Matt Kuchar is surely one of the most recognizable names in the game of golf. He’s been awarded a number of titles over the years and despite his relative youth, he ranks high in the game he pours his passions into. We learned more about the life of this gifted golfer below.
He was born Matthew Gregory Kuchar on June 12, 1978 in Winter Park, Florida. His family was Ukrainian and he attended high school at Seminole High School in Sanford, where he graduated in 1996. He then moved to Georgia Tech in Atlanta and joined the Yellow Jackets golf team. Matt Kuchar was fortunate to win the 1997 US Amateur Championship on his previous tour and play in amateur events before turning pro. He lost the previous year in the semifinals to Tiger Woods. In 1998 he won the Haskins Award for the top collegiate golfer in the country.
Matt Kuchar turned pro in 2000, the same year he received his bachelor’s degree in management. He had a high-flying 2000 but soon suffered a slump trying to replicate his successes on the PGA Tour. He soon recovered, built a new game status and achieved better results. Since then he has recorded seven PGA Tour wins in twelve years. He was the 2010 PGA Tour’s leading cash winner. He is also considered one of the most consistent players, having accumulated over $30 million in prize money and over 80 top 10 finishes in the process.
In 2012, Matt Kuchar won the Players Championship, which remains the biggest tournament win of his entire career and propelled him to fifth place in the world rankings for 40 weeks. Matt Kuchar also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he departed with the first Olympic bronze awarded to golf since the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Who is Matt Kuchar’s wife, Sybi Kuchar? His family
Matt Kuchar married Sybi Parker in 2003. The two had attended Georgia Tech together and she was on the tennis team at the time. Although they have known each other since they were teenagers at Georgia Tech, they only started dating after they left school. According to Matt Kuchar, the two began communicating and soon bonded into a relationship that later grew into life together. He also admitted that while they were in school, they got too involved with sports and schoolwork to consider a relationship.
Sybi Parker was born on St. Simons Island, Georgia, where she also grew up. Her collegiate tennis career ended in college, but she did teach a bit of physical education after graduating from Georgia Tech. She now has two sons, Cameron and Carson with Matt Kuchar. Given that Matt was a great tennis player from a young age and even competed on the Florida juniors’ track at one point, it’s not surprising that the two sometimes enter couples competitions when they’re free.
Matt Kuchar and Sybi Parker married Cameron Cole in 2007 and Carson Wright in 2009. The family resides in Sybi’s birthplace, St. Simons Island in Georgia. Her house is said to be worth more than $2 million. Sybi Kuchar is heavily involved in charitable causes. She helps out at a charity called Camp Twin Lakes, which aims to help children with special needs. She is also involved with the Ronald McDonald House and United Way, which also work with children and are committed to improving their well-being.
Wealth (income and earnings)
The Kuchar family home in St. Simons Island, valued at over $2 million, is likely a reference to the wealth Matt Kuchar owns. In 2012 he rose to become one of the ten highest paid golfers. He ranked #9 on the list with $12.5 million in earnings. He’s currently better off with an estimated net worth of between $20 million and $25 million. Golf is of course the main source of income but he also earns from various endorsement deals he has such as Gray Goose.
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