D. J. Brigman

D.J. Brigman
Personal information
Full name	David Franklin Brigman, Jr.
Born	May 3, 1976 (1976-05-03) (age 35) Clovis, New Mexico
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of New Mexico
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	2
Other	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T30: 2007
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

David Franklin "D. J." Brigman, Jr. (born May 3, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Brigman was born in Clovis, New Mexico, and played college golf at the University of New Mexico, graduating in 1999. During his college career, he won both the 1996 and 1998 New Mexico State Amateur titles, and the 1998 U.S. Collegiate Golf Championship, thanks to a final-round 68 to top second place finisher Charles Howell III. Turning professional after graduation, he won the 2000 New Mexico Open.

Brigman has bounced back and forth between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He played the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2008 to 2010 and the PGA Tour in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2011. He has won twice on the Nationwide Tour. His best finishes on the PGA Tour was a pair of T-11s in 2004; at the Shell Houston Open and the Bell Canadian Open.

Brigman first earned entry onto the PGA Tour in dramatic fashion by holing a 12 foot putt on the 18th hole of the 2003 Nationwide Tour Championship. The putt vaulted him to a second place finish, clinching a spot for promotion to the PGA Tour for 2004.

He has also made three appearances in the U.S. Open via sectional and regional qualifying, playing in the 2005, 2007, and 2008 events, with a T30 as his top finish at Oakmont Country Club in 2007.

Brigman has been a member Ping's staff for many years, utilizes Titleist golf balls, wears FootJoy shoes and Antigua shirts. He has also been a long-time student of Golf Digest Top 10 teacher Mike Bender.

In July 2010, Brigman won the Nationwide Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, shooting a bogey free 64 in the final round at the Ohio State Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. He earned a return to the PGA Tour for the fourth time in 2011, by finishing as the 18th leading money winner on the 2010 Nationwide Tour, with total winnings of $246,769. His 286 total in the 2010 Nationwide Tour Championship gave him a T21st finish.

On June 25, 2011, Brigman made his first career hole in one during play at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship by dropping a nine iron into the cup on the par-3 150 yard 11th hole at TPC at River Highlands.

Professional wins (4)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 19, 2003	Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic	-16 (71-68-67-66=272)	1 stroke	Jason Dufner, Mark Hensby Jimmy Walker
2	Jul 25, 2010	Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational	-10 (66-72-72-64=274)	1 stroke	Jamie Lovemark

Other wins (2)

• 2000 New Mexico Open
• 2001 Chester's San Antonio Classic (Hooters Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T71	DNP	T30	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

See also

• 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates

External links

• D. J. Brigman at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Brigman, D.J.
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	May 3, 1976
Place of birth	Clovis, New Mexico
Date of death
Place of death