Exempt status
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Korn Ferry Tour: Tournament Winners (thru 2021)
JOINED TOUR
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)
- 2020 LECOM Suncoast Classic
Personal
- Says his first tee song would change every week.
- Has been on SportsCenter top-10 plays in the past.
- Always marks his ball with the same coin.
- Won four times in college at Wofford, 2017 Southern Conference Player of the Year, two-time NCAA regional individual at-large bid.
- 2017 Wofford Intramural Basketball champion.
- Would love to coach football when he retires from golf.
- First job was a range assistant at 16 years old.
- Earliest golf memory is Carl Pettersson giving him his ball at a college tournament when he was 3 years old. Novak still has it at home; it has a North Carolina State logo on it.
- Novak describes himself as a mixture of JJ Redick, Kyle Korver and JR Smith on the basketball court.
Special Interests
- All sports, especially basketball
CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
- LECOM Suncoast Classic: Birdied each of his final two holes to win his first career Korn Ferry Tour title at 23-under 265 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Carded back-to-back 66s on the weekend to edge John Chin by one stroke.
- Country Club de Bogota Championship: Used a final-round 7-under 64 to finish T9 at the Country Club de Bogota Championship.
Career Highlights
2020 Season
Finished the season at No. 62 on the Regular Season points list. Recorded seven top-25 finishes in 25 starts, including a season-best T5 finish at the Country Club de Bogota Championship. Finished T93 in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
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LECOM Suncoast Classic: Birdied each of his final two holes to win his first career Korn Ferry Tour title at 23-under 265 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. Carded back-to-back 66s on the weekend to edge John Chin by one stroke.
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Country Club de Bogota Championship: Used a final-round 7-under 64 to finish T9 at the Country Club de Bogota Championship.
2019 Season
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Country Club de Bogota Championship: Fired a second-round 62 on the way to a career-best T5 finish in Bogota.
2018 Season
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Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae: Posted four sub-70 rounds at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae to finish the week T10, picking up the first top-25 finish of his Tour career.
2017 Season
Made five cuts in 11 events on the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada. Recorded two top-25 finishes. Finished at No. 81 on the Order of Merit.
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The RSM Classic: Monday qualified into the RSM Classic but failed to make the cut.
Amateur Highlights
- Southern Conference POY.
- Became the only player in Wofford College history to qualify for NCAA Regionals twice.
- Holds Wofford College records for lowest tournament total (13-under), most career wins (4) and second-lowest round (65).