Kris Ventura

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 50 from 2019 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2020-21)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2019
• PGA TOUR: 2020

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2)

• 2019 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank, Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet

PLAYOFF RECORD

KORN FERRY TOUR (1-0)

• 2019 Defeated Joshua Creel, Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

National Teams

• 2012, 2016 Eisenhower Trophy

Personal

• Born in Puebla, Mexico to a Mexican father and Norwegian mother. Spent his first 12 years in Mexico where he played golf and soccer. At age 12, moved to Norway where he continued golf and took up skiing.
• Speaks Spanish and Norwegian and is learning Italian and German.
• Member of the 2018 NCAA National Championship team. College teammates of Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff.
• In November 2018, had to have an emergency appendectomy just before final stage of Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament. Competed in the event, despite not being able to swing 100 percent. Finished near the bottom and entered the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season with minimal status.
• He would like to start a business and a foundation to help less fortunate people.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2020 Season

• TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons: Carded four rounds in the 60s to finish T8 at 17-under 271 at the TPC San Antonio Challenge at the Canyons.
• Korn Ferry Challenge at TPC Sawgrass: Carded four rounds in the 60s to finish T4 at 10-under at the Korn Ferry Challenge at TPC Sawgrass.

2019 Season

Won twice on the Korn Kerry Tour (Utah Championship, Pinnacle Bank Championship) and earned PGA TOUR membership by finishing No. 4 on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season points list, entering the 2019-20 season 14th in the final priority ranking. Collected four top-10 results and made seven cuts in 11 starts on the season.

• WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by KraftHeinz: Spurred by a second-round 63, finished third at the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by KraftHeinz, his fourth top-five finish in his first nine starts.
• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet: Held off Chad Ramey and Andres Gonzales to win the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet by two shots. The victory, his second in four weeks, secured the 24-year-old his PGA TOUR card for the 2019-20 season.
• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Earned first Korn Ferry Tour title defeating Joshua Creel on the third playoff hole at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. The event was his fifth career Korn Ferry Tour start and third of 2019. Used a bogey-free final-round 65 to earn a spot in the playoff at 14-under 270.
• BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation: Finished T3 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation in just his third career start (and first made cut). Shot a second-round 10-under 62 for the low round of the tournament.