Thomas Elliott Byrum is an American

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 professional golf

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er.

Byrum was born in Onida, South Dakota

Onida, South Dakota

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. He attended the University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico

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 and New Mexico State University

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 before turning professional in 1984. He has played over five hundred events on the PGA Tour

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, his sole victory coming at the 1989 Kemper Open. He owns two top-10 finishes in major championships: T8 in the 2002 U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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 at Bethpage and a 9th in the 1997 PGA Championship

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 at Winged Foot. His older brother Curt

Curt Byrum

Curt Allen Byrum is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum....

 also competed on the PGA Tour and is now an analyst on the Golf Channel.

Away from golf, Byrum was noted for his eccentric behaviour, and was one of the most popular players on the tour. Examples of this eccentricty included entering a gala dinner at the 1994 Houston Open dressed as a chicken and proceeding to eat his 4 course meal, remaining in said outfit for the entirety of the meal. On discovering that he had once forgotten to select a putter as one of his 14 clubs, Byrum played an entire round using his 3 wood as a makeshift putter, using the shaft of the club rather like a pool cue to putt.

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 4, 1989 1989 PGA Tour The 1989 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Steve Jones and Tom Kite won the most tournaments, three, and there were nine first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...	Kemper Open	-16 (66-69-65-68=268)	5 strokes	Tommy Armour III Tommy Armour III Thomas Dickson "Tommy" Armour III is an American professional golfer.Armour first joined the PGA Tour in 1981 at the age of 21. He has two career PGA Tour victories, winning the 1990 Phoenix Open and the 2003 Valero Texas Open... ,   Billy Ray Brown Billy Ray Brown Billy Ray Brown is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s and 1990s, and a current sportscaster for ESPN on ABC....   Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe (golfer) Jimmy Lee Thorpe is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the Champions Tour.Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent. He attended Morgan State University before turning pro in 1972. He won three times on the PGA Tour...

Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	T47	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T33	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	9	T62	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	T44	T8	T15	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	T43	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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