Joe Durant

Joseph Scott Durant (born April 7, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he was a four-time winner.

Joe Durant
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Scott Durant
Born	(1964-04-07) April 7, 1964 (age 61) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Molino, Florida, U.S.
Career
College	Huntingdon College
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Web.com Tour T. C. Jordan Tour
Professional wins	13
Highest ranking	27 (February 4, 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Korn Ferry Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	5
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007
PGA Championship	T18: 2007
U.S. Open	T24: 2001
The Open Championship	T59: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year 2001

Early life

Durant was born in Pensacola, Florida. He attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, where he majored in Marketing and graduated in 1987.^[2] At Huntingdon, he was a three-time NAIA All-American and won the 1987 NAIA Championship.^[3]

Professional career

In 1987, Durant turned professional.^[2] He has won four times on the PGA Tour.^[3] Durant won the 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a score of 324 (-36), setting the tournament record which stands today.^[4] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.^[5] His best finish in a major is T18 at the 2007 PGA Championship.^[6] In 2007 and 2008, he finished No. 129 on the PGA Tour official money list, and began playing some on the Nationwide Tour. By 2009, he was down to No. 131 and lost his PGA Tour card; however, he rebounded in 2010 to finish No. 115 on the money list to earn a spot on the Tour for 2011.^[3]

Durant began playing on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in April 2014.

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 28, 1998	Motorola Western Open	−17 (68-67-70-66=271)	2 strokes	Vijay Singh
2	Feb 18, 2001	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	−36 (65-61-67-66-65=324)	4 strokes	Paul Stankowski
3	Mar 4, 2001	Genuity Championship	−18 (68-70-67-65=270)	2 strokes	Mike Weir
4	Oct 22, 2006	Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	−25 (69-65-64-65=263)	4 strokes	Frank Lickliter, Troy Matteson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	D. J. Trahan	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	May 12, 1996	Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic	−15 (67-71-65-70=273)	1 stroke	Brett Quigley, Dave Rummells

T. C. Jordan Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 10, 1992	Coca-Cola Classic	−15 (70-67-67-65=269)	Playoff	Craig Bowden, Kawika Cotner, Marion Dantzler
2	Jul 19, 1992	Baneberry Classic	−16 (70-69-65-68=272)	3 strokes	Eric Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Doug Weaver
3	Aug 9, 1992	WWAY Golf Classic	−17 (72-66-69-64=271)	2 strokes	Todd Barranger

PGA Tour Champions wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 26, 2015	Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf (with Billy Andrade)	−19 (63-51-45=159)	3 strokes	Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam
2	Aug 7, 2016	3M Championship	−19 (70-64-63=197)	Playoff	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
3	Feb 18, 2018	Chubb Classic	−19 (67-63-67=197)	4 strokes	Steve Stricker, Billy Mayfair, David Toms, Tim Petrovic, Lee Janzen
4	Aug 29, 2021	The Ally Challenge	−17 (65-66-68=199)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer
5	Mar 10, 2024	Cologuard Classic	−13 (67-66-67=200)	2 strokes	Steven Alker, Jerry Kelly, Kevin Sutherland

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2016	3M Championship	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open	T32	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship	T40

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament		CUT	CUT					CUT
U.S. Open		T24	CUT	CUT				CUT
The Open Championship		CUT	T59	CUT		CUT		CUT
PGA Championship		T51	T60	T39	CUT	T72		T18

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	9

• Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (1998 U.S. Open – 1998 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	76		T10	CUT	T62	T58	5	T36	T28				CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Match Play	R64					R64
Championship						T65
Invitational						T14

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition	T9	T13		T57	T2	T30	NT	T35	T21	T18	T39	WD
Senior PGA Championship	T5	T13	CUT	T46	T15	CUT	NT	T30	T55	CUT	T29	T61
Senior Players Championship	T6	T3	T2	T6	T61	T34	T14	T16	T35	T25	T49	T55
U.S. Senior Open	T9	CUT	T14	T12	T44	T24	NT	CUT	CUT	T12	CUT	CUT
Senior British Open Championship		T34	T7	WD	T43	T46	NT				CUT	T51

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

• 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1996 Nike Tour graduates
• 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates