HaroldVarner III
USABorn in Ohio but raised in North Carolina, Varner turned pro in 2012 and had three wins at the top level before joining LIV Golf. They include the PIF Saudi International in 2022, where he rolled in a 92-foot eagle putt to defeat good friend and fellow LIV Golfer Bubba Watson. Varner claimed his first LIV Golf individual victory at LIV Golf DC as a member of RangeGoats GC.
QUICK FACTS ...
Greatest influence on golfing career? Dad, Bruce Sudderth
Golfer you most admire? Tiger Woods – best player ever
Number of holes-in-one? 3
If you could play any course in the world, it would be … Riviera or Augusta
Golf achievement you’re most proud of? Got paid to play golf
Round of golf you’ve enjoyed the most? Any round I beat DJ
Your perfect golf shot? The one that finds the hole
If you could acquire one trait from another golfer, what would it be? Tiger always had no doubt
Shot that gives you the most difficulty? Every one
Most interesting thing about being a professional golfer? Travel
Stats
Individual champion at LIV Golf DC 2023. Won by a stroke with a birdie on the final hole at Trump National Washington D.C, his first professional victory in the U.S.
Winner of two international events, the Australian PGA Championship (2016) and the PIF Saudi International (2022)
Won in Saudi Arabia by holing a 92-foot eagle putt to defeat Bubba Watson by one stroke
Reached a career-best 35th in the world ranking in June 2022
Played in the final group with eventual champion Brooks Koepka at the 2019 PGA Championship
Played collegiately at East Carolina University and was first player from his school to be named Conference USA player of the year
Introduced to golf by his father, Harold Varner Jr.
STARTS AND FINISHES
Masters
Starts: 2
Best finish: 23rd (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 2
PGA Championship
Starts: 6
Best finish: 29th (2020, 2023)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 5
U.S. Open
Starts: 3
Best finish:
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 0
Open Championship
Starts: 3
Best finish: 28th (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 2