Harold Varner III

Harold Varner III
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1990-08-15) August 15, 1990
Akron, Ohio
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College East Carolina University
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2013
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Harold Varner III is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Despite his smaller stature, Varner is one of the longest drivers of the golf ball on tour. Varner is one of just a handful of African-American professional golfers.

Amateur career

Varner was born in Akron, Ohio. He played his collegiate golf at East Carolina University and was the first player in school history to be named Conference USA player of the year.[1] He also competed in the 2010 U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington.

Professional career

Varner turned professional in 2012, missing the cut at the Chiquita Classic. Prior to playing on the Web.com Tour, he played on the eGolf Tour and Florida Tour. He qualified for the 2013 U.S. Open, but missed the cut.

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 Rex Hospital Open. He finished 30th on the money list in his first full season. He also played in two PGA Tour events, the Northern Trust Open (T70) and Wells Fargo Championship (missed cut).

In 2015, he had a fairly consistent season that includes five top-25 finishes and a runner-up finish at the Panama Claro Championship. He finished 25th on the Web.com Tour regular season money list, the last guaranteed spot, to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2015–16 season. Varner is the first African American golfer to advance to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Harold Varner Bio". ECU Pirates. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

External links


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