CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
- RBC Heritage: After leading by a stroke after 36 holes at the RBC Heritage, tied Luke List for third place. Following a career-best 7-under 64 in round two, posted a 4-over 75 in round three. In Sunday's final round, improved by nine shots with a 5-under 66. Marked his second top-10 in three starts at the RBC Heritage, site of his professional debut in 2016 (T4).
- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Closed with a 4-under 68 to finish second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, three strokes behind Rory McIlroy. Represented his second runner-up finish in 56 starts on the PGA TOUR (2017 Puerto Rico Open).
- Waste Management Phoenix Open: After sharing the second-round lead with Rickie Fowler, finished T5 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Opened with a pair of 66s in his first start in Phoenix. Entered the final round one shot behind Fowler, and closed with a 1-under 70.
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Opened and closed the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open with 4-under 67s to finish T7 with Tom Hoge and Beau Hossler. Made six birdies on his first 12 holes in the final round, before two bogeys resulted in the T7 finish at 7-under 277.
Career Highlights
2018 Season
- RBC Heritage: After leading by a stroke after 36 holes at the RBC Heritage, tied Luke List for third place. Following a career-best 7-under 64 in round two, posted a 4-over 75 in round three. In Sunday's final round, improved by nine shots with a 5-under 66. Marked his second top-10 in three starts at the RBC Heritage, site of his professional debut in 2016 (T4).
- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Closed with a 4-under 68 to finish second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, three strokes behind Rory McIlroy. Represented his second runner-up finish in 56 starts on the PGA TOUR (2017 Puerto Rico Open).
- Waste Management Phoenix Open: After sharing the second-round lead with Rickie Fowler, finished T5 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Opened with a pair of 66s in his first start in Phoenix. Entered the final round one shot behind Fowler, and closed with a 1-under 70.
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Opened and closed the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open with 4-under 67s to finish T7 with Tom Hoge and Beau Hossler. Made six birdies on his first 12 holes in the final round, before two bogeys resulted in the T7 finish at 7-under 277.
2017 Season
Made the cut in 14 of 31 starts during the 2016-17 season, highlighted by his first PGA TOUR victory at the John Deere Classic and runner-up finish at the Puerto Rico Open. Ended the season No. 49 in the FedExCup standings.
- BMW Championship: Finished his season with a T33 effort at the BMW Championship, the third FedExCup Playoffs event.
- John Deere Classic: Won his first PGA TOUR title at the 2017 John Deere Classic in his 40th TOUR start at the age of 23 years, 10 months. Began the final round four strokes back at 12-under 201 and birdied his final two holes to post a 6-under 65, 18-under 266 total good for a one-stroke victory over 36- and 54-hole leader Patrick Rodgers. Following an even-par front nine in the final round, reeled off birdies on Nos. 10, 11, 13, 14, 17 and 18 to post the final-round 65. Became the 19th player to make the John Deere Classic his first PGA TOUR title. Became the 10th first-time winner of the season, and second consecutive following Xander Schauffele at The Greenbrier Classic.
- Puerto Rico Open: Followed a 4-under 68 in round one of the Puerto Rico Open with a 65 in round two to take a share of the 36-hole lead at 11-under 133. Posted weekend scores of 70-67 to finish at 18-under 270 and T2 with Retief Goosen and Bill Lunde. With birdies on three of his last five holes, held a temporary share of the lead Sunday en route to his first runner-up finish on TOUR.
2016 Season
Season was highlighted by a top-five performance on the PGA TOUR in his professional debut and his maiden professional victory on the Web.com Tour, securing his 2016-17 PGA TOUR card in his first-ever Web.com Tour start. Prior to his professional debut in Hilton Head, made five amateur starts on the PGA TOUR: 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic (T45), 2015 U.S. Open (MC), 2015 John Deere Classic (MC), 2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational (T27), 2016 Masters Tournament (T21). Highlighting those events was a final-round 66, while playing alongside Rory McIlroy, to finish T27 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In addition to those amateur TOUR starts, had four European Tour starts, led by a T18 finish at the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Led the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship with a first-round 64, going on to finish T54.
- DAP Championship: Earned a spot in the Web.com Tour Finals via non-member FedExCup Points following 10 starts on the PGA TOUR. Won in his Web.com Tour debut at the DAP Championship. In the first event of the Web.com Tour Finals, shot a 6-under 64 in the opening round to get within one shot of Bobby Wyatt's lead. Finished the second round in a five-way tie for the 36-hole lead with four other players at 6-under par, then surged into sole possession of the 54-hole lead with a 2-under 68 in the third round. Led Zack Sucher by one shot entering the final round but struggled early with bogeys on two of his first six holes. Tied the lead with his first birdie of the final round at the par-5 ninth and took a one-shot lead with his second birdie of the day at the par-5 16th. On the par-3 17th, fell into a share of the lead with three others after three-putting for the first time of the week. After hitting his approach into the left rough on the 18th, made a clutch up-and-down to secure a spot in a four-way playoff. Answered Andres Gonzales' 30-foot birdie with a three-foot birdie of his own to force another playoff hole, where he defeated Gonzales with a par for his first professional victory. Locked up his PGA TOUR card for the 2016-17 season with rounds of 64-70-68-71--273 (-7) and the $180,000 first-place check. Became the 15th player in Web.com Tour history to win in their first start on the Web.com Tour.
- U.S. Open: Finished T15 in his second U.S. Open start.
- RBC Heritage: Made his professional debut at the 2016 RBC Heritage, finishing T4 and just four strokes behind champion Branden Grace. Carded rounds of 70-69-72-68 at Harbour Town Golf Links en route to his first professional paycheck ($259,600).
2015 Season
- Australian Masters: Closed with a 4-under 67 to finish runner-up by two strokes to 56-year-old Peter Senior at the 2015 Australian Masters in late November. Would have been the first-ever amateur to win that event.
Amateur Highlights
- Defeated Derek Bard, 7 and 6, in the final round of the U.S. Amateur, becoming the fourth SMU golfer to win the event, joining Hank Kuenhe (1998), Colt Knost (2007) and Kelly Kraft (2011). Made his way to the final match with earlier victories over Robby Salomon, Matt NeSmith, Maverick McNealy, Paul Dunne and Sean Crocker.
- With an 8-under-par winning score (including playing the final seven holes at 3-under), took low medalist honors at the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf National Championships by one stroke over C.T. Pan. In the process, became SMU's first individual national champion and recipient of the Arnold Palmer Individual Champion Award.
- Helped lead the United States to a victory at the 2014 World Amateur Team Championships in Karuizawa, Japan. Carded a tournament record and course record 10-under 61 in the second round of that event, including 11 birdies and front-nine 29. Birdied the final hole to clinch the victory for the United States.
- Also represented the USA at the 2014 Palmer Cup in England, winning one single's match and teaming with LSU's Stewart Jolly to win their opening double's match.
- Winner of the 2010 California State Junior Championship.
- While competing for Southern Methodist University in 2015, became just the fifth golfer in history to win the U.S. Amateur and the NCAA Championship in the same year, joining Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore. Was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year during his junior season. First Team All-American honors during his junior season and Second Team honors as a sophomore.