Casey Wittenberg

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Past Champion 3-4 Years (thru 2020)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2008
• PGA TOUR: 2009

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (3)

• 2012 Chitimacha Louisiana Open, Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
• 2017 Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER

PLAYOFF RECORD

KORN FERRY TOUR (0-1)

• 2008 Lost to Justin Hicks, Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung

National Teams

• 2004 Walker Cup

Personal

• Is a big fan of "House." Says Tokyo is the favorite city he has visited. Favorite food is steak, medium-rare. "I'm a red-meat Southern boy." The first website he visits each morning is weather.com. Splits college football allegiances between LSU and his alma mater, Oklahoma State.
• Father, Jim, was a collegiate golfer at LSU who played two seasons (1975 and 1977) on the PGA TOUR. Top finish was a T8 at the 1977 Oklahoma City Open.

Special Interests

• Hunting

Career Highlights

2019 Season

Finished the season at No. 113 on the Regular Season points list. Recorded four top-25s in 22 starts, including a season-best T14 at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay.

2017 Season

Finished the Regular Season at No. 41 on the money list. Recorded one top-25 finish in 24 starts. Finished the Korn Ferry Tour Finals at No. 108.

• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER: Picked up his first win on Tour in five years at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Took a three-shot lead into the weekend with a 65-64 start before extending his lead to six with a third-round 65. Closed out the tournament with a final-round 69 to defeat Xinjun Zhang by three shots and move inside the top 10 on the money list. Became the second player in tournament history to win twice in Lafayette.

2016 Season

Played in 14 events on the Korn Ferry Tour, recorded three top-25s and finished No. 76 on the Regular Season money list.

• Lincoln Land Charity Championship: Enjoyed his best showing on Tour since 2012 at the Lincoln Land Charity Championship. Entered the weekend two shots back after a 66-65 start. Carded a third-round 66 and found himself three off the pace after 54 holes. Fired a bogey-free 67 on Sunday to reach 20-under-par. Made a crucial up and down from 60 yards at the 72nd hole for a T2 and moved up to No. 59 on the money list.

2015 Season

Played in 20 Korn Ferry Tour events, making nine cuts. Had two top 25s. Finished 113th on the Regular Season money list and 133rd on the final year-long money list.

• United Leasing Championship Presented by PTI: T20 at the United Leasing Championship.
• El Bosque Mexico Championship: T12 at the El Bosque Mexico Championship.

2014 Season

Played in all 25 events, making 14 cuts. Had one top-10 and three top-25s. Finished the Regular Season 71st on the money list. Was one of just three players to compete in all 25 events. Indifferent play in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals did not put him in contention to earn his TOUR card via that avenue.

• WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft: Opened with a 67 at the Regular Season-ending WinCo Foods Portland Open but performed poorly the other three rounds to finish 75th in the tournament.
• News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot: Finished T14 in August at the News Sentinel Open.
• U.S. Open: On the PGA TOUR, qualified for the U.S. Open. Missed the cut with rounds of 74-72.
• El Bosque Mexico Championship: Finished T19 at the El Bosque Mexico Championship.
• Brasil Champions Presented by HSBC: Lone top-10 came at the Brasil Champions in March. Fired rounds of 66-71-65-65 to get to No. 17 on the money list.

2013 Season

In his return to the PGA TOUR, competed in 27 tournaments, making eight starts. After PLAYERS, made just two cuts in his final 13 appearances. Ended 2013 164th in FedExCup points. Played in all four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events in September, making three cuts.

• Web.com Tour Championship: Finished T54 at Web.com Tour Championship.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Finished T28 at Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.
• Chiquita Classic: Finished T47 at Chiquita Classic.
• THE PLAYERS Championship: Season highlight was a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship in May. Was in contention before a 75 on Sunday dropped him down the leader board.
• Farmers Insurance Open: Finished T15 at the Farmers Insurance Open in January.

2012 Season

Ended the season No. 1 on the money list, with $433,453, the eighth-best total in Korn Ferry Tour history. Earned fully-exempt status on the PGA TOUR in 2013 along with an exemption into THE PLAYERS Championship by virtue of his No. 1 money-list standing. Was ranked in the top 10 on the money list for 25 of 27 weeks and reached No. 1 three different times, including the final four weeks to finish with nine weeks at No. 1.

• Web.com Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch: Closed his year with a T9 finish at the Web.com Tour Championship in Texas.
• Neediest Kids Championship: Runner-up at the Neediest Kids Championship, one shot back of winner David Lingmerth. Posted all four rounds in the 60s and finished 7-under par. Fell out of contention during the front nine in the final round but rallied with a back-nine 31 to get within one of Lingmerth, who finished 45 minutes in front of him. Missed long birdie putts on the final two holes to come up short. Second-place check for $64,800 vaulted him back ahead of Luke Guthrie and into the No. 1 spot on the money list for the third different time this season. Pushed his season total to $407,453 with three events left on the schedule.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational: Was T3 at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational. Moved into the lead on the final round with a birdie at the 16th hole but bogeyed the next hole to drop one back. Missed a birdie putt at the final hole and finished one shot off the pace. Third-place check for $46,400 moved him into the No. 1 spot on the season money list.
• Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open: Became the first multiple winner on the Korn Ferry Tour almost three months later when he rallied on the back nine to overtake Jim Herman and win the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open by two over Herman and Justin Hicks. Overcame a penalty early in the round (sixth hole, Rule 18-2b) when his ball moved on the green as he was making a stroke. Registered four birdies on his second nine to move past a faltering Herman for the title. The Wichita win moved him to second on the money list.
• U.S. Open: After qualifying for the U.S. Open at The Olympic Club, finished T10 for his third top-10 finish in 53 PGA TOUR starts (T4 at the 2008 Viking Classic and T7 at the 2009 Travelers Championship). The performance earned him a return trip to the tournament in 2013.
• Mexico Open Presented by Banamex: Had another strong showing in the event prior to Wichita, turning in a T6 at the Mexico Open.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open: Earned his first career title with a record-setting, eight-stroke win at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Took a four-stroke lead into the final round at Le Triomphe CC, thanks to an 8-under 63 Saturday. He slowly pulled away from the field with a final-round, 6-under 65 to finish at 24-under 260. Was perfect off the tee on the last day and missed only four greens, while rolling in every significant putt he faced. Played the final 48 holes without a bogey. Had as many eagles as bogeys over four days–two. His winning margin was a tournament record and also tied the fourth largest in Tour history.

2011 Season

Made the cut in 14 of 16 starts during the year with three top-10 finishes. Ended the season with nine straight cuts made but had only one top-25 finish in that stretch.

• Price Cutter Charity Championship Presented by Dr Pepper: Third top-10 was a T9 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
• Utah Championship Presented by Utah Sports Commission: Making only his fourth start of the season, he enjoyed his top finish of the campaign by shooting 66-65 on the weekend at the Utah Championship to place third. Posted a 16-under score in the clubhouse, but J.J. Killeen, the eventual winner, and runner-up Jeff Gove didn't come back to the field.
• Mexico Open Presented by Banamex: Got his first start of the year at the Mexico Open, where he finished T9. Posted a 9-under 63 in the second round to grab the 36-hole lead at 13-under 131. A 4-over 76 in the third round left him three back of the leaders. Fired a 3-under 69 in the final round to finish five strokes behind winner Erik Compton.

2010 Season

Made two Korn Ferry Tour appearances, missing the cut in both.

• St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew: In his lone PGA TOUR start, he made the cut at the St. Jude Classic, where he T70.

2009 Season

Made the cut in 10 of 25 starts during his rookie season on the PGA TOUR. Finished the season No. 159 on the official money list. Missed the cut in both starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.

• RBC Canadian Open: Was one of four players to ace the 15th hole at the RBC Canadian Open (Arjun Atwal, Briny Baird and Leif Olson). His par-3 heroics won him a BMW Z4 convertible. It was his second hole-in-one in the season, the first coming at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
• U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee: Finished T15 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
• Travelers Championship: Finished T7 at the Travelers Championship.

2008 Season

Earned PGA TOUR privileges after placing 15th on the Korn Ferry Tour money list.

• Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch: Shot 64 in the second round of Web.com Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch and finished T25. Earned $271,919 for 15th position on the final money list.
• Turning Stone Resort Championship: With his top-10 finish in Madison, he earned a spot in the field at the next TOUR full-field event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship, where he finished T43.
• Viking Classic: Played in the Viking Classic on the PGA TOUR on a sponsor's exemption and posted a 3-under 69 Sunday to finish a career-best T4. His previous best effort on TOUR (in 25 career starts) was a T13 finish at the 2004 Masters Tournament when he was an amateur.
• Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet: Four sub-70 rounds earned him a T6 at the Cox Classic.
• Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Presented by Samsung: Held a one-stroke lead over Justin Hicks entering the final round of the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, but a bogey on the 71st hole–combined with a birdie by Hicks–led to a tie at 17-under. Despite losing in the playoff, he cashed a check for $86,410.
• Bank of America Open: Finished third at the Bank of America Open, where a four-day total of 13-under 275 left him just three strokes behind champion Kris Blanks. The finish in Chicago was his sixth top-20 in his last eight starts of the season.
• Athens Regional Foundation Classic: Earned his first top-10 of the year with a third-place finish at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Started the final round five shots back of the leaders and posted a 67 to move within one shot of a playoff between Robert Damron and Greg Owen.

2004 Season

• U.S. Open Championship: Was T36 that season in the U.S. Open. Described the week in the following way, "Every move I made was a dream come true."
• Masters Tournament: His T13 finish at the 2004 Masters, with even-par 288, was the lowest finish by an amateur at the Masters since Charlie Coe's ninth-place effort in 1962.

Amateur Highlights

• Earned an appearance at the 2004 Masters in Augusta, which was set up by runner-up finish at the 2003 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont CC, falling on the first playoff hole to Nick Flanagan. Earned second-team All-America honors in 2004. Member of the U.S. Walker