Todd Demsey

Todd Demsey

Todd Demsey (born May 27, 1972) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and 1993 NCAA champion.

College career

Demsey was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1995 with a degree in Psychology and turned professional. He earned All American honors four years in a row while in college, from 1992 to 1995, and was on the winning American 1995 Walker Cup team. Demsey's college roommate was PGA Tour pro Phil Mickelson. [ [http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0822sr-demsey0822Z8.html Demsey is hitting the comeback trail] ] He was inducted into the ASU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. [ [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/090706aaf.html Golf Still In Sun Devil Todd Demsey's Blood] ]

Professional career

Demsey played on the PGA Tour in 1997, when he made the cut in only nine of 27 events as a rookie. Back injuries slowed his career on the Nationwide Tour, but the real jolt came in 2002 when he felt constant pressure in his left sinus. At the end of the year, doctors found a tumor, a fifth nerve schwannoma, [ [http://www.pgatour.com/2008/tournaments/r006/01/08/todd/index.html Long time coming: Tumor survivor Demsey ready to try Tour again] ] behind his left sinus going into his brain. He has had two surgeries to remove the tumor.

In 2007, Demsey closed with an 8-under 64 in the sixth and final round of Q-school to earn a full-exempt card for the 2008 PGA Tour season. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3140215 Demsey makes way back to Tour; Lickliter finishes as medalist] ]

Amateur wins (2)

"this list may be incomplete"
*1993 NCAA Division I Championship, Pacific Coast Amateur

Professional wins (3)

Other wins (3)

*1998 California State Open, Utah Open, Arizona Open

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/08/75/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]


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