Joshua Creel

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 50 from 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2021-22)

JOINED TOUR

• Forme Tour: 2014
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2017
• PGA TOUR: 2022

Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)

• 2020 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

PLAYOFF RECORD

KORN FERRY TOUR (0-1)

• 2019 Lost to Kris Ventura, Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

Personal

• Lists "being on the 18th green and competing" as his biggest thrill in golf.
• Favorite courses played are Castle Pines, Colorado GC, Boone Valley GC, PGA National GC and Wildfire GC.
• Course he'd most like to play is Augusta National.
• Keeps brother's dog tags as lucky charms.
• Favorite college team is the North Carolina Tar Heels. Favorite pro teams are the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Green Bay Packers. Favorite TV show is "The Big Bang Theory." Favorite movies are "Happy Gilmore," "8 Seconds" and "Shooter." Favorite artists are Toby Keith and Bone-Thugs N' Harmony. Favorite book is The 8 Traits of Champion Golfers. Favorite food is chicken fingers and ribs. Favorite athletes to watch are Tiger Woods and Kevin Durant.
• Keeps beef jerky and Cliff bars in bag as snacks.
• Dream foursome would include his dad, Jordan and Arnold Palmer.
• Favorite quote is, "If you've never made a mistake, you've never tried something new."
• 2018 APT Player of the Year with three wins.
• Mom has been awarded both Wyoming Teacher of the Year and the National Distinguished Principal Award.
• For a while, his uncle was the longest-living heart transplant patient .
• Walk-up song would be "We Ready" by Archie Eversole.
• Aspirations outside of golf include owning a ranch with two horses, six cattle, six chickens with plenty of acreage and ponds stocked with monster fish.

Special Interests

• Fishing, ping-pong, bow shooting, guns

Career Highlights

2021 Season

• Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance: Finished T8 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance at 11-under 277, securing his first PGA TOUR card in the process through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Held a share of the 18-hole lead after an 8-under 63 and earned his first career victory with a final-round 7-under 64, punctuated by a 30-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. Made one bogey in his final 50 holes and went bogey-free his last 34 holes en route to a 24-under 260.
• Live and Work in Maine Open: Finished solo second for his first top-10 of the season, countering a pair of scores in the 70s with a course-record 9-under 62 in the second round and 7-under 64 in the final round to total a 15-under 269 at the Live and Work in Maine Open.

2019 Season

Finished the season at No. 29 on the Regular Season points list. Recorded three top-10 finishes in 25 starts, including a season-best runner-up finish at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. Finished 33rd in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

• Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae: Carded a final-round 65 to finish T4 at 14-under at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae, his third top-10 of the season.
• Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank: Finished solo-second at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank after losing to Kristoffer Ventura at the third playoff hole. Fired four rounds in the 60s at Oakridge Country Club to finish the week at 14-under 270.
• Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS: Finished T10 at 15-under at the 2019 Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS with weekend rounds of 65-66.

2016 Season

Missed the cut in his first career start on the Korn Ferry Tour.

2014 Season

Made 11 starts on the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada with six made cuts and one top-25.

2013 Season

Made three cuts in eight starts on PGA TOUR Canada.

• Dakota Dunes Open presented by SASKTEL: Had a T5 finish at the Dakota Dunes Open.

Amateur Highlights

• 2012 NCAA D-II National Champion. 2012 Arnold Palmer Player of the Year. First-team All-American, All-Nicklaus Team.