Tyler Duncan (born July 13, 1989) is an American

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Amateur career

Duncan played his college golf for the

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Professional career

Duncan played on the

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in 2014 where his best finish was T-6 at the Lexus Panama Classic. In December 2014, Duncan finished in the top 45 at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament earning his Web.com Tour card for 2015. He played on the Web.com Tour from 2015 to 2017. His best finish on the Web.com Tour was T-2 at the 2015

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and T-2 at the 2017

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. In 2017, he finished T-11 in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his

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card for the 2017–18 season. In November 2019, Duncan won the RSM Classic in a playoff over

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. It was Duncan's first win in a multiple-day event since the 2011 Indiana Amateur. He did not win while playing college golf at Purdue and did not win at any level in professional golf. His win included his lowest round on tour, a second round 61.

Personal

Duncan's uncle,

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, is his swing coach. Johnson won the 2005 Cleveland Open on the Nationwide Tour.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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NT = No tournament

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Tyler American male golfers Purdue Boilermakers men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Indiana Golfers from Tampa, Florida People from Columbus, Indiana 1989 births Living people