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

Korn Ferry 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. ...

PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica was a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now also defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of ...

and the

NGA Pro Golf 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 developmenta ...

Amateur career

Blaum played college golf at

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and was named as Duke University's

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and the

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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

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. ...

with a best finish of tied for 15th at the

Puerto Rico Open The Puerto Rico Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was first played in 2008. It is the only PGA Tour event held in Puerto Rico to date. The tournament is played at the Coco Beach Golf Course (previously Trump Internation ...

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

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

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

Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg The Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg-Golf de la Wantzenau was a golf tournament held in Alsace, France. It was played in 2009 and 2010, and formed part of the French domestic Allianz Golf Tour. It was a stop on the satellite Alps Tour in its inaugural y ...

. 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

Waterloo Open Golf Classic The Waterloo Jaycees Greater Waterloo Open Golf Classic is the oldest and largest golf tournament in the state of Iowa. It has been played annually since 1934, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2009. It is traditionally played over the course ...

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

Dominican Republic Open The Dominican Republic Open (also known as The DR Open) was a men's professional golf tournament on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Dominica ...

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

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

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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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

(winners),

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

NGA Pro Golf Tour wins (6)

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Summary

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

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