iron shots under 100 yards.

A poor 2007 season saw Couch finish 167th on the money list and he has not entered any PGA Tour events so far in 2008.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (6)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)

[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (5)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 2006
The Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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