Justin Hicks (golfer)

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Justin Hicks
Personal information
Born (1974-10-28) October 28, 1974 (age 50)
Wyandotte, Michigan
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Career
College University of Michigan
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Golden Bear Tour
Gateway Tour
Tarheel Tour
Minor League Golf Tour
Professional wins25
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other23
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2025
U.S. Open T60: 2011
The Open Championship T45: 2012
Achievements and awards
Minor League Golf Tour
money list winner 		2006, 2017

Justin Hicks (born October 28, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

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Career

Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Web.com Tour.

After one day at the 2008 U.S. Open, Hicks was tied for the lead after shooting a 68. He fell well down the leaderboard after the first round and ended in a tie for 74th.

Hicks finished 25th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list, the last automatic qualifying spot. As a PGA Tour rookie in 2011, Hicks finished in 60th place in the 2011 U.S. Open.

Hicks finished 11th on the 2012 Nationwide Tour money list, earning an automatic qualifying spot on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season. In his first event of 2013, Hicks finished T13 at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

After retiring from professional golf, Hicks became a golf teacher. He qualified from the 2025 PGA Championship and plays out of the South Florida section.

Professional wins (25)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 29, 2008 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic −16 (70-63-67-69=269)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Casey Wittenberg
2May 16, 2010 BMW Charity Pro-Am −20 (66-65-69-66=266)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Chappell, Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Gainey,
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kirk, Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Lovemark

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2008 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Flag of the United States.svg Casey Wittenberg Won with par on first extra hole

Golden Bear Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Apr 14, 2004 Hammock Creek 1−9 (66-71-70=207)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ryan LaVoie
2Apr 22, 2004PGA National Estates 2−9 (69-67-71=207)2 strokes Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Gasnier
3Apr 15, 2005 North−11 (65-71-69=205)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Adamson, Flag of the United States.svg Nick Cook

Gateway Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 15, 2006 Beach Spring A6−9 (72-64-71=207)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Colby Beckstrom
2Sep 15, 2006Beach Summer 13−17 (66-71-68-66=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jack Lander
3Jan 11, 2007 Beach Winter 2−17 (64-69-66=199)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Adam Fox
4Jan 9, 2008 Beach Winter 1−11 (67-71-67=205)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dobbs

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 21, 2005 Verdict Ridge Open−11 (67-67-71=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Matt Johnson
2May 11, 2007 Sapona Open−14 (64-66-69=199)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Cannon

Minor League Golf Tour wins (14)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jan 31, 2006January Invitational−6 (65-73=138)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Sam Spector
2Apr 18, 2006April Invitational−2 (74-68=142)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jay Westerlund
3Aug 29, 2006August Little Buddy Major−5 (68-71=139)Shared title with Flag of the United States.svg Lloyd Warwick
4Dec 12, 2007Tour Championship−9 (70-69-68=207)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Marvin King
5Jan 27, 2009Basic Golf 2-Day−8 (67-69=136)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Sal Spallone
6Sep 15, 2016Web.com Q-School Contest #5−18 (70-68-67-65=270)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Lee McCoy
7Apr 26, 2017Major II−12 (67-65=134)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Kennerly
8Jun 22, 2017Atlantis Country Club 2-Day−15 (64-65=129)8 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kristian Caparros
9Jul 11, 2017PGA Champ 2-Day−14 (67-63=130)12 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tarik Can, Flag of the United States.svg Hunter O'Mahony
10Aug 8, 2017PGA Fazio 2-Day−9 (68-67=135)1 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Fraustro
11Aug 30, 2017Breakers West Qualifying School Tune Up 2-Day−10 (66-68=134)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harris, Flag of the United States.svg Carl McCauley
12Sep 13, 2018Jupiter CC 2-Day−10 (69-65=134)1 stroke Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicolas Cavero, Flag of the United States.svg John Gerber
13Jan 22, 2019Qualifying School Contest #1−6 (70-66=136)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Kocher, Flag of the United States.svg Billy Walthouse
14Jul 31, 2019Monday Qualifier Contest #6−15 (69-64-68=201)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michael Kartrude

Results in major championships

Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT74T60CUTCUT67
The Open Championship T45
PGA Championship
Tournament2019202020212022202320242025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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