Daniel Summerhays

Daniel Summerhays
Personal information
Born	December 2, 1983 (1983-12-02) (age 27) Bountiful, Utah
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Brigham Young University
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2010
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

Daniel Summerhays (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional golfer. His brother Boyd Summerhays currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He is the nephew of Champions Tour player Bruce Summerhays and cousin of former LPGA Tour golfer Carrie Roberts.

Amateur career

Summerhays was born in Bountiful, Utah. He attended Brigham Young University for three years where he was a first-team All-American as a Junior. He won the Utah State Amateur Championship in 2000 and 2001 while he was still in high school. He became the first amateur to win a Nationwide Tour event on July 15, 2007. After winning the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational he immediately turned professional and joined the Nationwide Tour.^[1] Summerhays would have made $108,000 by winning the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational but he did not get any prize money because he was an amateur when he entered the tournament. He decided to forgo his senior year at BYU to turn pro. His victory earned him exempt status on tour through the 2008 season.

Professional career

Summerhays finished tied for 37th in his first event as a professional at the Cox Classic. As a professional in 2008, he played in 12 events and made 10 cuts while recording a top ten finish and four top 25 finishes. He earned $46,926 and finished 113th on the money list. 2008 was Summerhays first full year on tour. He made 16 of 28 cuts while recording four top tens and 10 top 25s. His best performances came at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open where he finished in a tie for second and at the Fort Smith Classic where he finished tied for third. He earned $177,845 and finished 35th on the money list. His finish on the money list was not good enough to earn him a PGA Tour card but it earned him a spot on the Nationwide Tour in 2009. Summerhays has struggled making cuts in 2009. Through June, he has made only 5 of 13 cuts while recording two top ten finishes and two top 25 finishes. He finished tied for fourth at the Moonah Classic and the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Summerhays finished fifth overall on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2010 to earning his 2011 PGA Tour card.

Amateur wins (3)

• 2000 Utah State Amateur Championship
• 2001 Utah State Amateur Championship
• 2007 Sahalee Players Championship

Professional wins (1)

Nationwide Tour (1)

• 2007 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational (as an amateur)

See also

• 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

1. ^ Nationwide Tour winner Daniel Summerhays elects to turn pro

External links

• Daniel Summerhays at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Summerhays, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 2, 1983
Place of birth	Provo, Utah
Date of death
Place of death