Jhonattan Vegas
Personal information
Full nameJhonattan Luis Vegas
Born (1984-08-19) 19 August 1984
Maturín, Venezuela
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight230 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality Venezuela
ResidenceHouston, Texas
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking35 (27 August 2017)[1]
(as of 14 January 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT38: 2018
PGA ChampionshipT22: 2016
U.S. OpenT41: 2018
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2017, 2018

Jhonattan Luis Vegas (born 19 August 1984) is a Venezuelan professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is a two-time Olympian.

Vegas was born in Maturín, Venezuela. He played college golf at the University of Texas,[2] graduating with a degree in kinesiology.[3] Vegas turned professional in 2008, started playing the Nationwide Tour in 2009 and moved up to the PGA Tour in 2011.

Professional career

Vegas represented Venezuela in the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Alfredo Adrian. They finished tied for 12th place.

Vegas won his first Nationwide Tour event in 2010 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.[2] He finished the season 7th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card, the first Venezuelan to do so.

On 23 January 2011, Vegas won his first PGA Tour event, the Bob Hope Classic, after defeating Tour veteran Bill Haas and Gary Woodland in a sudden death playoff.[4] It was Vegas' fifth overall start on the PGA Tour and the second as a member of the tour. The victory is the first by a Venezuelan at a PGA Tour event;[5] Vegas earned entry into the Masters and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. In his next start he finished in a tie for 3rd at the Farmers Insurance Open, holding a share of the lead on the back nine and moved to a career OWGR high of 69th. Vegas was the first PGA Tour rookie to lead the FedEx Cup standings.

In July 2012, Vegas was the runner-up finisher at the annual Telus World Skins Game to Paul Casey held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after having won the 2011 event in Banff, Alberta.[6]

Vegas started 2013 with three missed cuts in three tournaments. He sat out the remainder of the 2013 season after shoulder surgery.[7] Vegas attempted to regain his PGA Tour status through the Web.com Tour Finals, but fell short and started the 2013–14 season on a Medical Extension. He satisfied his medical extension with a T3 finish at the John Deere Classic.

Vegas finished the 2014–15 season 153rd in the FedEx Cup and just outside the top 25 in the Web.com Tour Finals, limiting him to past champion status for the 2015–16 PGA Tour season. After some near-wins and collapses during the season, he earned his second career PGA Tour win at the RBC Canadian Open, regaining full Tour privileges through the 2017–18 season. He was also Venezuela's representative in golf for the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 30 July 2017 Vegas successfully defended his title at the RBC Canadian Open for his third PGA Tour win. The win also moved him to a career-high 48th in the OWGR.

Vegas peaked at 35th in the world and in 2017, he became the first player from Venezuela to compete in the Presidents Cup. In 2021, Vegas was Venezuela's representative in golf for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he finished 16th.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 23 Jan 2011 Bob Hope Classic 64-67-67-66-69=333 −27 Playoff United States Bill Haas, United States Gary Woodland
2 24 Jul 2016 RBC Canadian Open 73-69-70-64=276 −12 1 stroke United States Dustin Johnson, Scotland Martin Laird,
Spain Jon Rahm
3 30 Jul 2017 RBC Canadian Open (2) 66-69-67-65=267 −21 Playoff United States Charley Hoffman

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2011 Bob Hope Classic United States Bill Haas, United States Gary Woodland Won with par on second extra hole
Haas eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2017 RBC Canadian Open United States Charley Hoffman Won with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 8 Aug 2010 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open 65-68-67-64=264 −20 1 stroke United States Roberto Castro

Tour de las Américas wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 12 Dec 2010 Abierto Visa de la República1 68-66-65-71=270 −10 6 strokes Argentina Andrés Romero

1Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 25 Jul 2011 Telus World Skins Game $140,000 $15,000 United States Lucas Glover

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T38
U.S. Open CUT T41
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship T51 T22 CUT T59
Tournament 2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T57
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000031
PGA Championship00000163
U.S. Open00000042
The Open Championship00000020
Totals000001156
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192020202120222023
The Players Championship CUT T7 T42 T57 CUT T41 T3 C T61 CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament20112012201320142015201620172018
Championship T31 T38 T20
Match Play T17 T52
Invitational T66 T17 T53
Champions 10 T45 T20
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 34 2017 Ending 27 Aug 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Former Longhorn rallies from six-stroke deficit to record first career Nationwide Tour victory
  3. ↑ Dorman, Larry (1 February 2011). "The Venezuelan Golfer Jhonattan Vegas Gains Notice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jhonattan Vegas gives Venezuela first big golf win". BBC Sport. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Jhonattan Vegas wins Hope Classic in playoff
  6. ↑ "Paul Casey beats Jhonattan Vegas in skins game shootout". CBC Sports. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Vegas has surgery on left shoulder". PGA Tour. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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