Ed Fryatt

Edward George Fryatt (born 8 April 1971) is an English golfer. His father Jim Fryatt was a professional footballer for a number of English clubs.^[1]

Ed Fryatt
Personal information
Full name	Edward George Fryatt
Born	(1971-04-08) 8 April 1971 (age 51) Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Spouse	Michelle (m. 1997) Kathleen (m. 2012)
Children	Faith, Katelyn, Sarah
Career
College	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional	1994 reinstated amateur in 2014
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2000
U.S. Open	T24: 1997
The Open Championship	DNP

Fryatt was born in Rochdale. At the age of four he moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada,^[2] where his father was coaching. He took up golf at the age of 13, before attending University of Nevada, Las Vegas in his home town, and turning professional when he graduated in 1994.

Fryatt's ex-wife Michelle was named Mrs International in 2003; they have one adopted daughter, Faith.^[3]

Career

Fryatt joined the Nike Tour in 1995, but after an unsuccessful first season opted to play in Asia, where he won four times in three years on the Asia Golf Circuit and the Asian Tour.^[4] In 1999, he returned to the Nike Tour, and won once on his way to earning promotion to the full PGA Tour for the first time.

In his debut PGA Tour season in 2000, Fryatt recorded five top-10 finishes, including a tie for third, and finished 77th on the money list. He recorded two further top-10s in a consistent 2001 season, but lost his playing rights after a poor 2002. In 2003, he returned to the Nike Tour, by then renamed as the Nationwide Tour, but missed the cut in all eighteen events he played, although he did make the cut in his one PGA Tour event that year. His last tournament on either tour was in 2005.

At the 1997 U.S. Open, Fryatt became one of the few players in history to be penalised a stroke for slow play.^[5]

In 2014, Fryatt, applied and received his amateur status back from the USGA. He currently playing local and national amateur events.

Amateur wins

• 1994 NCAA West Regional

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Apr 1998	Volvo China Open	−15 (69-65-69-66=269)	2 strokes	Takeshi Ohyama

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Jul 1999	Nike Hershey Open	−5 (69-67-69-70=275)	3 strokes	Brett Wayment

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Nike Ozarks Open	Ryan Howison	Lost to par on first extra hole

Korean Tour wins (1)

• 1997 Shinhan Donghae Open

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 Mar 1996	Indonesia Open	−5 (67-65-68-71=271)	3 strokes	Jim Rutledge,   Daniel Chopra
2	30 Mar 1997	Classic Indian Open	−16 (63-69-67-73=272)	6 strokes	Gary Rusnak
3	22 Feb 1998	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	−10 (70-69-70-69=278)	Playoff	Lee Westwood

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000
U.S. Open	T24	CUT		CUT
PGA Championship				CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Fryatt never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2001	2002
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

See also

• 1999 Nike Tour graduates

References

1. Fryatt finds his feet in America
2. Omega Tour leader Ed Fryatt heads for England
3. . Pregnancy & Baby. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007.
4. Golf Podium Profile
5. Harrington learns the hard way

External links

• Ed Fryatt at the PGA Tour official site
• Ed Fryatt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site