Daniel Berger (golfer)

Daniel Berger
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born April 7, 1993
Plantation, Florida
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Jupiter, Florida
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional 2013
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T28: 2014
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Daniel Berger (born April 7, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early life and college career

Berger was born in Plantation, Florida to Nadia and Jay Berger. His father is a former tennis pro, coach, and head of men's tennis for the United States Tennis Association. Berger lived in Miami for about ten years before moving with his family to Jupiter, Florida, where he began taking golf seriously. He graduated William T. Dwyer High School in 2011 and went on to play golf at Florida State University, where he tied for second at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Berger turned pro after his sophomore season.[1]

Professional career

In late 2013, Berger qualified for the Web.com Tour and played four events. The following year, he finished T2 at the TPC Stonebrae Championship[2] and ranked 15th in the season-long Web.com Tour standings, which earned him a promotion to the PGA Tour for the 2014–15 season.[1][3] On March 2, 2015, Berger shot a 6-under-par 64 in the final round of the Honda Classic to get into a sudden-death playoff, which he lost to Pádraig Harrington. Had Berger won, it would have been the second-largest final round comeback in PGA Tour history; he began the final round 9 strokes behind 54-hole leader Ian Poulter.[4] During the third round of the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Berger made a double eagle at the par-5 sixth hole.[5]

Results in major championships

Tournament 2014
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T28
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Waters, Steve (February 24, 2015). "Berger's golf plan working perfectly". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tony Finau shoots 66 en route to win". ESPN. Associated Press. August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (February 25, 2015). "Daniel Berger joins succession of Seminoles on Tour". Golfweek. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Waters, Steve (March 2, 2015). "Padraig Harrington of Ireland wins his second Honda Classic in a playoff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Crouse, Karen (March 21, 2015). "Double Eagle Bolsters Daniel Berger, a Rookie, at Bay Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

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