Ryan Stephen Blaum (born October 16, 1983) is an American

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who currently plays on the

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, having previously played on

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and the

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Amateur career

Blaum played college golf at Duke University and was named as Duke University's

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and the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year during the 2002-03 season. He followed this by being named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in the 2004–05 season. Blaum has also participated four times in the

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reaching the second round in 2001 and 2005.

Professional career

In 2009, Blaum qualified for the U.S. Open and missed the cut by a single stroke, this was his only appearance in a major championship until 2014 when he again played in the U.S. Open and failed to make the cut. In his early professional career, Blaum mainly played on U.S. mini-tours although he did make occasional appearances on the

and

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with a best finish of tied for 15th at the

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on the PGA Tour in 2008. He also played sparingly on the

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in Europe in 2010 and 2011. His best finish was tied for second at the 2010

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. In 2012, Blaum took up membership on the inaugural season of

, however his first season on the tour was winless. In 2012, Blaum also won the 79th

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in Iowa. Blaum's breakthrough on PGA Tour Latinoamérica came during the 2013 season which featured two victories at the

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and the

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. These two victories combined with a further five top-10 finishes helped Blaum to finish in first place on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit for 2013, a ranking which earned him an automatic place on the 2014 Web.com Tour. In his first three seasons on the Web.com Tour, Blaum earned enough to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals, but did not earn a PGA Tour card.

Amateur wins

* 2004

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Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

NGA Pro Golf Tour wins (6)

* 2007 Charleston Miracle League Open * 2008 Michelob Ultra Classic * 2011 Kandy Waters Memorial Classic * 2013 Magnolia Bluffs Casino Classic * Two other wins on the NGA Pro Golf Tour

eGolf Professional Tour wins (2)

*2007 Salisbury Classic *2008 Pete Dye Classic

Other wins (1)

* 2012

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 0 * Longest streak of top-10s – 0

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners), 2006

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaum, Ryan American male golfers Duke Blue Devils men's golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Miami People from Osceola County, Florida 1983 births Living people