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'''Jason Paul Buha''' (born February 6, 1975) is an American professional [[golf]]er who played on the [[PGA Tour]] and the [[Nationwide Tour]].
'''Jason Paul Buha''' (born [[February 6]], [[1975]] in Dearborn, Michigan) is a former professional golfer and assistant director of financial aid at [[Birmingham-Southern College]].


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 graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and won a championship in the 1996 Eastern Amateur tournament in Portsmouth, Virginia . He began playing professional golf on the NGA Hooters Tour. He earned his PGA Tour card in [[2000]], but dropped back to the Nationwide Tour that same year. In [[2001]] he had four top-10 finishes, then seven more the following year, including a win at the Dayton Open. He spent 2003 on the PGA Tour, but again dropped back. He had five top-10 finishes in the [[2004]] Nationwide tour and continued to play professional golf through [[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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsc.edu/fp/staff.cfm |title=BSC Financial Aid Office – Staff |accessdate=May 14, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/professional-golfer-jason-buha-opens-golf-academy-at-renaissance-ross-bridge-golf-resort-spa-35078.php Professional Golfer Jason Buha Opens Golf Academy at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa]</ref>
Buha founded the [[Buha Golf Academy]] at the [[Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa]] in [[2007]] and was hired as the Birmingham-Southern Panthers head golf coach in [[2009]]. In [[2013]] he accepted an administrative position at the college.


Buha currently lives in [[Mountain Brook, Alabama]] (a suburb of Birmingham) where he lives with his wife, Jenny Brown Buha and their four children. He continues to give high-level and beginner golf lessons.
Buha and his wife, [[Jenny Buha|Jenny]] and four children.


==References==
==References==
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* "[ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jason_Buha  Jason Buha]" (January 15, 2015) Wikipedia - accessed March 20, 2015


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.24356.html Jason Buha] at PGAtour.com




Revision as of 13:29, 20 March 2015

Jason Paul Buha (born February 6, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan) is a former professional golfer and assistant director of financial aid at Birmingham-Southern College.

Buha graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and won a championship in the 1996 Eastern Amateur tournament in Portsmouth, Virginia . He began playing professional golf on the NGA Hooters Tour. He earned his PGA Tour card in 2000, but dropped back to the Nationwide Tour that same year. In 2001 he had four top-10 finishes, then seven more the following year, including a win at the Dayton Open. He spent 2003 on the PGA Tour, but again dropped back. He had five top-10 finishes in the 2004 Nationwide tour and continued to play professional golf through 2006.

Buha founded the Buha Golf Academy at the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in 2007 and was hired as the Birmingham-Southern Panthers head golf coach in 2009. In 2013 he accepted an administrative position at the college.

Buha and his wife, Jenny and four children.

References

External links

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