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Matt Kuchar

United States · born , Winter Park, Florida

7Ryder Cup points from 15 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 6-7-2 · 7 points (46.7%)
  • Singles 1-3-0 · Foursomes 2-2-0 · Four-ball 3-2-2
  • Best major finish runner-up, 2017 Open
  • Open top 10s 2012 (T9), 2018 (T9)
  • Titles 1997 U.S. Amateur
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 15 events · 0 top 10s

Wins

  1. 1997 U.S. Amateur Cog Hill Golf & Country Club · 2 & 1

Near misses

  1. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
  2. 2017 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Jordan Spieth · 271
  3. 2018 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T9 · 280 (-4)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 15 matches: 6 won, 7 lost, 2 halved, 7 points. Foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 3-2-2, singles 1-3-0.

  1. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-2, 2 points · automatic
  2. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic
  3. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
  4. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Jordan Spieth's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2017 The Open

    Runner-up to Jordan Spieth · 271.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2017.

    Career line, 1997–2026

    The Open
    2012 The Open: finished T92017 The Open: runner-up to Jordan Spieth2018 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    2010 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-22012 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-02014 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-02016 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-2-0
    U.S. Amateur
    1997 U.S. Amateur: won
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 26 events2025 PGA Tour season: 18 events2026 PGA Tour season: 15 events
    200020102020

    11 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA
    • Tour season

    Matt Kuchar was born on June 21, 1978, in Winter Park, Florida. Kuchar's best major finish was second, at the 2017 Open. Kuchar won the 1997 U.S. Amateur. Kuchar played in 4 Ryder Cups for USA (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), winning 6, losing 7 and halving 2 of 15 matches for 7 points. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Kuchar played 15 events.

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    The record

    Wins

    1. 1997 U.S. Amateur Cog Hill Golf & Country Club · 2 & 1

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)
    2. 2017 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Jordan Spieth · 271
    3. 2018 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T9 · 280 (-4)

    Ryder Cup

    Kuchar played 4 Ryder Cups for USA: 15 matches, 6 won, 7 lost, 2 halved, 7 points (46.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 3-2-2, singles 1-3-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2018.

    1. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-2, 2 points · automatic
    2. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic
    3. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
    4. 2016 Hazeltine National Golf Club USA · USA won 17–11 · 2-2-0, 2 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Dustin Johnson (4), Stewart Cink (3), Jim Furyk (1), Bubba Watson (1), Zach Johnson (1), Phil Mickelson (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 26 events · 0 wins · 1 top 10s · 13 cuts made · $1,469,667 official money (No. 109) · strokes gained total 0.245 (No. 83) · driving distance 288.3 (No. 174)
    2. 2025 Season 18 events · 0 wins · 1 top 10s · 16 cuts made · $1,310,380 official money (No. 118) · strokes gained total 0.462 · driving distance 282.2 (No. 177)
    3. 2026 In progress 15 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 7 cuts made · $539,464 official money (No. 147)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1997 U.S. Amateur Cog Hill Golf & Country Club · 2 & 1

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Matt Kuchar
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. Wikidata: Q654877
    5. R&A 2012
    6. R&A 2018
    7. GC: 2010 ryder cup
    8. Wikipedia: 2010 Ryder Cup
    9. Fox Sports
    10. Wikipedia: 2012 Ryder Cup
    11. GolfCompendium: 2012 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
    13. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 2016 Ryder Cup
    15. GolfCompendium: 2016 ryder cup
    16. ESPN statistics API
    17. github.com: strokes gained.rds
    18. github.com: statdetails.rds
    19. statmuse.com: top 200 pga tour scrambling percentage 2025 minimum 50 rounds
    20. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    21. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    22. Wikipedia: Cog Hill Golf & Country Club