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Jason Knutzon (born January 24, 1976) is an American
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
. Knutzon is a member of the
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and the European Tour. He is one of few Americans who mainly play on the Asian Tour. Knutzon has been to
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once. He entered in 2000 but failed to earn a tour card. He played on 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. ...
in 2001 but he only made 7 of 19 cuts and was unable to retain his card. Knutzon joined the Asian Tour in 2003. In his rookie season he finished in 31st place on the Order of Merit and recorded three top 10 finishes. In 2004 Knutzon picked up his first professional win in
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at the Macau Open.
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participated in the tournament and finished 3 strokes behind. He ended up finishing in a career best 20th place on the Order of Merit. Knutzon picked up his second win in
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at the Motorola International Bintan in 2007. Knutzon played in 2005 and 2008 at the
John Deere Classic The John Deere Classic is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, usually the week before The Open Championship, at TPC Deere Run in the Quad Cities community of Silvis, Illinois. History The tournament bega ...
. He finished tied for 58th place and earned $8,920 in 2005. Knutzon was a
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for the tournament in 2005. Knutzon has two major appearances, the 2003 U.S. Open and the
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Amateur wins (3)

*1998 Iowa Masters, Fort Dodge Amateur, Northwest Amateur


Professional wins (2)


Asian Tour wins (2)


Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
''Note: Knutzon never played in the
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or the
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Results in World Golf Championships


See also

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2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 34 players who earned their 2011 European Tour card through Q School in 2010. 2011 European Tour rookie 2011 Results * European Tour rookie in 2011 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2012 ...
* 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates *
2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 27 players who earned 2016 European Tour professional golf cards through Q School in 2015. 2016 European Tour rookie 2016 Results * European Tour rookie in 2016 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour ca ...


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knutzon, Jason American male golfers Iowa State Cyclones men's golfers Asian Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Texas Golfers from Iowa Sportspeople from Lubbock, Texas Sportspeople from Ames, Iowa 1976 births Living people