Austin Hitt

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Canada: 2020
• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2022

Personal

• Father played golf for Roanoke College and is in its hall of fame.
• Previously worked as a grocery delivery man.
• Favorite golf memory is watching the Arnold Palmer Invitational every year as a kid.

Special Interests

• Ping-pong

Career Highlights

2022 Season

In the summer, moved to PGA TOUR Canada, where he made eight starts and played on the weekend four times. Recorded one top-five and qualified for the season-ending Fortinet Cup Championship. Ended the season No. 33 on the Fortinet Cup standings.

• Prince Edward Island Open presented by IMP Solutions: A week after completing his PGA TOUR Latinoamerica season, was right in the mix all week at Dundarave GC in Cardigan in early July. Four rounds in the 60s, including a pair of 67s in the second and final rounds, left him alone in third, two shots behind winner Brian Carlson.
• Jalisco Open GDL: Shot four par-or-better rounds, including a pair of 66s on the weekend at Atlas CC in Guadalajara, but couldn’t slow down José de Jesús Rodríguez, who pulled away at the end. Settled for a runner-up performance, finishing alone in second three strokes shy of Rodríguez.
• JHSF Aberto do Brasil: Opened with a 64 and used three more sub-par rounds to finish at 12-under, good for a T9 in Porto Feliz, Brazil, in late-April.
• Termas de Rio Hondo Invitational: Two weeks after winning medalist honors at the PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament, was steady all week at Rio Hondo GC in late-March. Fired four rounds in the 60s to finish at 15-under and T5 with Jeremy Gandon and Cristobal Del Solar, three shots shy of champion Kevin Velo
• PGA TOUR Canada Q-School USA East 2: Was dominant throughout his week at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Central Florida in mid-March. Opened with a course-record, 10-under 62 at the El Campeon Course, fell back a little with an even-par 72 then deal with rain delays throughout the final 36 holes but eventually turned in scores of 65-67 to finish at 22-under and capture medalist honors by three shots over Chinese Taipei’s Wei Hsuan Wang. Will be exempt into every 202 PGA TOUR Canada tournament.
• PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Qualifying Tournament USA 1: Fired rounds of 68-66-70 at the weather-shortened event at Mission Inn Resort and Club’s El Campeon Course in early November. Was in second through 54 holes, and when heavy rain washed out the final round, he finished as the runner-up, two shots shy of winner Davis Shore. Will be exempt through the first half of the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season.

2021 Season

Saw action in seven Forme Tour tournaments, making five cuts and recording one top-25. Closed the season 68th on the Points List.

• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-USA East 2: Playing as an amateur in early March at Mission Inn Club and Resort’s El Campeon Course in Central Florida, just missed earning a full exemption by finishing alone in seventh. Shot a best-of-the-tournament, 7-under 65 on the final day to finish a stroke behind the threesome of amateur Saptak Talwar, Jake Scott and John Clare. Will be conditionally exempt for the Mackenzie Tour season.

2020 Season

• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-USA East 1: As an amateur, finished T21 with three others at Mission Inn Resort and Club’s El Campeon Course in Florida in early March to earn conditional status for the Forme Tour season.

Amateur Highlights

• Was named Mr. Golf 2015 Florida Player of the Year.
• Named 2019 Division 1 All-American.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR Canada: 2020
• PGA TOUR Canada: 2021
• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2022