Andy Ogletree Explained

Andy Ogletree
Fullname:Andrew Ogletree
Birth Date:3 April 1998
Birth Place:Little Rock, Mississippi, U.S.
Weight:176lb
Residence:Union, Mississippi, U.S.
College:Georgia Tech
Yearpro:2020
Tour:Asian Tour
LIV Golf
Prowins:3
Asiawins:3
Masters:T34: 2020
Usopen:CUT: 2020
Open:79th: 2024
Pga:CUT: 2024
Award1:Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2023
Award2:Asian Tour International Series
Order of Merit winner
Year2:2023
Award3:Asian Tour
Player of the Year
Year3:2023

Andrew Ogletree (born April 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League and hails from Union, Mississippi. He won the 2019 U.S. Amateur.

Amateur career

Ogletree attended Union High School in Union, Mississippi, leading his team to the Mississippi state championship in 2016. He also won the individual state championship that year. In 2015 he reached the quarter-finals of the U.S. Junior Amateur and qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the first time.[1]

Ogletree began attending Georgia Tech in 2016. In 2019, his senior year, he won the Monroe Invitational by two shots with a score of 279 (−1).[2] In August, he won the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, defeating John Augenstein of Vanderbilt, 2 and 1, in the championship match.[3] [4] Ogletree was the third Georgia Tech player to win the title, joining Bobby Jones (five times) and Matt Kuchar. By winning the Havemeyer Trophy, he earned exemptions into the 2020 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and Open Championship.[4] Ogletree was the low amateur at the 2020 Masters.[5]

Professional career

Ogletree turned professional shortly after the 2020 Masters in November.[5] In his first event as a professional, he finished tied for 46th place at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Ogletree missed the cut in his first three events in 2021 and then had hip surgery.[6]

In June 2022, Ogletree played in the first event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Despite his conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour not gaining him entry to play in any PGA Tour sanctioned tournament that week, he was not granted a release to play in the LIV Golf event by the tour and subsequently suspended from all PGA Tour sanctioned events until January 2023. He didn't play any further part in the LIV Golf series during 2022, but through playing in the first event he was granted exemptions into the Asian Tour's International Series events. In November 2022, he won his first tournament as a professional at the International Series Egypt, giving him a two-year exemption on the Asian Tour.[7] [8]

During the 2023 Asian Tour season, Ogletree won International Series events in Qatar and England. He also had top-10 finishes in International Series events in Oman, Scotland, Singapore, and China. These performances led to Ogletree winning the International Series Order of Merit for 2023, earning him a playing spot in the 2024 LIV Golf League.

Amateur wins

Source[9]

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Legend
International Series (3)
Other Asian Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
113 Nov 2022International Series Egypt−23 (66-64-65-62=257)4 strokes Bernd Wiesberger
219 Feb 2023International Series Qatar−7 (71-71-66-73=281)3 strokes Gunn Charoenkul
320 Aug 2023International Series England−16 (72-65-67-64=268)7 strokes Ian Poulter

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20202021202220232024
Masters TournamentT34LA
PGA ChampionshipCUT
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipNT79
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

2019 (winners)

2019

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur Quarterfinalists . USGA . July 24, 2015 . August 18, 2019.
  2. Web site: Rahmlow . Jeff . Andy Ogletree wins Monroe Invitational . RamblinWreck.com . June 15, 2019 . August 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: Marksbury . Jessica . Andy Ogletree wins U.S. Amateur Championship on 35th hole . Golf.com . August 18, 2019 . August 18, 2019.
  4. Woodard . Adam . Georgia Tech's Andy Ogletree wins 119th U.S. Amateur . Golfweek . August 18, 2019. August 18, 2019.
  5. News: Andy Ogletree turns professional after earning Masters low-amateur honors . Golf Channel . Brentley . Romine . November 19, 2020.
  6. News: Brentley . Romine . Masters low amateur Andy Ogletree to miss several months after hip surgery . Golf Channel . April 6, 2021 . April 16, 2021.
  7. News: Brentley . Romine . Andy Ogletree gets first world-ranked win on Asian Tour . Golf Channel . November 13, 2022 . November 14, 2022.
  8. Harig . Bob . Playing LIV Golf Closed One Door for Andy Ogletree but Opened Another . Sports Illustrated . November 14, 2022 . November 13, 2022.
  9. Web site: Andy Ogletree . World Amateur Golf Ranking . August 19, 2019.