Patrick Cantlay
| Patrick Cantlay | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 17, 1992 Long Beach, California |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Los Alamitos, California |
| Career | |
| College | UCLA |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T47: 2012 |
| U.S. Open | T21: 2011 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Jack Nicklaus Award | 2011 |
| Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year | 2011 |
| Haskins Award | 2011 |
| Mark H. McCormack Medal | 2011 |
Patrick Cantlay (born March 17, 1992) is an American professional golfer who was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 55 weeks. He finished in the top-25 of his first four PGA Tour events as an amateur in 2011, including being the low amateur at the U.S. Open. The following week, Cantlay shot the lowest round in PGA Tour history by an amateur when he shot a course record 60 at the Travelers Championship.[1]
Amateur career
Cantlay was born in Long Beach, California. He attended Servite High School where he won the California State High School Championship as a senior.
In his freshman year at UCLA, Cantlay won four tournaments and won the Haskins Award as the most outstanding college golfer in 2011. He was also named the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year.[2] Cantlay also won the Phil Mickelson Award as the GCAA National Freshman of the Year in addition to being the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.[3] He also won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top-ranked amateur in the world at the end of the 2011 season. This award earned him an invitation to the 2012 Open Championship.[4]
Cantlay qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying. He was one of three amateurs to make the cut along with Russell Henley and Brad Benjamin. Rounds of 70 and 72 over the weekend ensured he was low amateur.[5][6] His back nine 30 was the best in the tournament and he finished in a tie for 21st. The following week, on June 24, Cantlay shot the lowest round in PGA Tour history by an amateur when he shot a course record 60 at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.[1] The following week, he finished as the low amateur at the AT&T National, finishing in a tie for 20th place. The following week, Cantlay won the Southern California Amateur at the San Gabriel Country Club. He was also low amateur at the 2011 RBC Canadian Open in July, finishing in a tie for ninth place, his best PGA Tour finish to date.
On August 6, Cantlay lost to Ethan Tracy in the Western Amateur final at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois. On August 28, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, he lost in the final of the U.S. Amateur to Kelly Kraft. Making the finals earned him a spot in the 2012 Masters Tournament, where he finished in a tie for 47th, making him the low amateur.
On March 23, 2011 he become world number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He holds the records for most consecutive weeks at number one and most total weeks at number one with 54 and 55 weeks respectively.
Cantlay represented the United States at the 2011 Walker Cup, where he posted a 2-1-1 record.
Professional career
In June 2012, Cantlay decided to forgo his final two years of college to turn professional.[7] The decision to go professional meant forfeiting his spot at the 2012 Open Championship. His professional debut was at the 2012 Travelers Championship, where he missed the cut. Prior to the Travelers, Cantlay announced he would be signing with Mark Steinberg and Excel Sports Management Group the same management as Tiger Woods. Cantlay was the number one amateur in the world before turning pro, holding the top spot for a record 55 weeks. At the time, he was also ranked 415th in the Official World Golf Ranking. He earned his first professional paycheck at AT&T National, finishing in a tie for 66th. The following week he finished in a tie for 38th at the Greenbrier Classic.
Cantlay earned his first professional win at the 2013 Colombia Championship, an event on the Web.com Tour. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 11th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. In 2013–14, he made only 2 cuts in 5 events and finished 217th on the FedEx Cup points list. Therefore he lost his PGA Tour card and also missed the Web.com Tour Finals.
Web.com Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 3, 2013 | Colombia Championship | –18 (67-68-65-66=266) | 4 strokes | Jim Renner |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | T47 LA |
| U.S. Open | T21 LA | T41 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
LA = low amateur
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2011 U.S. Open – present)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Palmer Cup: 2011 (winners)
- Walker Cup: 2011
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Patrick Cantlay's 60 is amateur record on PGA Tour". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. June 25, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ↑ Cantlay Receives GCAA National Player of the Year Honors, UCLABruins.com, June 5, 2011
- ↑ Jack Nicklaus Award recipients Announced, Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), June 5, 2011
- ↑ Patrick Cantlay gets spot in British Open
- ↑ U.S. Open Leaderboard, USOpen.com, June 19, 2011
- ↑ Jason Kirk, 2011 US Open: Patrick Cantlay Tops Russell Henley For Low Amateur Honor, SBNation.com, June 19, 2011
- ↑ Top amateur golfer Patrick Cantlay turns pro, signs with Tiger Woods’ agent
External links
- Patrick Cantlay at the PGA Tour official site
- Patrick Cantlay at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on UCLA's official athletic site