J. B. Holmes

J.B. Holmes is a well-known American professional golf player. He is currently playing in the PGA Tour. Holmes turned professional in 2005 and started his career playing in the Web.com Tour and a few more. J.B has won eight professional events, including five PGA tours and three others. 

J.B. Holmes was born John Bradley "J.B." Holmes on April 26, 1982, in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He is the son of Lisa Holmes and her husband, Maurice Holmes. John graduated from Taylor County High School and enrolled at the University of Kentucky. Holmes stands five feet and eleven inches tall and weighs 86 kg. 

J.B. Holmes Career Earnings and Net Worth

J.B Holmes has an estimated net worth of more than $20 Million. Holmes has accumulated most of his net worth through his two decades career in the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked at No.64 in the All-time PGA Career earnings list of Shaun Micheel and Paul Goydos. John has earned the most from Genesis Open and Waste Management Phoenix having it won one-one time. In the ongoing season of 2021, Holmes has played in nineteen games but just made $150,967. 

John made $1,487,604 as his prize money in his rookie year at the PGA season of 2005/6. In the following season, Holmes made $874,216 while playing in twenty-four PGA events. In the 2007/8 season, The American player excelled his games, earning $2,166,131 from nineteen made cuts. In his PGA career, He has not crossed a million wearing in just four seasons. Bradley earned more than $6 Million in the next five seasons. Holmes played just five PGA events in the 2012/13 season as he missed most of the season due to injury. 

In the 2013/14 season, John made his comeback and won a PGA Tour and took home $2,365,204 as his prize money. The following season, He earned $4,037,430, which is his highest-earning in a single season to date. Last season, Holmes played just eight games and made $440,524. Totaling his prize money from LPGA events, it sums to $25,787,329. 

Married Life

John tied his wedding knot with Erica Kalbhin in 2013. They had a private wedding ceremony in front of family members and close friends. Shortly after the wedding, the duo welcomed their first and only child, a son, Tucker. As per sources, They first met each other in 2010, and the first tournament Holmes took Erica to was the Phoenix Open in 2011.  

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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