Tyler Strafaci

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Tyler Strafaci
Personal information
Born (1998-07-23) July 23, 1998 (age 23)
Davie, Florida
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Davie, Florida
Career
College Georgia Tech
Turned professional2021
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2021
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2018, 2021
The Open Championship DNP

Tyler Strafaci (born July 23, 1998) is an American professional golfer who attended Georgia Tech. In 2020, he won the U.S. Amateur Championship.

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Amateur career

Strafaci was born in Davie, Florida. He graduated from American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, winning the state championship in 2015. He was the No. 1 ranked amateur in Florida before enrolling at Georgia Tech in 2016. [1]

He reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur in 2017, defeating future PGA Tour winner Matthew Wolff in the opening round. [2] He made his PGA Tour debut in March 2018 at the Valspar Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. [3]

In 2020, Strafaci won the North and South Amateur in July. [4] He then won the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes in August, defeating SMU's Ollie Osborne 1 up in the 36-hole final. [5] He joined his Georgia Tech roommate, Andy Ogletree, as well as Matt Kuchar and Bobby Jones as Yellow Jackets to win the championship.

Strafaci was a member of the winning American Walker Cup team in 2021, then announced he was turning pro. [6]

Professional career

Strafaci made his professional debut at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2021, missing the cut. He made his first cut on the PGA Tour at the Memorial Tournament in June, finishing in a tie for 57th place. [7]

Family life

Strafaci is the grandson of Frank Strafaci, winner of the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1935 and the North and South Amateur in 1938 and 1939, the same tournament Tyler won 81 years later. [8] [9] Frank finished in ninth place at the 1937 U.S. Open.

Amateur wins

Source: [10]

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

Tournament2018201920202021
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ Shefter, David (July 20, 2015). "Strafaci Carrying On Family Golf Tradition". United States Golf Association. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tyler Strafaci Georgia Tech profile". RamblingWreck.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Furones, David (June 13, 2018). "American Heritage grad Tyler Strafaci to make major debut at U.S. Open". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Williams, Julie (July 8, 2020). "Tyler Strafaci on North & South title: 'It's been my dream since I was a kid'". Golfweek. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ Zak, Sean (August 16, 2020). "Tyler Strafaci's clutch finish brings home U.S. Amateur title at Bandon Dunes". Golf.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ Romine, Brentley (January 4, 2021). "Tyler Strafaci to skip final semester at Georgia Tech, turn pro after Walker Cup". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ Woodard, Adam (June 6, 2021). "How much money each PGA Tour player won at the Memorial Tournament". Golfweek. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ Romine, Brentley (July 5, 2020). "Just like his grandpa, Tyler Strafaci wins North and South Amateur at Pinehurst". MSN Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ Mims, Steve (August 15, 2020). "Strafaci continues family success at U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ty Strafaci". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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