Todd Barranger (born October 19, 1968) is an American professional

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er who played on the

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, Asia Golf Circuit and 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. ...

Professional career

In 1994, Barranger joined the

. He wasn't able to retain his card though. Due to his inabiltity to secure his card he played on the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour, and the Asia Golf Circuit. In 1996, he won the Thailand Open. In 1995 and 1996, he played in a limited amount of Nike Tour, the tour's developmental tour, due to being diagnosed with

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. After beating the condition, he re-joined the Nationwide Tour in 1997 but had to take a break from golf in 1998 and 1999 after the cancer re-emerged. In 2000, Barranger returned to golf, splitting his time between the

and the developmental tour. In 2001, he played on the Buy.com Tour, the name of the developmental tour at the time, full-time and picked up his first victory at the Buy.com Dayton Open. In 2002, he recorded seven top-10 finishes including a runner-up and a third-place finish en route to a 15th-place finish on the money list, earning him his PGA Tour card for 2003. In 2003, Barranger was diagnosed with cancer for the third time midway through the

season and it took a toll on his performance. In 2004, he returned to the developmental tour where he would play through 2005.

Professional wins (2)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Barranger only played in the U.S. Open.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barranger, Todd American male golfers Asian Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from New Jersey People from Elmer, New Jersey Sportspeople from Hilton Head, South Carolina Sportspeople from Salem County, New Jersey 1968 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen