Putnam Wins on PGA Tour
8/6/2018 9:42:00 AM | Men's Golf
MALIBU, California – Pepperdine alum Andrew Putnam became the second Wave ever to win on the PGA Tour, as he captured the Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada, this weekend.
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Playing with the modified Stableford scoring system, the 29-year-old Putnam finished with a total of 47 points to win by four points. He earned $612,000, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a berth into this week's PGA Championship.
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The win moved him up from 55th to 31st in the FedEx Cup standings.
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"Coming into this week, I felt I had a good chance to possibly win," he said. "I've been playing really well ... This is a dream week for me."
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The first Wave to win on the PGA Tour was Jason Gore at the 84 Lumber Classic in 2005.
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Putnam is in his second year on the PGA Tour, having also earned a card during the 2015 season.
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Putnam was a three-time All-American for the Waves between 2008-11, and he was the 2009 West Coast Conference Player of the Year. His career scoring average of 72.57 was second all-time at Pepperdine when he graduated and he currently ranks fifth. He's tied for the school record for career top-20 finishes (36).
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Playing with the modified Stableford scoring system, the 29-year-old Putnam finished with a total of 47 points to win by four points. He earned $612,000, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a berth into this week's PGA Championship.
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The win moved him up from 55th to 31st in the FedEx Cup standings.
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"Coming into this week, I felt I had a good chance to possibly win," he said. "I've been playing really well ... This is a dream week for me."
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The first Wave to win on the PGA Tour was Jason Gore at the 84 Lumber Classic in 2005.
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Putnam is in his second year on the PGA Tour, having also earned a card during the 2015 season.
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Putnam was a three-time All-American for the Waves between 2008-11, and he was the 2009 West Coast Conference Player of the Year. His career scoring average of 72.57 was second all-time at Pepperdine when he graduated and he currently ranks fifth. He's tied for the school record for career top-20 finishes (36).
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