Hayden Buckley (golfer)

Charles Hayden Buckley (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

By his senior year, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, a third-team All-American, and named the Missouri Male Athlete of the Year for the 2017–18 season.

Buckley turned professional in 2018.

He won the 2019 ATB Financial Classic on the PGA Tour Canada and the 2021 LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Buckley went to high school in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Despite not being heavily recruited in high school, Buckley signed with the University of Missouri where he enjoyed four college wins.

In the 2019 season, he played in all 12 PGA Tour Canada events, making 11 cuts and registering six top-10 finishes.

Buckley claimed his first career Mackenzie Tour victory at the ATB Financial Classic and a sixth-place finish on the Order of Merit to earn Korn Ferry Tour membership.

In February 2021, Buckley earned his first Korn Ferry Tour title in his 17th career start with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.

In January 2023, he finished runner-up at the Sony Open in Hawaii, one shot behind Kim Si-woo.

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

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"T" = tied

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place