Early life

Hnatiuk was born in Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk, Manitoba

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, Canada

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 and attended the University of Southern Mississippi for college in the United States

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. He turned professional in 1990 and would then play on the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

 for many years.

Professional career

Hnatiuk played his first full season on the Nationwide Tour in 1992, picking up one win in his rookie season and over $50,000 in season long earnings, but did not get his PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 card. He would play at Q-School later that year, but finished T85.

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 PGA Tour season was not very successful, half of his cuts missed, and only $148,000 in earnings.

The 1999 Nationwide Tour season was again a good one for Hnatiuk, picking up his 4th career win and $176,000 in earnings. He played on the PGA Tour in 2000, finishing with two top-10s and 5 top-25s. He finished with $482,000 in earnings.

The 2001 PGA 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 St. 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 PGA Tour since August 2007.

Hnatiuk plays in the Canadian Tour Players Cup

Canadian Tour Players Cup

The Canadian Tour Players Cup is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. It was first played as the MTS Classic from 1998 to 2006. In 2007, the tournament was called the Free Press Manitoba Classic...

, which is considered major on the Canadian Tour.

He has over $2,000,000 in career earnings on the PGA Tour and over $580,000 in career earnings on the Nationwide Tour.

Nationwide Tour (4)

• 1992 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic
• 1995 NIKE Utah Classic
• 1996 NIKE Carolina Classic
• 1999 NIKE Tri-Cities Open

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