Morgan Hoffmann

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Morgan Hoffmann
Players Championship - 2014 - Morgan Hoffmann (14185460883).jpg
Hoffmann at the 2014 Players Championship
Personal information
Born (1989-08-11) August 11, 1989 (age 34)
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Jupiter, Florida
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Highest ranking 84 (April 26, 2015) [1]
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T28: 2015
PGA Championship T75: 2015
U.S. Open T27: 2015
The Open Championship CUT: 2015
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Courage Award 		2020–21

Morgan Hoffmann (born August 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

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Biography

Raised in Ringwood, New Jersey, Hoffmann attended Ramapo High School. [2] After winning two consecutive New Jersey state championships, Hoffmann relocated to the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina to take advantage of the warm-weather and training opportunities. [3] Hoffmann's girlfriend is Chelsea Colvard, they met while she was living in Miami through mutual Oklahoma State University friends.

Hoffmann spent two years attending Oklahoma State University where he played on the golf team. As a highly rated amateur, he held the number one spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a time in 2009, and played in that year's Walker Cup. [4]

After playing in the 2010 U.S. Open, Hoffmann decide to leave college early in order to turn professional. He qualified for his first professional major at the 2012 U.S. Open, finishing in a tie for 29th.

Hoffmann has been a resident of Saddle Brook, New Jersey. [5]

Hoffmann played on the Web.com Tour in 2012, starting the season with no status and getting by on sponsor exemptions and Monday qualifiers. He played in 13 events and finished 19th on the money list, which earned him a promotion to the PGA Tour. In 2017, Hoffmann finished T2 at The Honda Classic, which is his highest finish in his career.

In December 2017, Hoffmann announced that he had been diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). [6] In the days afterwards, Hoffmann was inundated and overwhelmed by messages of support from his fellow pros and members of the public. [7] In April 2022, Hoffman returned after undergoing treatment, and competed on the PGA Tour for the first time in three years. [8]

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2012 Chiquita Classic Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay, Flag of the United States.svg Russell Henley Henley won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament T28
U.S. Open CUTT29CUTT27
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T75
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015
Championship T17
Match Play
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 17 2015 Ending 26 Apr 2015" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Hennessey, Stephen (June 24, 2011). "Wyckoff's Morgan Hoffmann at 5-under in pro debut; will make Travelers cut". The Record . Retrieved October 30, 2013. Former Ramapo High School star Morgann Hoffmann shot a 67 on Friday at sits af 5-under par heading into today's third round.
  3. ↑ Punty, Brendan (June 28, 2008). "Hoffmann swinging for the pros". The Star-Ledger . Retrieved October 30, 2013. Morgan Hoffmann, then a 16-year-old from Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, wowed McGraw with his power, his ball-striking ability and first and foremost his desire to win. ... It was the same desire that he displayed in winning back-to-back New Jersey high school championships. ... So he left his home in Wyckoff to pursue his dream – attending Hank Haney's International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., in early 2007 and working with Gary Gilchrist in Orlando this past winter.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma State Cowboys profile". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ Prunty, Brendan (June 25, 2008). "Somerville's Foley outduels Hoffmann to take Ike title". The Star-Ledger . Retrieved December 17, 2013. But Hoffmann did stay close and was one shot back as they came to the par-3 14th hole. However, an errant tee shot forced the Saddle Brook resident to scramble and make par, while Foley made another birdie.
  6. ↑ Sobel, Jason (December 6, 2017). "Golfer Morgan Hoffmann diagnosed with muscular dystrophy". ESPN.
  7. ↑ Inglis, Martin (December 5, 2017). "Pros support Morgan Hoffmann after muscular dystrophy diagnosis". bunkered.
  8. ↑ Church, Ben (April 15, 2022). "Morgan Hoffmann, diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, returns to competitive golf for first time in three years". CNN. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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