Tyler Aldridge (born September 2, 1984) is an American

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Early life and amateur career

Aldridge was born in

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. He attended

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. He was on the golf team.

Professional career

In 2004, Aldridge turned professional. He played on the mini-tours before starting 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 2008. He earned his 2009

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card at

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in 2008 and split the 2009 season between the PGA Tour (three cuts made in 17 starts) and the Nationwide Tour (five cuts in 11 events). He played on

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from 2012 to 2014 with a best finish of tied for second at the 2013 Times Colonist Island Savings Open. He was back on the Web.com Tour in 2015, after coming through Qualifying School with one stroke to spare, and won the inaugural Greater Dallas Open in June.

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2006 Idaho Open

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