Curtis Luck Explained

Curtis Luck
Fullname:Curtis John Luck
Birth Date:9 August 1996
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Yearpro:2017
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Extour:PGA Tour
Prowins:2
Auswins:1
Nwidewins:1
Masters:T46: 2017
Usopen:CUT: 2020
Open:DNP
Pga:DNP

Curtis John Luck (born 9 August 1996)[1] [2] is an Australian professional golfer from Cottesloe, Western Australia. In March 2017 he became the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world, heading the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He held that ranking before turning professional in April.

Golf career

Luck was runner-up at the 2014 Australian Amateur.[3] He also won the 2016 Western Australian Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia.[4]

Luck won the 2016 U.S. Amateur. He had previously planned to turn professional in October 2016, but decided to wait in order to retain his invitations in the 2017 Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship.[5] [6] He moved from seventh in the World Amateur Golf Ranking[7] to third with the win.[8]

Luck was awarded the Emerging Athlete of the Year at the 2016 Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards.[9]

Luck later decided to turn professional at the 2017 Valero Texas Open, meaning he forfeited his U.S. Open and Open Championship exemptions.

In August 2020, Luck won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship in Ohio on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Amateur wins

Source:[10]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Legend
Championship Series (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (0)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20172018
Masters TournamentT46
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curtis Luck . 18 January 2014 . GolfWA . 24 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Get to Know Field for 116th U.S. Amateur Championship . USGA . 11 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Five Things to Know About U.S. Amateur Champion Curtis Luck . golf.com . Sean . Steinemann . 21 August 2016 . 24 August 2016.
  4. Curtis Luck's road to U.S. Amateur glory a memorable one for father and son . Golfweek . Brentley . Romine . 22 August 2016 . 24 August 2016.
  5. Ryan . Herrington . U.S. Amateur champ Curtis Luck reveals his secret weapon at Oakland Hills . Golf Digest . 21 August 2016 . 24 August 2016.
  6. News: Australia's Curtis Luck wins U.S. Amateur with stirring 8-hole run . ESPN . Associated Press . 21 August 2016 . 24 August 2016.
  7. News: U.S. Amateur: Curtis Luck blows away Brad Dalke in afternoon to win . Detroit Free Press . Carlos . Monarrez . 21 August 2016 . 24 August 2016.
  8. Web site: The Winners: Week 33 (15 August - 21 August), 2016 . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 24 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Chalmers claims two AIS awards to complete fairy tale year . Australian Sports Commission . 14 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220203617/http://www.ausport.gov.au/news/ais_news/story_654127_chalmers_claims_two_ais_awards . 20 December 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Curtis Luck . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 22 June 2018.