| Cole Hammer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | August 28, 1999 | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Houston, Texas | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Texas | ||
| Turned professional | 2022 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015, 2020, 2021 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2021 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Cole Hammer (born August 28, 1999) is an American professional golfer.
Hammer competed for the Texas Longhorns and was Big 12 Conference champion in 2021. [1] [2]
Hammer has competed in three U.S. Opens and two Walker Cups. [3]
In 2018, he won the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, partnering with Garrett Barber. [4]
Additionally, in 2019 he won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the best amateur golfer in the world. [5]
In 2022, Hammer ended his college and amateur career as part of the winning team at the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. [6]
Hammer turned professional in June 2022 after the NCAA Championship and made his professional debut at the Wichita Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. He has status on the tour for the remainder of 2022. [6]
Source: [7]
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Amateur
Source: [7]
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