Joe Durant

Joseph Scott Durant (born April 7, 1964) is an American professional golfer.
Durant was born in Pensacola, Florida. He attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, where he majored in Marketing and graduated in 1987. At Huntingdon, he was a three-time NAIA All-American and won the 1987 NAIA Championship.
Durant turned professional in 1987. He has won four times on the PGA Tour. Durant won the 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a score of 324 (-36), setting the tournament record which stands today. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His best finish in a major is T18 at the 2007 PGA Championship. In 2007 and 2008, he finished No. 129 on the PGA Tour official money list, and began playing some on the Nationwide Tour. By 2009, he was down to No. 131 and lost his PGA Tour card; however, he rebounded in 2010 to finish No. 115 on the money list to earn a spot on the Tour for 2011.
Durant began playing on the Champions Tour after turning 50 in April 2014.

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 28, 1998	Motorola Western Open	−17 (68-67-70-66=271)	2 strokes	Vijay Singh
2	Feb 18, 2001	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	−36 (65-61-67-66-65=324)	4 strokes	Paul Stankowski
3	Mar 4, 2001	Genuity Championship	−18 (68-70-67-65=270)	2 strokes	Mike Weir
4	Oct 22, 2006	FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	−25 (69-65-64-65=263)	4 strokes	Frank Lickliter II Troy Matteson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	D. J. Trahan	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	May 12, 1996	Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic	−15 (67-71-65-70=273)	1 stroke	Dave Rummells, Brett Quigley

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 26, 2015	Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf (with Billy Andrade)	−19 (63-51-45=159)	3 strokes	Sandy Lyle & Ian Woosnam
2	Aug 7, 2016	3M Championship	−19 (70-64-63=197)	Playoff	Miguel Ángel Jiménez

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (1998 U.S. Open – 1998 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0