Background
Hnatiuk was born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada and attended the University of Southern Mississippi for college in the United States.
Hnatiuk was born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada and attended the University of Southern Mississippi for college in the United States.
He would play at Q-School later that year, but finished T85.
He turned professional in 1990 and would then play on the Nationwide Tour for many years. In 1993, in 28 events on the Nationwide Tour, Hnatiuk made only four cuts and $4,000. After playing full seasons on the Nationwide Tour until 1997, picking up his second and third career wins in playoffs on tour in 1995 and 1996, earning about $200,000 in those two seasons combined.
His 1998 Professional Golf Association Tour season was not very successful, half of his cuts missed, and only $148,000 in earnings.
He played on the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2000, finishing with two top-10s and 5 top-25s. He finished with $482,000 in earnings.
The 2001 Professional Golf Association Tour season included five top-25s and over $400,000 in earnings and conditional status for Hnatiuk for 2002. In 2002, he made over $500,000 with eight top-25s, one of which was at the Saint Jude Classic, where he held a four stroke lead going into th final round, but shot a final round 77 to finish T14.
Hnatiuk would play a full season in 2003, nine events in 2004, and a full season in 2005, making over $650,000 in those three seasons combined, but going back to the Nationwide Tour for 2006.
His latest season on the Nationwide Tour was in 2006, making 11 of 20 cuts and only a little over $50,000 in earnings. Hnatiuk played three Nationwide Tour events in 2007, making one cut. He has not played an event on the Nationwide Tour or Professional Golf Association Tour since August 2007.
Hnatiuk plays in the Canadian Tour Players Cup, which is considered major on the Canadian Tour.
He has over $2,000,000 in career earnings on the Professional Golf Association Tour and over $580,000 in career earnings on the Nationwide Tour. Hnatuik now is a school teacher at the school.
Nationwide Tour (4) 1992 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic World Cup (representing Canada): 2000.