Patrick Cantlay
| Patrick Cantlay | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ben Hogan Award | 2012 |
Patrick Cantlay (born March 17, 1992) is an American professional golfer who was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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