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.
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.
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]
Legend | |
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Finals events (1) | |
Other Web.com Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
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1 | Jul 7, 2017 | The Players Cup | 68-67-68-66=269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Robby Shelton | |
2 | Sep 10, 2017 | Ontario Championship | 72-69-64-64=269 | −19 | Playoff | Johnny Ruiz |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Tournament | 2022 | |
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Masters Tournament | ||
PGA Championship | T69 | |
U.S. Open | ||
The Open Championship |
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