Casey Wittenberg

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Casey Wittenberg (born November 30, 1984) is an American professional golfer who had an extraordinarily successful amateur career.

Wittenberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University. He lost to Nick Flanagan in the finals of the 2003 U.S. Amateur.

In 2004, he finished 13th at the Masters Tournament. This was the lowest amateur score in 41 years. He was the only player in the field to improve his score each round. Additionally, he registered the lowest Sunday back 9 score (31) of any amateur in Masters history.

At the 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, he shot a four round total of 296, which was the second best of any amateur in tournament history.^[1]

Wittenberg turned professional in 2004 and has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and mini-tours since.