Kevin Sutherland
Kevin John Sutherland is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresno State University and made the golf team as a walk-on freshman. Teased by his teammates for his unorthodox swing and unusual grip, he silenced his peers as he gained All-American status twice in his four years at Fresno State and became the most successful player ever to have spent time there. His younger brother David also attended Fresno while Kevin was there and followed in his brother's footsteps as an All-American golfer.
As a professional, Sutherland qualified for the PGA Tour in 1992. He won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2002 in his 184th start. It was his only PGA Tour win in 447 starts. He had an exceptional 2008 season that included 6 top ten finishes, including playoff losses to Vijay Singh at the 2008 Barclays and Cameron Beckman at the 2008 Frys.com Open. This runner-up finish vaulted Sutherland well inside the top thirty on the 2008 PGA Tour money list, and secured him a spot in the 2009 Masters Tournament.
He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, peaking at 32nd in 2002. Back and neck injuries forced Sutherland to limit his PGA Tour career in 2011 and 2012. Sutherland returned to playing full-time in 2013. He fell short of satisfying his medical extension, but earned enough to remain on the PGA Tour with conditional status for the remainder of 2013.
On Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the second round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, Sutherland became the first person on the Champions Tour to shoot a 59, going −13 on the par-72 course.
On November 12, 2017, Sutherland earned his first PGA Tour Champions win at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship and overcame the seven wins of Bernhard Langer to win the Charles Schwab Cup.
On April 1, 2019, Sutherland won his second PGA Tour Champions tournament at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Mississippi. Sutherland won in a seven hole playoff over Scott Parel. The playoff was held over two days because play had to be suspended on Sunday March 31, 2019 due to darkness. Sutherland and Parel faced off in a playoff again in June at the Principal Charity Classic with Sutherland winning on the second extra hole.
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1997 | Shell Houston Open |  Phil Blackmar | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2008 | The Barclays |  Sergio García,  Vijay Singh | Singh won with birdie on second extra hole Sutherland eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 2008 | Frys.com Open | Cameron Beckman | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 2000 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
- 2019 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational
PGA Tour Champions wins (3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2015 | Regions Tradition | Jeff Maggert | Maggert won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Boeing Classic |  Bernhard Langer, Woody Austin | Langer won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2019 | Rapiscan Systems Classic | Scott Parel | Won with birdie on seventh extra hole |
| 4 | 2019 | Principal Charity Classic | Scott Parel | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut"T" = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
"T" indicates a tie for a place
World Golf Championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
1Canceled due to 9/11QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Results in Senior major championships
Results are not in chronological order before 2017."T" indicates a tie for a place