Jediah Morgan

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Jediah Morgan
Personal information
Born (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 25)
Brisbane, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) LIV Golf
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2022
The Open Championship CUT: 2022
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2021–22

Jediah Morgan (born 30 November 1999) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and LIV Golf League. He won the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in 2022 and also won the 2021–22 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit. [1]

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Amateur career

In January 2020, Morgan won the Australian Amateur, beating Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin 5 and 3 in the final. [2]

Professional career

Morgan turned professional in October 2021. He finished second in the inaugural Sandbelt Invitational in December 2021, finishing six shots behind Brady Watt. [3]

In January 2022, Morgan won the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, in just his fourth start as a professional. He won by a record eleven shots ahead of Andrew Dodt and also broke the aggregate scoring record with a total of 262. He also became the youngest winner in the tournament's history. [4] With this win, it was good enough to see Morgan claim the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit for the 2021–22 season.

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
116 Jan 2022 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship −22 (65-63-65-69=262)11 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Dodt

Results in major championships

Tournament2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Source: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Morgan off to the majors after winning Australasian Order of Merit". Reuters. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Keogh, Brian (19 January 2020). "McKibbin goes down fighting in Australian Amateur final". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Dane, Heverin (23 December 2021). "Watt, Kim win inaugural Sandbelt Invitational". PGA of Australia.
  4. ↑ Romine, Brentley (16 January 2022). "Records fall as Jediah Morgan wins Australian PGA by 11 shots". Golf Channel. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Jediah Morgan". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
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