Tom Byrum turned professional in 1984 has played over five hundred events on the PGA Tour. He won the 1989 Kemper Open. He owns three top ten finishes in major championships: T8 in the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage, 9th in the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot, and 6th at the Olympia Fields in Chicago. His older brother Curt also competed on the PGA Tour and is now an analyst on The Golf Channel.