Tommy Dale Gainey is an American professional golfer born on 13th August 1975 in Darlington, South Carolina, United States. So, he is now 44 years old. He is also known as ‘Two Gloves’ because he always wears two golf gloves while playing. This habit is developed from his childhood when he played baseball. Gainey graduated in 1999 on industrial maintenance from Central Carolina Technical College. Before playing golf like a professional player he worked in A.O. corporation on an assembly line to wrap insulation. Tommy Gainey became a professional golf player in 1997 and played golf on small tours in the southern part of the United States for a few years.
Tommy Gainey’s favorite college team and professional team are the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Dallas Cowboys.
Height and weight:
Tommy Gainey’s height is 6’0” (1.83m) and weight is 190 pounds (86 kg).
Family:
Erin Joiner is Tommy Gainey’s wife whom he married in 2010. He doesn’t mention any other information about his family publically. So, if we get any information about his family we’ll update as soon as possible.
Playing Style:
Tommy Gainey always uses black golf gloves on each hand. On full shots, he uses a baseball grip.
Others:
Tommy Gainey helps the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation (an American rock band which was formed in 1986). Tommy has a little interest in a pool game. He also likes to spend time with family and friends.
Career:
After becoming a professional golf player, Tommy Gainey played many small tours for a few years. In 2005 Gainey attendant in the golf channel’s show ‘Big Break V’ and in the 6th episode he eliminated. But in 2007 he returned on the show and won that show for ‘Big Break VII’. He won two events in 2006 and one event in 2007 on the ‘Egolf Tarheel Tour’. He also won NGA Hooters Tour. At the end of 2007, Tommy Gainey won the PGA tour card by graduating from the Q-School and completing the tour at T19. He officially joined the PGA Tour and KFT (Korn Ferry Tour) tour in 2008. After getting the PGA tour card he started playing large and famous events. In his career, he won one event in the PGA tour in 2012 and two events in the KFT tour in 2010. In his career, he played a total of 308 events.
Season 2007:
In 2007 Tommy Gainey played four events in KFT tour. and his best performance was in-
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Cox Classic: He finished the Cox Classic events at T8.
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BMW Charity Pro-Am: He finished the BMW Charity Pro-Am at T30.
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Wachovia Championship: In the Wachovia Championship he missed the cut. So, he finished it at MC.
Season 2008:
In 2007 Tommy Gainey finished the PGA Tour qualifying tournament at T19 and selected for the final PGA Tour of 2008. And he made only six cuts out of 24 cuts in his first PGA Tour. He gave his best performance in the Children’s Miracle Network Classic which was held on 9th November 2008. He finished that tournament at second and gain 19.20 points.
Season 2009:
In 2009, Tommy Gainey played 28 events. He made eight cuts out of 15 on the PGA Tour and 11 cuts out of 13 in the KFT Tour. Other best events in 2009 are-
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Miccosukee Championship: Finished Miccosukee Championship at T12.
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Chattanooga Classic: Finished Chattanooga Classic at T11.
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Puerto Rico Open: Finished Puerto Rico Open at T21 (season-best).
Season 2010:
In 2010 he won two KFT Tour (Chiquita Classic and Melwood Prince George’s County Open) and gained 14.00 points in both events. Other events in which he gave his best performance are-
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WNB Golf Classic: Finished at T5 at the WNB Golf Classic.
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Mylan Classic: Finished at fifth at Mylan Classic (presented by CONSOL Energy).
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BMW Charity Pro-Am: Finished at T2 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am which was presented by SYNNEX Corporation. In this event, he gains 5.39 points.
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Panama CLARO Championship: He finished the Panama CLARO Championship at third and gained 5.60 points.
Season 2011:
In 2011 Tommy Gainey played a total of 35 events and finished at third at 4 events. It was his one of the most successful season over his career.
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CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia: Finished at T23 in the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia.
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Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Finished at T3. And also finished Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at the top 10.
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Wyndham Championship: Finished at third at Wyndham Championship and moved to position 30 in the FedExCup standings.
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Viking Classic: Finished at T7 and also in the top 10.
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Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Finished at T3 and also in the top 10. It was his fourth top 10 in this season.
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The Heritage: Finished at a solo third at the Heritage events and gained 20.00 points. Third top ten
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The Honda Classic: Finished the Honda Classic at the second top 10 of the year.
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Waste Management Phoenix Open: Finished at T8.
Season 2012:
In 2012 Tommy Gainey played a total of 32 events. Among all events some of the best events are-
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The McGladrey Classic: It was his career’s best event. In this event, he gained his career’s highest point (26.00). He won this PGA Tour. In his whole golf career, he won only this PGA Tour.
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Deutsche Bank Championship: Finished at T66.
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The Barclays: Finished at T38.
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Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial: Finished at solo third.
Season 2013:
In the season 2013, Tommy Gainey played 32 events in total and made 14 cuts out of 28.
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Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Finished at T6 in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
Season 2014:
Tommy Gainey finished this season at No. 156 in the FedExCup standings. And in the PGA Tour, he made 11 cuts out of 26. In this early season, Gainey missed his 9 cuts among the first 11 cuts and succeeded at T8 and made five cuts among the last seven starts and finished at top-20 in the KFT final for regaining the PGA Tour status. But he had withdrawn the first event and missed the next two events cuts.
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Web.com Tour Championship: Finished at T46.
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Barracuda Championship: Finished at T17.
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Travelers Championship: Finished at 18.
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Zurich Classic of New Orleans: In the second and third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans Gainey’s scores was 66-67.
Season 2015:
In 2015 Tommy Gainey finished the Korn Ferry Tour very successfully. He finished one KFT event at third and four events in the top 10 and made 12 cuts. Gainey finished at no. 102 in the KFT final money list and no. 46 in the combined money list. Other important events were-
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Web.com Tour Championship: Finished at T62.
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Hotel Fitness Championship: Finished at T52.
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WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz: Finished at T7.
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Greater Dallas Open: Finished at T8.
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Brasil Champions presented by HSBC: Finished at T9.
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The McGladrey Classic: Finished at T32.
Season 2016:
Because of his injury, he didn’t play many events in 2016. Gainey made only one cut in the PGA Tour in season 2016. And a total of 6 cuts in the whole season.
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RBC Heritage: In RBC Heritage, he made no. 10 in the second round and had to withdraw because of his health condition.
Season 2017:
In this season Tommy played both the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour (KFT). He made 2 cuts in the PGA Tour in eight starts and four cuts in the KFT in 17 starts.
Season 2018:
In 2018 Gainey played a total of 11 events. Among all events, his best result was in the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship and he finished it at T22. He made a total of 9 cuts in the whole season. But he failed to keep his position in top 125 in the FedExCup standings.
Season 2019:
In 2019 Tommy Gainey played still 16 events and made 9 cuts. In this whole season, he gave his best performance in Wichita Open Supporting Wichita’s Youth. He finished it at T14 and gained 1.25 points.
“T”= tie.
“MC”= missed the cut.
Summary of the events
|
Year |
Events Played |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th-10th |
MC |
Year End Rank |
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2007 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1027 |
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2008 |
31 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
20 |
360 |
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2009 |
28 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
558 |
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2010 |
27 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
239 |
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2011 |
35 |
– |
– |
4 |
3 |
17 |
96 |
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2012 |
32 |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
12 |
129 |
|
2013 |
32 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
17 |
267 |
|
2014 |
29 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
13 |
531 |
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2015 |
28 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
12 |
572 |
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2016 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
6 |
1087 |
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2017 |
24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
18 |
1925 |
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2018 |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
1740 |
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2019 |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
– |
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Total |
308 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
152 |
Now the current OWGR (Official World Golf Ranking) position of Tommy Gainey is 1607. Among four major championships, Tommy Gainey played only one championship (PGA Championship). Gainey didn’t play Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship. In his whole career, Gainey won a total of 9 tours. One PGA Tour, two Korn Ferry Tour, and six other tours.
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