Kramer Hickok Explained

Kramer Hickok
Fullname:Kramer Austin Hickok
Birth Date:14 April 1992
Birth Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Weight:178lb
Residence:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
College:University of Texas
Yearpro:2016
Tour:PGA Tour
Extour:Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Prowins:3
Nwidewins:1
Otherwins:2
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:DNP
Pga:T69: 2022
Award1:PGA Tour Canada
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2017

Kramer Austin Hickok (born April 14, 1992) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He previously played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Canada. He was PGA Tour Canada's player of the year in 2017.

Early life and education

Kramer Austin Hickok was born on April 14, 1992. He attended the University of Texas and was a freshman the same year as Jordan Spieth. He roomed with Spieth during the university's national championship season in 2011–12 and later caddied for him at the 2011 AT&T Byron Nelson.[1] He played four years for the Longhorns, earning a degree in Geography in 2015.

Career

Hickok turned professional after his 2015 season at the University of Texas. His first tournament was the Panama Championship where he finished tied for 64th place.[1] Hickok played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2017 where he earned player of the year honors, winning twice during the season; The Players Cup and the Ontario Championship.[2] He was also the Order of Merit winner for the 2017 season.[3]

Hickok played on the Web.com Tour in 2018 and finished the regular season inside the top 25 of the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season.[4] During the Web.com Tour Finals, he won the DAP Championship, defeating Hunter Mahan and Matt Jones by three strokes. He went wire-to-wire for the tournament, and matched the course record with a single round of 63 on the first day.[5]

In June 2021, Hickok tied for the lead of the Travelers Championship after 72 holes. He ultimately lost to Harris English, who made a birdie on the eighth playoff hole. It was the second longest playoff in PGA Tour history.[6]

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (0)

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 7, 2017The Players Cup68-67-68-66=269−153 strokes Robby Shelton
2Sep 10, 2017Ontario Championship72-69-64-64=269−19Playoff Johnny Ruiz

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2022
Masters Tournament
PGA ChampionshipT69
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Nichols . Bill . Kramer Hickok, former caddy for buddy Jordan Spieth, and UTA alum Paul McConnell make PGA debuts in Houston . December 31, 2018 . The Dallas Morning News . March 29, 2016.
  2. Web site: Decker . Brian . Kramer Hickok wins Ontario Championship hosted by National Pines Golf Club . January 1, 2019 . PGA Tour . September 10, 2017.
  3. Herrington . Ryan . Kramer Hickok explains he took Jordan Spieth's roommate offer because it was that or 'live with my mom and dad' . December 30, 2018 . Golf Digest . September 3, 2018.
  4. Texas product Kramer Hickok holds onto lead in Ohio . January 1, 2019 . Golfweek . September 1, 2018.
  5. News: Kramer Hickok goes wire-to-wire in capturing DAP Championship . December 30, 2018 . ESPN . September 2, 2018.
  6. Harris English becomes an instant Travelers legend after the playoff that wouldn't end . Golf Digest . June 27, 2021 . June 28, 2021 . Daniel . Rapaport.