Derek Ernst

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Derek Ernst
Personal information
Born (1990-05-16) May 16, 1990 (age 33)
Woodland, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas
SpouseLaney Ernst
Children2
Career
College UNLV
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2014
PGA Championship CUT: 2013
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP

Derek Ernst (born May 16, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He earned his first PGA Tour victory at the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship.

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Early life and amateur career

Ernst was born in Woodland, California to Mark and Dawn Ernst. He attended Clovis East High School in Clovis, California and played college golf at UNLV, where he was a four-time All-American and was twice named Mountain West Conference player of the year. [1] [2] [3] He was runner-up at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links championship, losing the final on the 37th hole to Clemson's Corbin Mills. [4] Ernst represented the United States at the 2012 Palmer Cup, and he turned pro following the 2012 U.S. Amateur. [5] [6]

Professional career

Ernst made his professional debut at the 2012 Frys.com Open, where he finished T-41. [2] [7] He earned a 2013 PGA Tour card through qualifying school, surviving all four stages. He finished T-59 in his season debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii. After missing the cut in each of his next five starts, he rehired Aaron Terry, his first golf instructor, as his caddy. Ernst finished T-47 in his next event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. [8] In May, he notched his first PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, defeating David Lynn in a playoff.

Ernst was the fourth alternate and 1,207th in the world rankings at the start of the week. He was scheduled to play on the Web.com Tour's Stadion Classic at UGA when he received a last-minute call that tee times were available; a number of golfers withdrew due to weather and unfavorable course conditions. The win also moved Ernst from 196th to 32nd in the FedEx Cup standings, and earned him entry into The Players Championship as the final guaranteed entrant, the 2013 PGA Championship, and the 2014 Masters Tournament, plus a PGA Tour exemption through 2015. Ernst was the second consecutive Q school graduate to win, following Billy Horschel's win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He also skyrocketed to 123rd in the Official World Golf Ranking and was the first alternate to win a PGA Tour event since Wes Short Jr.'s victory at the 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.

Personal life

Ernst has two sisters, Brianna and Shawna. He has blurry vision in his right eye as the result of an injury he sustained in the second grade. Using a children's tool set at home while making a Valentine's Day present for his mother, a shard of PVC bounced up and cut his eye, requiring 10 stitches. Scar tissue remains in the eye and his depth perception is poor. [9]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 5, 2013 Wells Fargo Championship 67-71-72-70=280−8Playoff Flag of England.svg David Lynn

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2013 Wells Fargo Championship Flag of England.svg David Lynn Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20132014
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20132014
The Players Championship CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2013
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T57
Champions T61
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

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  2. 1 2 "Ex-Clovis East star Derek Ernst shoots 65 in PGA Tour debut". Fresno Bee . October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Wollard, Jeff (September 29, 2011). "UNLV men's golf opens year with flair". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Medalist Mills of Clemson tops Ernst of UNLV to win U.S. Public Links". PGA of America. Associated Press . Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Barber, Williams, Yun back on US Palmer Cup squad". Golf Digest . April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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