Russell Knox

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Russell Knox
Russell Knox at 2015 PGA Championship.jpg
Knox at the 2015 PGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameRussell Colin Knox
NicknameRoo [1]
Born (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 39)
Inverness, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
College Jacksonville University
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 18 (7 August 2016) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2016, 2017
PGA Championship T22: 2016
U.S. Open T12: 2018
The Open Championship T30: 2016

Russell Colin Knox (born 21 June 1985) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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He had considerable success from 2014 to 2016 during which time he won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions and the 2016 Travelers Championship. Together with three runner-up finishes and three third-places on the PGA Tour, he was a runner-up in the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and reached a career-high 18 in the world rankings at the end of 2016. Knox joined the European Tour at the start of 2016 but just failed to gain an automatic place on the 2016 Ryder Cup team and was not chosen as one of the captain's picks.

Personal life

Knox was born in Inverness, Scotland. His father was born in San Diego, California. He attended Culloden Academy. Knox signed with the sports scholarship agency FirstPoint USA in 2002 [3] and helped Knox to secure a golf scholarship in 2003 at Jacksonville University, Florida. He married former tennis player Andrea Hernandez in April 2014.

Professional career

Knox turned professional in 2007. He played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2008 to 2010, picking up two victories in the process. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and picked up his first victory on tour in July at the Chiquita Classic. He eventually finished 12th on the Nationwide Tour money list and gained his full PGA Tour card. His first PGA Tour event was the 2011 Transitions Championship but he failed to make the cut. His first PGA Tour event as a full member was the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii where he missed the cut by a single stroke. He made only 12 cuts in 23 events in 2012 and finished 143rd on the money list to remain conditionally exempt on the PGA Tour for 2013. On 26 July 2013, Knox shot a 59 in the second round of the Albertsons Boise Open on the Web.com Tour. [4] He split his time between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tours in 2013. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 20th to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014.

After an impressive start to his 2014 PGA Tour season, Knox came close to winning his maiden PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic, eventually losing to Russell Henley in a four-man playoff that also included Rory McIlroy and Ryan Palmer. [5] Knox finished 48th in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, qualifying for the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs, eventually finishing in 40th place.

Knox had a good start to the 2015 PGA Tour season with a third place in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in late 2014. He finished tied for third in 2015 The Honda Classic and made the cut in 20 PGA Tour events. Finishing 44th in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, he qualified for the 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Good performances in The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship lifted him to 29th place in the FedEx Cup standing but he only finished tied for 45th in BMW Championship to drop out of the top 30 in the standings and so missed out on the Tour Championship. Knox also made a rare appear in Europe at the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, finishing in a tie for 10th place.

In November 2015, Knox won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions by two strokes from Kevin Kisner. Knox was playing in his first WGC event and became the first Scot to win a World Golf Championship. Knox only qualified for the tournament as seventh reserve and third alternate. The win lifted him to 31st in the World Rankings, his first time in the world top 50 and earned him place in the 2016 Masters. The week after his WGC success, Knox lost in a three-way playoff in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, Graeme McDowell making a birdie at the first extra hole. Knox missed the cut on his Masters debut but responded one week later with a runner-up finish at the RBC Heritage, where he finished two shots behind winner Branden Grace. [6] Knox won the Travelers Championship in August 2016 and was fourth in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, finishing the 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 10th place.

Knox became a European Tour member at the start of the 2016 season in the hope of playing for Europe in the 2016 Ryder Cup. [7] [8] Knox just failed to gain an automatic place on the Ryder Cup team, the points from his WGC win were not retrospectively added, and was not chosen as one of the captain's picks. As a European Tour member, Knox was committed to playing more events on the tour. One of these was the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open where he was joint runner-up behind Rory McIlroy. Knox had three top-10 finishes in late 2016 and finished the year at a career-high 18 in the world rankings.

2017 was a disappointing season in comparison to the three previous years with a best place finish of fifth place in the 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Knox finished 60th the regular season FedEx Cup points list, finishing the 2017 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 71st place.

Knox had a series of good results in the summer of 2018. He qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open and finished tied for 12th place, his best finish in a major championship. Two weeks later he was joint runner-up in the HNA Open de France and the following week he won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open beating Ryan Fox in a playoff. The results lifted him back into world top 50.

In March 2019, Knox became the first-ever player to have an albatross in the history of the Valspar Championship. [9]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
18 Nov 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions −20 (67-65-68-68=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner
27 Aug 2016 Travelers Championship −14 (67-67-64-68=266)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 The Honda Classic Flag of the United States.svg Russell Henley, Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy,
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Palmer 		Henley won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn, Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell McDowell won with birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Race to Dubai finals series (1)
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
18 Nov 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions −20 (67-65-68-68=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner
28 Jul 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open −14 (71-69-68-66=274)Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox Won with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
117 Jul 2011 Chiquita Classic −25 (68-66-63-66=263)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hurley III

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
120 Feb 2010 Palmetto Hall Championship−8 (73-68-69-70=280)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Cannon, Flag of the United States.svg David Sanchez

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUTCUT
U.S. Open T45T23CUTT12
The Open Championship CUTT30CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT22CUTT35
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUTCUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T41NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000020
PGA Championship 00000172
U.S. Open 00000243
The Open Championship 00000052
Totals000003187

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
The Players Championship T34T17T19CUTCUTT35CT67T6CUT
  Top 10

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

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2015 WGC-HSBC Champions Tied for lead−20 (67-65-68-68=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner

Results timeline

Tournament20152016201720182019
Championship 2770T39
Match Play T28T39T40
Invitational 54T5T48
Champions 1 T968
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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  3. ↑ "Sports Scholarship Athletes Hall Of Fame | FirstPoint USA". www.firstpointusa.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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