Austin Eckroat
| Austin Eckroat | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 12, 1999 Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Sally Merrill (m. 2022) |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 46 (May 26, 2024)[1] (as of November 3, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2024 |
| PGA Championship | T18: 2024 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 2023 |
| The Open Championship | T66: 2024 |
Austin Eckroat (born January 12, 1999) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Early years
[edit]Born and raised in Edmond, Oklahoma, Eckroat graduated from its North High School in 2017.[2] He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater from 2017 to 2020,[2] and was a four-time All-American with the Cowboys, who won the NCAA team title in 2018.[3]
Eckroat also competed in the Walker Cup in 2021.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Eckroat turned professional in 2021 and earned limited status on the Korn Ferry Tour for the 2022 season through qualifying school. He played in just two events in the first half of the season and missed both cuts. His third start came at the AdventHealth Championship in May, where he tied for 23rd, earning entry into the next event and commencing a stretch of nine top-25 finishes in the final eleven regular-season events (highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Memorial Health Championship). His finish of 34th on the regular-season points list gave him access to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, where he earned a PGA Tour card when he finished second at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.
In May 2023, Eckroat was the runner-up at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas, one shot behind Jason Day.[5] A month later in the final round of the U.S. Open, he tied the nine-hole record of 29 and tied for tenth.[6]
In March 2024, Eckroat won his first PGA Tour event at the Cognizant Classic in Florida, three shots ahead of runners-up Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee.[7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2015 Scott Robertson Memorial, Oklahoma Junior Boys[8]
- 2016 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
- 2018 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
- 2019 Querencia Cabo Collegiate
Source:[9]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 4, 2024 | Cognizant Classic | 65-67-68-67=267 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Min Woo Lee,  Erik van Rooyen
|
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T18 | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T10 | 74 | |||
| The Open Championship | NT | T66 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Arnold Palmer Cup: 2019
- Walker Cup: 2021 (winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 21 2024 Ending 26 May 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin Eckroat". Oklahoma State Cowboys. 2000. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Romine, Brentley (September 14, 2022). "Ten rookies to watch for the 2022–23 PGA Tour season". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Frazier, Langston (March 2, 2021). "With Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff as teachers, Austin Eckroat is going through his own tour school". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Prise, Kevin (May 14, 2023). "Seismic shift for Austin Eckroat after AT&T Byron Nelson runner-up". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Eckroat matches U.S. Open record with 6-under 29 on opening stretch". theScore. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "PGA Tour: Austin Eckroat wins Cognizant Classic, Shane Lowry & David Skinns fall away". BBC Sport. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Junior Championship – Past Champions". Oklahoma Golf Association.
- ^ "Austin Eckroat". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Austin Eckroat at the PGA Tour official site
- Austin Eckroat at the Official World Golf Ranking official site