Kramer Hickok

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Kramer Hickok
Personal information
Full nameKramer Austin Hickok
Born (1992-04-14) April 14, 1992 (age 32)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T69: 2022
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Canada
Order of Merit winner
2017

Kramer Austin Hickok (born April 14, 1992) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He previously played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Canada. He was PGA Tour Canada's player of the year in 2017.

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Early life and education

Kramer Austin Hickok was born on April 14, 1992. He attended the University of Texas and was a freshman the same year as Jordan Spieth. He roomed with Spieth during the university's national championship season in 2011–12 and later caddied for him at the 2011 AT&T Byron Nelson. [1] He played four years for the Longhorns, earning a degree in Geography in 2015. [2]

Career

Hickok turned professional after his 2015 season at the University of Texas. His first tournament was the Panama Championship where he finished tied for 64th place. [1]

Hickok played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2017 where he earned player of the year honors, winning twice during the season; The Players Cup and the Ontario Championship. [3] [4] He was also the Order of Merit winner for the 2017 season. [2]

Hickok played on the Web.com Tour in 2018 and finished the regular season inside the top 25 of the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season. [5] During the Web.com Tour Finals, he won the DAP Championship, defeating Hunter Mahan and Matt Jones by three strokes. He went wire-to-wire for the tournament, and matched the course record with a single round of 63 on the first day. [4]

In June 2021, Hickok tied for the lead of the Travelers Championship after 72 holes. He ultimately lost to Harris English, who made a birdie on the eighth playoff hole. It was the second longest playoff in PGA Tour history. [6]

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Sep 2, 2018 DAP Championship 63-67-68-68=266−143 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones, Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 7, 2017 The Players Cup 68-67-68-66=269−153 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Robby Shelton
2Sep 10, 2017 Ontario Championship 72-69-64-64=269−19Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Ruiz

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2021 Travelers Championship Flag of the United States.svg Harris English Lost to birdie on eighth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T69
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament202120222023
The Players Championship T58T42T44

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Professional

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References

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