Christopher Ryan Baker (born March 1, 1986)Iowa State Cyclones profile
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who has played on the

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and the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...

Amateur career

Baker was born in

Seymour, Indiana Seymour is a city in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana, Jackson and Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana, Redding Townships, Jackson County, Indiana, United States, located 62 miles south of Indianapolis, and 55 miles north of Louisvi ...

. He won the 2003 Indiana High School State Championship and lettered in golf at

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...

, winning the 2007 Big Four Tournament, he graduated in 2008.

Professional career

Baker turned professional in 2008 and began playing on mini-tours. He picked up his first professional victory at the NGA Hooters Tour Classic at Quail Crossing on the

NGA Hooters Tour The NGA Pro Golf Tour was a developmental golf tour based in the United States. The tour consisted of around 25 professional golf tournaments, making it the third largest series in the United States after the elite PGA Tour and its developmental ...

in 2009. In 2010, he won the River Hills Classic on the eGolf Professional Tour, which helped him finish sixth on the Tour's money list, earning him an exemption into the

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on the

. He went on to win the event and took up membership on the Challenge Tour.American Chris Baker Eyes 2011 European Tour Card with Moroccan Golf Classic Win
Baker returned to the United States in 2011. He began playing on the

in June, but only made 3 cuts in 13 events. Baker returned to the eGolf Professional Tour and finished 29th on the money list in 2011.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2021 Orange County Fall Classic

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied

References

External links

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Profile on eGolf Professional Tour's official site

Profile on Iowa State's official athletic site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Chris American male golfers Iowa State Cyclones men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers European Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Indiana People from Seymour, Indiana 1986 births Living people