MJ Daffue

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Finishers 4-5 on 2021 Forme Tour Order of Merit or 2020-21 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Order of Merit / Finishers 76-100 in 2020-21 Regular Season Standings / Additional Qualifying Tournament Finishers (thru 2022)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2022

Personal

• Aspirations outside of golf include coaching college golf someday.
• Non-golf related jobs held since college include Volunteer Assistant Coach at the University of Houston.
• Earliest golf memory is, "...playing 18 with my Dad, Retief Goosen and his brother Phillip in South Africa when I was 11. I was awestruck, and my life was changed that day. It was in 2000, and he went on to win two U.S. Opens after that. He is my role model and one reason why I play the game, and love it so much."
• Supports charities that benefit animals. States, "I try to support anything that has to do with animals. I love dogs so much, and have a golden retriever and adopted Corgi mix." Is also involved with his church, Second Baptist Houston North, "serv[ing] the youth and try[ing] to be involved as much as I can with any events."
• First tee walk-up song would be any country song. Is a big country music fan.

Special Interests

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Lake Charles Championship: Carded four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 6-under 65, for a T4 finish, his third top-10 in a span of four starts, at the Lake Charles Championship.
• LECOM Suncoast Classic: Recorded his second consecutive top-10 and third top-15 of the season as he totaled a 16-under 268 for a T2 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Shot a final-round even-par 71 and missed a tying birdie putt on the 72nd hole.
• Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard: Recorded his first career top-10 on the Korn Ferry Tour as he totaled a 12-under 271, highlighted by a 7-under 63 on the satellite course in the first round, for a T9 at the Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

• Lake Charles Championship: Carded four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 6-under 65, for a T4 finish, his third top-10 in a span of four starts, at the Lake Charles Championship.
• LECOM Suncoast Classic: Recorded his second consecutive top-10 and third top-15 of the season as he totaled a 16-under 268 for a T2 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Shot a final-round even-par 71 and missed a tying birdie putt on the 72nd hole.
• Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard: Recorded his first career top-10 on the Korn Ferry Tour as he totaled a 12-under 271, highlighted by a 7-under 63 on the satellite course in the first round, for a T9 at the Astara Golf Championship presented by Mastercard.

2020 Season

• Workday Charity Open: As a Monday qualifier at the Workday Charity Open, made the cut on the number and shot the low score of the third round (65) before finishing T22.

2019 Season

Finished the season at No. 112 on the Regular Season points list. Recorded three top-25s in nine starts, including a season-best T15 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper.

2013 Season

• Nesmith Chevrolet Classic: Won Nesmith Chevrolet Classic.

Amateur Highlights

• Played collegiately for four seasons, spending his first at Lee University (2008-09), where he was an NAIA All-American, and playing his final three seasons at Lamar University (2009-12). He won five times as an individual at Lamar, including the 2011 and 2012 Southland Conference Championships.
• Named the 2011 Southland Conference Player of the Year.
• Prep honors include being named the No. 1 junior golfer in South Africa for 2006, as well as being the 2007 South African boys champion.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2017