Exempt status
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Korn Ferry Tour: Past Champion 5-10 Years (thru 2026)
JOINED TOUR
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Korn Ferry Tour: 2015
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PGA TOUR: 2017
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)
2016 Season
- Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship
PLAYOFF RECORD
KORN FERRY TOUR (0-1)
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2016 Lost to Rhein Gibson, Rick Lamb, C.T. Pan, LECOM Health Challenge
Personal
- Favorite golf memory was beating his dad for the first time.
- Favorite professional teams are the New York teams, the Yankees, Jets, Knicks and Rangers. Favorite courses are Pumpkin Ridge, East Lake and Oak Hill and athletes are LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders.
- Biggest thrill outside golf was graduating from college.
- Best sporting event ever attended was the 2013 Iron Bowl (Auburn vs. Alabama) where Auburn's Chris Davis returned a missed field goal opportunity for a touchdown to win the game and earn a trip to the SEC Championship.
Special Interests
- Working out and most sports
Career Highlights
2019 Season
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Desert Classic: Posted four scores in the 60s to finish fifth at the Desert Classic. Earned second top-five in three starts at the event. Played the par-4s in 15-under for the week, three strokes better than the next best player in the field.
2018 Season
Made the cut in 12 of 20 starts during the PGA TOUR season, finishing at No. 169 in the FedExCup standings. Entered the 2018-19 campaign on a Major Medical Extension, with five starts to earn 187 points (combined with the 190 points he earned during the 2017-18 season) to equal No. 125 on the 2017-18 FedExCup points list (Seamus Power/377).
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The Honda Classic: A T13 at The Honda Classic was his best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2017-18.
2017 Season
Rookie season highlighted by three top-10s, including two top-fives. Despite finishing the regular season at No. 115 in the FedExCup standings, ended his season before the FedExCup Playoffs due to an injury. Final ranking was No. 119.
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FedEx St. Jude Classic: Finished in an eight-way tie for 10th at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, the third top-10 of his rookie campaign.
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Valspar Championship: Posted his second top-five finish of his rookie campaign with a T3 showing at the Valspar Championship. Rebounded from three consecutive missed cuts entering the week with rounds of 67-68-70-67 to finish two shots back of Adam Hadwin at 12-under 272.
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CareerBuilder Challenge: After three straight missed cuts to start his rookie season, opened the CareerBuilder Challenge with a tournament course record for the Stadium Course of 7-under 65. Round featured six birdies and an eagle-2 at the par-4 14th. Finished the week at 17-under 271 alone in fifth, three strokes behind Hudson Swafford.
2016 Season
Finished the Korn Ferry Tour season with 18 starts, one win, one runner-up and 10 cuts made. Was 24th in the final priority-ranking order. Secured his PGA TOUR card for the 2016-17 season with a seventh-place finish on the 2016 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list.
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LECOM Health Challenge: Found himself in contention with his family in the gallery once again four weeks later at the LECOM Health Challenge. With the region of Western New York on his back, opened 65-70 and was three off the pace after 36 holes. Maintained his position with a third-round 68. Entered the final round three back and moved up the leaderboard with a front-nine 33. Continued to rise with a back-nine 33, including a birdie on the home hole to get into a playoff. Made a miraculous par on the first extra hole to stay in the playoff. His hopes were dashed when he hooked his tee ball in the trees and had to hit his third from the tee box after his ball was deemed lost. The runner-up performance was his fourth top-10 effort of the season.
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Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship: Traveled to the Caribbean and picked up his first Tour win at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Shot 69-63 and trailed by four strokes after 36 holes. Fired a bogey-free 64, including a front nine 29, to take a share of the 54-hole lead with Blake Adams. Playing in the final group with his family in attendance, birdied Nos. 4, 7, 9, 11 and 14 to grow his lead to five. Bogeyed the par-4 finishing hole for a four-stroke victory. Win secured his PGA TOUR card for next season.
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BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation: Missed the cut at the BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
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Rex Hospital Open: Was one back of the lead heading into the final round of the Rex Hospital Open. Struggled on Sunday with a final-round 73 to finish T4.
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Panama Claro Championship: Started the season with a top-10 at the season-opening Panama Claro Championship. Posted 69-68-70-68-275 for a T9.
2015 Season
Played in 10 Korn Ferry Tour events, making six cuts. Had two top-25s. Finished 117th on the Regular Season money list and 137th on the final year-long money list.
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News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot: Finished T13 at the News Sentinel Open, where he closed with a 63.
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Nova Scotia Open: Finished T16 at the Nova Scotia Open.
2014 Season
Played in five Korn Ferry Tour events, making two cuts, both T9s. Finished 117th on the final money list. Was 2014 NGA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, winning four times.
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Web.com Tour Q-School: Finished T64 at Q-School Finals.
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Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper: Second top-10 of the season came at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Opened 68-68 then moved into contention with a 7-under 65 in the third round at Highland Springs CC. Shot a 3-under 69 on the final day to T9 with Nick Taylor, three shots behind winner Cameron Percy.
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BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation: First T9 of the season came when he carded 67-69-70 over 54 holes of BMW Charity Pro-Am. Made back-to-back eagles in the final round, including a hole-in-one on No.15, for a 65.
Amateur Highlights
- Was a two-time All-American (2012 and 2013) at Auburn University, where he earned three collegiate victories.
- Finished runner-up in the individual portion of the 2013 NCAA Championship.