Luke List (golfer)

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Luke List
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List in 2018
Personal information
Full nameLuke Ryan List
Born (1985-01-14) January 14, 1985 (age 40)
Seattle, Washington
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Augusta, Georgia
Career
College Vanderbilt University
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 45 (July 22, 2018) [1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T33: 2005
PGA Championship 6th: 2019
U.S. Open CUT: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
The Open Championship T39: 2018

Luke Ryan List (born January 14, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Amateur career

List was born in Seattle, Washington. He was the runner-up at the 2004 U.S. Amateur to Ryan Moore, finishing 2 down. With his runner-up finish he was extended an invitation to play in the 2005 Masters, in which he finished T33 and recorded an ace during the Par 3 Contest held on Wednesday. He won the Jones Cup Invitational in 2005. He went to high school at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2007 and turned professional.

Professional career

List joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010. He recorded four top-10 finishes during his first two years on Tour. He finished 38th on the money list in 2011 and led the tour in eagles. List won his first professional event on April 29, 2012 at the South Georgia Classic on the Nationwide Tour. The following week, List had a chance to win the Stadion Classic at UGA when he held a one shot lead over Hudson Swafford heading to the final hole of the tournament. But he bogeyed the hole while Swafford birdied it, and List finished in a tie for second.

In 2012 he finished 4th on the Nationwide money list, and was promoted to the PGA Tour. In 2013, he finished 163rd in the FedEx Cup and lost his status. He also finished 1st in driving distance, with an average of 306.3 yards per drive for the season.

In 2014, he finished 119th on the Web.com Tour. However, he still retained status from his 2012 win, [2] and finished 64th in 2015, earning a place in the Web.com Tour Finals. There he finished 22nd (excluding the regular season top 25) to narrowly earn a place on the PGA Tour for 2015–16. [3]

In March 2018, List lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Honda Classic to Justin Thomas. He lost to birdie on the first extra hole, after missing the green in two to the right. This was, however, List's best result to date on the PGA Tour. [4]

List finished T4 in the 2018 Safeway Open to start the 2018–2019 season strongly.

In January 2022, List won the Farmers Insurance Open. List came from behind with a final round six-under par 66. He then had to wait almost two hours for the leaders to finish. He tied Will Zalatoris and the two went to a playoff as the sun was setting. In the playoff, List hit his third shot on the par-5 18th hole to a foot and won the tournament with a birdie. It was List's first PGA Tour victory after 206 PGA Tour starts. [5]

In October 2023, List won the Sanderson Farms Championship. List made a birdie on the first playoff hole to win a five-man playoff over Ludvig Åberg, Ben Griffin, Henrik Norlander and Scott Stallings. [6]

Personal life

List is married to Chloe Kirby List. They have two children and reside in Augusta, Georgia.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jan 29, 2022 Farmers Insurance Open −15 (67-68-72-66=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Will Zalatoris
2Oct 8, 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship −18 (66-66-68-70=270)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Åberg, Flag of the United States.svg Ben Griffin,
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2018 The Honda Classic Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2022 Farmers Insurance Open Flag of the United States.svg Will Zalatoris Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Ludvig Åberg, Flag of the United States.svg Ben Griffin,
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings
Won with birdie on first extra hole

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Apr 29, 2012 South Georgia Classic −16 (67-68-69-68=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stuard
2Jun 14, 2020 Korn Ferry Challenge −12 (66-70-65-67=268)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Bramlett, Flag of the United States.svg Shad Tuten

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T33
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T39
PGA Championship CUTCUT
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament CUTT38
PGA Championship 6T51T41CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTNTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000032
PGA Championship 00001163
U.S. Open 00000070
The Open Championship 00000031
Totals000011196

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Players Championship CUTCUTT56CCUTWDCUTCUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
WD = withdrew
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20182019202020212022
Championship
Match Play T59T40NT1T35
Invitational T24
Champions NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. "Week 29 2018 Ending 22 Jul 2018" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. "2015 Web.com Tour Eligibility Ranking". PGA Tour. August 7, 2015.
  3. "WCT Finals (Excludes Top 25) – 2015". PGA Tour.
  4. "Justin Thomas wins Honda Classic in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. March 1, 2018.
  5. Kelly, Todd (January 29, 2022). "Luke List beats Will Zalatoris in a playoff at Farmers Insurance Open for first PGA Tour win". Golfweek. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. Hirsh, Jack (October 8, 2023). "Luke List stuns 5-man playoff to win Sanderson Farms Championship". Golf Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2023.