Kyle Westmoreland

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Kyle Westmoreland
Personal information
Born (1991-09-20) September 20, 1991 (age 31)
Lewisville, Texas
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Katy, Texas
SpouseErin
Career
College United States Air Force Academy
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Korn Ferry Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T68: 2021
The Open Championship DNP

Kyle Westmoreland (born September 20, 1991) is an American professional golfer.

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College career

Westmoreland competed for the United States Air Force Academy where he was named male athlete of the year in 2014 after finishing 4th at the Mountain West Conference championships. [1]

Professional career

Westmoreland made the cut at the 2021 U.S. Open and finished in a tie for 68th place, becoming the first Air Force Academy graduate to do so. [2] [3] He was medalist at local qualifying during the qualification process. [4]

He has also had status on PGA Tour Canada. [5]

In 2022, Westmoreland played on the Korn Ferry Tour with a best finish of T-7th place at AdventHealth Championship. [6]

He earned his PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 season via the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

Amateur wins

Source: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Beall, Joel (September 9, 2019). "Meet the Air Force captain playing on the PGA Tour this week". Golf Digest.
  2. ↑ "Kyle Westmoreland becomes first Air Force player to make cut at U.S. Open". Golf Channel. Associated Press. June 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 U.S. Open prize money, purse: Payouts, winnings for each golfer from huge $12.5 million pool". CBS Sports.
  4. ↑ Schupak, Adam (June 15, 2021). "The U.S. Open is open again for the likes of Captain Kyle Westmoreland". Golfweek.
  5. ↑ Schupak, Alan (June 20, 2021). "U.S. Open 2021: This Air Force veteran won't win this week, but he embodies what the National Open is all about". Golf Digest.
  6. ↑ Parker, Nick (January 16, 2022). "Kyle Westmoreland set for Korn Ferry Tour season with overhauled swing". PGA Tour.
  7. ↑ "Kyle Westmoreland". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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