Sebastián Muñoz

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Sebastián Muñoz
Personal information
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 28)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality Colombia
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Texas
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking55 (15 November 2020)[1]
(as of 26 December 2021)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT19: 2020
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2020, 2021
U.S. OpenT59: 2020
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2017, 2021

Juan Sebastián Muñoz (born 4 January 1993) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Career[]

Muñoz played college golf at the University of North Texas where he won two tournaments his senior year including the Conference USA Championship.[2]

Muñoz turned professional in 2015 and played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica's Developmental Series where he won two tournaments. His finish on the Series earned him exempt status on the first half of the 2016 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season.[3] However, in February 2016, playing on a sponsor invitation, Muñoz won the Club Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour. This victory, coming in his hometown of Bogotá, earned him a Web.com Tour card and was the first win by a Colombian golfer on the Web.com Tour.[4][5] He finished 22nd in the regular season money list, which earned him a PGA Tour card for the 2017 season.

Muñoz's best finish in 2017 was a T-3 in the Greenbrier Classic in July. He fired a "stunning" 61 in the 1st round to take a two shot lead.[6] He followed with rounds of 67 and 68 to maintain the solo lead.[7] He shot a disappointing 72 in the fourth round, however, to lose to Xander Schauffele. This was Muñoz's only top 10 of the year and he failed to maintain his PGA Tour card.

In 2018, Muñoz played well on the Web.com Tour, with two 2nd-place finishes and a 3rd-place finish, to end up 12th on the money list and earn a promotion to the PGA Tour again.[3]

On 22 September 2019, Muñoz won his first PGA Tour tournament, winning the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Muñoz won in a playoff over Im Sung-jae.[8]

Amateur wins[]

  • 2010 Copa Joaquin y Tomas Samper Brush, Canadian International Junior Challenge
  • 2012 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibague, Abierto de Golf
  • 2013 Torneo Aficionado Segunda Semana
  • 2014 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Ibague, Abierto de Golf Bucaramanga, Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
  • 2015 Conference USA Championship

Source:[9]

Professional wins (4)[]

PGA Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 22 Sep 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship −18 (70-67-63-70=270) Playoff South Korea Im Sung-jae

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2019 Sanderson Farms Championship South Korea Im Sung-jae Won with par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 7 Feb 2016 Club Colombia Championship −12 (69-66-66-71=272) 1 stroke United States Matt Atkins, United States Richy Werenski

Colombian wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 14 Jul 2015 Abierto de Buracamanga −18 (71-65-66-68=270) 9 strokes Colombia
2 24 Aug 2015 Abierto de Club Campestre Medellín −17 (70-69-64-68=271) 1 stroke Colombia Marcelo Rozo

Results in major championships[]

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
Masters Tournament T19 T40
PGA Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Open T59 CUT
The Open Championship NT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship[]

Tournament 2021
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships[]

Tournament 2020 2021
Championship T14 T22
Match Play NT1 T61
Invitational
Champions NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Week 46 2020 Ending 15 Nov 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "2015–16 North Texas Men's Golf – Facts and Record Book" (PDF). North Texas Mean Green. pp. 3, 14, 19, 20. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Sebastian Munoz – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Munoz takes hometown Club Colombia by 1 stroke". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 February 2016.
  5. ^ Thompson, Royce (7 February 2016). "Muñoz wins Club Colombia Championship". PGA Tour.
  6. ^ "PGA Tour rookie Sebastian Munoz fires 61 to lead Greenbrier Classic". Golfweek. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ Powers, Christopher (8 July 2017). "Sebastian Munoz leads for third straight day at The Greenbrier Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ Young, Ryan (22 September 2019). "Sebastián Muñoz wins Sanderson Farms Championship in playoff for first PGA Tour win". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Juan Sebastian Munoz". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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