Rodney Butcher (born February 4, 1970) is an American

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. Butcher was born in

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. He went to

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(where he was a three-time

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All-American) and graduated in 1992 with a degree in finance. He turned pro that same year. Butcher played on the

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(now Nationwide Tour) full-time in 1998. He does not currently play on a specific tour, and over the years has not amassed much success on either the

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or the Nationwide Tour. He has, however, won many state opens along with the 2003

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on the

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. In 2009, Butcher played in three Nationwide Tour events, and three PGA Tour events, after a 5-year absence from either Tour.

Professional wins (9)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

Other wins (8)

*1995

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*1997 Maine Open *1998 Massachusetts Open *2000 Rhode Island Open *2001

*2003

*2009 MS Coast Open

Results in major championships

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tie
Yellow background for top-10.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Butcher, Rodney American male golfers Florida Southern Moccasins men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Massachusetts Sportspeople from Weymouth, Massachusetts 1970 births Living people