| Jhonattan Vegas | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jhonattan Luis Vegas |
| Born | 19 August 1984 Maturín, Venezuela |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Venezuela |
| Residence | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 35 (27 August 2017)[1] (as of 27 October 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 4 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T38: 2018 |
| PGA Championship | T22: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T41: 2018 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2017, 2018 |
Jhonattan Luis Vegas (born 19 August 1984) is a Venezuelan professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is a two-time Olympian. He's the only Venezuelan to earn a PGA tour card or win a PGA tour event; and the only one to represent his country in the Presidents Cup or the Olympics.
Vegas was born in Maturín, Venezuela. He grew up playing many sports, but it was golf - which he played with his parents and three brothers at which he truly excelled and he became one of the top junior golfers in Venezuela. Seeing more opportunities to improve his game and also a chance to go to school for free, he moved to the United States in 2002 with a golf instructor with whom he was familiar in Venezuela. They settled in The Woodlands outside of Houston, Texas.[2]
- ^ "Week 34 2017 Ending 27 Aug 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Jhonattan Vegas: Finishing strong". Texaslonghorns.com. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2024.