David Allan Sutherland (born February 20, 1966) is an American

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Early life and amateur career

In 1966, Sutherland was born in

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. His older brother is

Kevin Sutherland Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresn ...

, a future professional golfer. Following Kevin's footsteps, Sutherland attended

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. He earned All-American honors there. In 1989, he won the

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, one of the top amateur events in the country.

Professional career

In 1989, Sutherland turned pro. In 1991, he played on the

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after finishing T36 at

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. He failed to earn enough money (finished 152nd on the money list) to retain his tour card. He played on the

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in 1992 and 1993. Sutherland was successful at 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School, finishing 17th at qualifying school. He played on the tour through 2004. In early 2001, he suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder that required surgery. He chose to return to play at the Buy.com Utah Classic in September and won the tournament. He failed to win enough money on the PGA Tour in 2002, playing on a medical exemption, to retain his card for 2003. However, he finished T11 in qualifying school and played 2003 and 2004 on the PGA Tour. He was demoted to the Nationwide Tour in 2006. In 2007, he retired as a touring professional. Later in the year, Sutherland became director of golf at

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Amateur wins

*1989

Professional wins (2)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*1990

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References

External links

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ESPN.com Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutherland, David American male golfers Fresno State Bulldogs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Sacramento, California Sportspeople from Roseville, California 1966 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen