Russell Knox
| Russell Knox | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
21 June 1985 Inverness, Scotland |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Nationality |
 Scotland
|
| Residence | Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Jacksonville University |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2016, 2017 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T30: 2016 |
| PGA Championship | T22: 2016 |
Russell Knox (born 21 June 1985) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In November 2015 he won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions by two strokes from Kevin Kisner for his first PGA Tour win. In doing so, he became the first Scottish golfer to win a WGC event.
Knox was born in Inverness, Scotland. His father was born in San Diego, California. He attended Culloden Academy. He won a golf scholarship in 2003 at Jacksonville University, Florida. He married Mexican former tennis player Andrea Hernandez in April 2014. Knox's parents live in the States. The only family member living in Scotland is his sister Diane Knox, a former radio presenter on Clyde 1, who lives in Glasgow.
Knox turned professional in 2007. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2008–10, picking up two victories in the process. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and picked up his first victory on tour in July at the Chiquita Classic. He eventually finished 12th on the Nationwide Tour money list and gained his full PGA Tour card. His first PGA Tour event was the 2011 Transitions Championship but he failed to make the cut. His first PGA Tour event as a full member was the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii where he missed the cut by a single stroke. He made only 12 cuts in 23 events in 2012 and finished 143rd on the money list to remain conditionally exempt on the PGA Tour for 2013. He split time between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tours in 2013. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 20th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014.
On 26 July 2013, Knox shot a 59 in the second round of the Albertsons Boise Open on the Web.com Tour.
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