Philip Knowles

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Finishers 76-100 on Regular Season points list and additional Qualifying Tournament finishers (thru 2020)

Forme Tour Victories (1)

• 2021 Auburn University Club Invitational

Personal

• Lettered in three sports in high school: golf, baseball and soccer.
• Wife, Olivia, was a cheerleader at Clemson from 2013-17.
• Sister-in-law, Mallory Cecil, won the 2009 NCAA singles playing for Duke University.
• Has two brothers and three sisters.
• Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Roger Federer and Phil Mickelson.
• Favorite bands/musicians include: Needtobreathe, Beautiful Eulogy, Shane and Shane, Mumford and Sons and the Head and the Heart.

Special Interests

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Auburn University Club Invitational: Was superb in Auburn in early July, shooting four rounds in the 60s and playing his final 40 holes without a bogey. Took a one-shot lead into the final round at the Auburn University Club after shooting a Friday 65. Made four birdies and had one hole to play in his final round, knowing he needed to make par at the last to win. Once safely on the par-4 18th green in two shots, calmly rolled in the birdie putt to capture a two-stroke triumph over Clay Feagler. The win moved him at the time to No. 1 on the Points List.

Career Highlights

2021 Season

Won the second tournament of the Forme Tour season then after missing four consecutive cuts secured the seventh-place position on the Points List with solid play in the final two events. Earned conditional 2022 Korn Ferry Tour membership.

• Auburn University Club Invitational: Was superb in Auburn in early July, shooting four rounds in the 60s and playing his final 40 holes without a bogey. Took a one-shot lead into the final round at the Auburn University Club after shooting a Friday 65. Made four birdies and had one hole to play in his final round, knowing he needed to make par at the last to win. Once safely on the par-4 18th green in two shots, calmly rolled in the birdie putt to capture a two-stroke triumph over Clay Feagler. The win moved him at the time to No. 1 on the Points List.

2020 Season

Played the inaugural LOCALiQ Series, appearing in three tournaments and making one cut. Finished the season 149th on the points list.

2019 Season

Had 11 Mackenzie Tour starts, making eight cuts and registering four top-25 finishes. Ended the season No. 53 on the Order of Merit to retain Mackenzie Tour status through the 2020 season.

• Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-USA EAST 1: Back-to-back 70s over his final 36 made him one of two University of North Florida golfers to earn status (Travis Trace the other)—fully-exempt for the season’s first half of the season. Finished T9 with two others

Amateur Highlights

• Was the MVP of the Bradenton Christian golf team all four years of high school.
• Earned 2017-18 NCAA All-American honorable mention status.
• Was named the 2018 University of North Florida Male Athlete of the Year and was a first-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection in 2017 and 2018.
• Won three tournaments as a collegian.
• His win at the 2017 Players Amateur in South Carolina earned him a start in the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage in 2018.