Jason Buha
Personal information
Full nameJason Paul Buha
Born (1975-02-06) February 6, 1975
Dearborn, Michigan
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceMountain Brook, Alabama
ChildrenClaire, Laura Burr
Career
CollegeDuke University
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2000
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Jason Paul Buha (born February 6, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Buha joined the PGA Tour in 2000, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour and was unable to retain his Tour card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2001 where he recorded four top-10 finishes. The following year he recorded seven top-10 finishes and won the Dayton Open en route to an 11th-place finish on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2003. He struggled in his return to the PGA Tour and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2004. In his return to the Nationwide Tour he recorded five top-10 finished including two runner-up finishes. He would continue to play on the Nationwide Tour until 2006.

Buha was the head coach for the golf team at Birmingham–Southern College from 2009 to 2013 and is now the Assistant Director of Financial Aid.[1] He was also an on-course commentator for the Golf Channel. He opened Buha Golf Academy at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Birmingham, Alabama in 2007. He closed the Academy to focus on coaching golf and working for Birmingham–Southern College.[2]

Buha currently lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham).

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Jul 14, 2002 Dayton Open −23 (66-67-66-66=265) 3 strokes United States Todd Barranger, United States Marco Dawson

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 SAS Carolina Classic United States Chris Anderson, Australia Paul Gow,
Australia Brendan Jones		 Anderson won with par on eighth extra hole
Buha and Gow eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2000
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Buha only played in the U.S. Open.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BSC Financial Aid Office – Staff". Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ Professional Golfer Jason Buha Opens Golf Academy at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
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