Exempt status
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PGA TOUR: 2016-17 tournament winner (through 2018-19)
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Web.com Tour: Finished T21 at 2015 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament
Personal
- Attended Highland Secondary School in Dundas, Ontario, Canada
- If not a professional golfer, would play in the NHL
- Favorite courses played are Muirfield Village GC, Inverness Club and Riviera CC
- Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays
- Favorite TV shows are "Seinfeld," "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory."
- Favorite movies are "The Shawshank Redemption," "Anchorman" and the Batman" trilogy
- Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and LeBron James
- Favorite vacation spot is the Dominican Republic
- Dream foursome would include Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods
- Dislikes anything with chocolate in it
- First-tee intro song would be "Eye of the Tiger."
- Twitter name is @MacHughes10.
- Attended Highland Secondary School in Dundas, Ontario
- Dream as a child was to play in the NHL
- Got his start in golf at the age of 7 when his parents brought him along to the driving range instead of hiring a babysitter
- Was a standard bearer in Mike Weir's group at the 2004 Canadian Open, shortly after he won the Masters
- Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Cleveland Cavaliers and Carolina Panthers
- Favorite college team is the Kent State Golden Flashes
- Favorite TV shows are "Seinfeld", "Big Bang Theory" and "King of Queens"
- Favorite movies are "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Stepbrothers"
- Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and LeBron James
- Favorite vacation spot is anything tropical
- Favorite books include "Golf is Not a Game of Perfect" and "Take the Stairs"
- Would like to play Augusta National and St. Andrews and goals include playing the Masters and The Open at St. Andrews
- Dream foursome would include "Messrs. Hogan, Nicklaus and Woods"
- Most famous person met is fellow Canadian Wayne Gretzky, at 2014 BMW Charity Pro-Am after playing with his wife earlier in the day. "And, of course, dinner was on the house for the Great One."
- Motto is "Success is never owned. It is rented, and the rent is due everyday."
- Likes sushi, pizza and seafood
- Dislikes anything with chocolate in it
- First tee intro song would be "Eye of the Tiger"
- Would like to be featured in Men's Health - "I take my health pretty seriously"
- Would like to be President of the United States for a day "to see what his life is like and the challenges he faces."
- Twitter handle is @MacHughesGolf.
- Attended Highland Secondary School in Dundas, Ontario
- Has two sisters, Alex and Jessica
- Dream as a child was to play in the NHL
- Was a standard bearer in Mike Weir's group at the 2004 Canadian Open, shortly after he won the Masters
- Favorite courses played are Muirfield Village, Merion and Hamilton G&CC
- Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Cleveland Cavaliers and Carolina Panthers
- Favorite college team is the Kent State Golden Flashes
- Favorite TV shows are "Seinfeld", "Big Bang Theory" and "King of Queens"
- Favorite movies are "Shawshank Redemption" and "Stepbrothers"
- Favorite athletes are Roger Federer and LeBron James
- Favorite vacation spot is anything tropical
- Other favorites include Snapchat and Pandora (apps), "Golf is Not a Game of Perfect" and "Take the Stairs" (books) and Twitter (app)
- Would like to play Augusta National and St. Andrews and goals include playing the Masters and The Open at St. Andrews
- Dream foursome would include "Messrs. Hogan, Nicklaus and Woods"
- Biggest sporting event ever attended was 2013 U.S. Open at Merion - "I'd never seen such a large facility and so many people."
- Most famous person met is fellow Canadian Wayne Gretzky, at 2014 BMW Charity Pro-Am after playing with his wife earlier in the day. "And, of course, dinner was on the house for the Great One."
- Motto is "Success is never owned. It is rented, and the rent is due everyday."
- Likes sushi, pizza and seafood
- Dislikes anything with chocolate in it
- First tee intro song would be "Eye of the Tiger"
- Would like to be featured in "Men's Health" - "I take my health pretty seriously"
- Would like to be President of the United States for a day "to see what his life is like and the challenges he faces."
- Twitter handle is @MacHughesGolf.
Special Interests
- Being outdoors, playing other sports
PGA TOUR Victories (1)
Web.com Tour Victories (1)
- 2016 Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper
Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Victories (1)
- 2013 Cape Breton Celtic Classic
Career highlights
- Jumped out to the lead at The RSM Classic with a first-round, career-low 9-under 61 at the Seaside Course, marking the lowest start in the tournament's seven-year history. Added rounds of 67-68-69 to hold the outright second- and third-round leads before earning a spot in a five-man playoff, which he eventually won on the third-extra hole on Monday morning with a par on the par-3 17th hole. The victory, which came just two days before his 26th birthday, came in his ninth start on the PGA TOUR and his fifth of the season after finishing 28th in the final priority-ranking order following a season on the Web.com Tour. Became the first Canadian to win on TOUR since Nick Taylor won the 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship, adding his name to a list of Canadian TOUR winners that includes George Knudson, Mike Weir, Ian Leggatt, Stan Leonard, Richard Zokol, Dan Halldorson, Dave Barr, Al Balding, Jules Huot, Al Johnston, Stephen Ames and Taylor. (Ames and Johnston became Canadian citizens prior to winning). With the victory, became the first player to win on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada (PGA TOUR-era), Web.com Tour and the PGA TOUR. In addition, became the fourth player to make The RSM Classic his first career PGA TOUR win (and third consecutive), joining Kevin Kisner (2015), Robert Streb (2014) and Tommy Gainey (2012). Statistically speaking, managed to get up-and-down from around the greens during regulation play 17 of 20 times throughout the week
- Next top-10 finish came in his inaugural start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, finishing T10 with four under-par rounds.
- 2016: Finished the Web.com Tour season with 23 starts, one win, two top-10s and 14 cuts made. Was 28th in the final priority-ranking order
- Posted a T5 at the LECOM Health Challenge after a final-round 66
- Secured his PGA TOUR card with a victory at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Took the 54-hole lead with a third-round 64. Entered the final-round with a one-stroke advantage and carded a 66. Needed a birdie on the 72nd hole to edge out Richy Werenski for the win
- Received one of 25 PGA TOUR cards awarded at the conclusion of play at the WinCo Foods Portland Open
- Notched a T5 at the Albertsons Boise Open, posting rounds of 68-64-68-68--268 (16-under)
- Missed the cut in lone PGA TOUR start at the Wells Fargo Championship.2015: On the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, played in 12 events, recording three top-10s and seven top-25s, without missing a cut. Best performance was a T3 in August at the ATB Financial Classic in Calgary, where he shot four under-par rounds, including a closing 64 on Sunday. Next best finish was a solo-fourth at The Players Cup in July. He shared the 36-hole lead before a third-round 72 dropped him to T6. Rebounded Sunday with a 69 to move up two spots on the leaderboard. Posted top-25s in four of his final five tournaments, claiming the 13th spot on the final Order of Merit and an exemption into the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament's second stage, which he successfully navigated to get to the Finals
- On the Web.com Tour, played one Web.com Tour event, missing the cut at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in May.2014: On the Web.com Tour, played 20 events and made seven cuts. Best finish was T55 at the Cleveland Open in June. Was 164th in earnings at season's end
- In his lone PGA TOUR Canada start, finished T15 at the Cape Bretton Classic in early September.2013: Finished No. 1 on the PGA TOUR Canada Order of Merit, with $52,114.29 in earnings. Earned Freedom 55 Financial Canadian Player of the Year by finishing atop the Order of Merit and exempt status on the 2014 Web.com Tour. Captured his first PGA TOUR Canada win at the Cape Breton Celtic Classic. Started season with no status but played way into The Wildfire Invitational, where he would go to to finish T2
- Was T10 at The Great Waterway Classic
- Turned in a T3 at The Players Cup after receiving a sponsor's exemption.Amateur: Won 2011 and 2012 Canadian Amateur Championship
- Captured thee victories while playing at Kent State
- Represented Canada in World Team Amateur in 2012 in Antalya, Turkey (T6).
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