Ryan Palmer is an American sports personality who plays golf on the PGA Tour and has been a professional golfer for many years. In the midst of games, the 2017-18 season was the worst time for Ryan Palmer because his wife was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and he couldn’t focus on the games because he was happily living with his wife.
Early life
Ryan Palmer was born on September 19, 1976. He was raised in Amarillo, Texas, where he graduated from Amarillo High School, graduating in 1995. Ryan began his career playing collegiate golf at the University of North Texas and continued for at least a year. He later transferred to Texas A&M University for the remainder of his final three years, graduating in 2000.
Ryan Palmer career
Palmer began his professional golf career in 2000 and played mini-tours from 2000 to 2002, including the Tightlies Tour and the Hooters Tour. In 2003 he played on the Nationwide Tour and won the Clearwater Classic title while finishing 6th on the money list, which later earned him the 2004 PGA Tour Card. Palmer won his first-ever PGA Tour at the 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, where he hit three in a row and defeated his competitors Briny Baird and Vijay Singh.
Four years after his first win on the PGA Tour, he won his second career win during the PGA Tour Fall Series. It was a tough time for Palmer as the day turned rainy and the field got wet during the 2008 Ginn Sur Mer Classic. He won by making a 10-foot putt for birdie and finishing the event under seven par, winning the game in one shot over the five other players. That day, he entered the money list at number 143 and won the game, securing his PGA Tour card for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Back in January 2010, Palmer celebrated his third win on the PGA Tour by winning the Sony Open title in Hawaii. The final 66 laps secured his win where he won in one shot and secured the title with a career-best third win over Robert Allenby.
According to official world golf ranking, Palmer got his highest ranking on April 5, 2015. He ranked at 23rd position as per OWGF ranking chart.
Palmer later began his 2017-18 season with the Major Medical Extension amid a family crisis with his wife undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Later in 2019, Palmer won the Zurich Classic title against fellow competitor Jon Rahm.
Ryan Palmer Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Ryan Hunter Palmer |
| Date of birth | September 19, 1976 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 45 years |
| Place of birth | Amarillo, Texas, USA |
| nationality | American |
| profession | golfer |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | Virgo |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 11” – in centimeters – 180 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 79kg – in pounds – 174 pounds |
| shoe size | 12 (USA) |
| hair colour | Brown |
| eye color | Brown |
| body type | Average |
Ryan Palmer Family | |
| Father | Butch Palmer |
| mother | Gloria Palmer |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Amarillo High School |
| University | University of North Texas; Texas A&M University |
Relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is Ryan Palmer’s wife? | Jennifer Palmer |
| children | Two (Mason and Madelyn) |
Personal life
Ryan Palmer is a happily married and busy man when it comes to his family. He has a beautiful and gorgeous wife named Jennifer Palmer. It is not known if either of the two were involved in the previous relationships or not, but the two met in high school. When they first met in high school, neither of them had the caliber to talk to each other. Jennifer saw Ryan from the college side at one of her party events before the summer. After the party, Palmer asked Jennifer out for a night out for dinner and to play golf together.
Jennifer later revealed after the wedding that she was very attracted to Ryan’s smile and positive attitude. The couple exchanged marriage rituals in June 2004 and now have two children – a daughter and a son. The couple is known to reside in Colleyville, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, with their entire family including children.
Ryan Palmer net worth
Ryan Palmer has an estimated net worth of around $18 million and has flourished his career on the PGA Tour. He is the winner of various titles including the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Rest in 2004, the Ginn Sur Mer Classic in 2008, the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2010, the Zurich Classic in New Orleans in 2019 and the fifth Rank at the 2014 PGA Championship, tied for 10th at the 2011 Masters tournament and played on various national tours, Hooters and Tight Lies tours.