Background
Hearn was born in Brampton, Ontario.
Hearn was born in Brampton, Ontario.
He attended the University of Wyoming, where he played on the golf team In June 2013, Hearn finished in a tie for second at the John Deere Classic, after losing in a three-man playoff, which also included Zach Johnson and Jordan Spieth.
He has also played on the Nationwide Tour, Canadian Tour and the Asian Tour. Hearn turned professional late in 2001. Hearn made his first cut in a major championship at the 2013 United States. Open, finishing tied for 21st.
The playoff ended at the fifth extra hole when Spieth made par to Hearn and Johnson"s bogeys.
This was Hearn"s best finish to date on the Professional Golf Association Tour, beating his previous tie for fifth at the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Hearn lost another sudden-death playoff in July 2015, at the Greenbrier Classic.
In the four-man playoff, Danny Lee and Hearn holed birdie putts at the first extra hole to eliminate Kevin Kisner and Robert Streb who both missed the green at the par three. Then on the second extra hole, Hearn found trouble off his drive and could only bogey the par five, allowing Lee to claim victory with a two-putt par.
This was Hearn"s second runner-up finish on the Professional Golf Association Tour, losing both times in playoffs.
At the Royal Bank of Canada Canadian Open in July 2015, Hearn held the 54-hole lead at 15-under-par, with a two-stroke advantage over Jason Day and Bubba Watson. Nationwide Tour wins (1) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Professional World Cup (representing Canada): 2013.
He was a member of the winning Canadian team at the 2001 Four Nations Cup tournament, and played out of the Brantford Golf and Country Club as an amateur.