Marcus Byrd Wins Lexus Cup and APGA Mastercard Player Achievement Award

With his seventh-place finish at the Mastercard APGA Tour Championship, Stout brand ambassador Marcus Byrd finished atop the APGA Lexus Cup standings. By winning the Lexus Cup, Byrd earned a $20,000 Lexus Cup bonus and also takes home the 2023 APGA Mastercard Player Achievement Award, which includes status on 2024 PGA TOUR Americas and an additional $50,000 bonus from Mastercard to cover travel costs for next season.

“This season is a culmination of hard work. With a lot of incredible support from my fellow players on the APGA Tour, my mom and my family and the support of my sponsors at ADP, Invited Clubs, Isco, Stout and Callaway, I have been able to make huge strides over the last few years,” Byrd said. “It’s incredible to have the support of the PGA TOUR and Mastercard both financially and to earn status on PGA TOUR Americas next year. That’s our collective dream here on the APGA Tour, and I can’t wait to take on the challenge and then watch the other players on this Tour join me as we continue to make strides in professional golf.”

The two prizes cap a record-setting season for Byrd with four APGA Tour victories in 2023. Byrd’s victories came at the following tournaments: 

• APGA Farmers Insurance Invitational at Torrey Pines
• APGA Florida – Won by 11-strokes in a 36-hole event
• APGA at Deere Run
• APGA Valhalla

Dating back to 2022, Byrd has six victories and five runner-up finishes in his last 15 starts on the APGA Tour. Byrd recorded scores in the 60s in all of his Lexus Cup tournament rounds during the 2023 season.