University Of Texas Golfers On PGA Tour 2023

Justin Leonard is amongst the pro golfers from Texas with 12 career wins on the PGA Tour. He won the NCAA Division I championship in 1994. 

Whilst attending the University of Texas, Leonard won the prestigious Haskins Award in 1994 for being the most outstanding collegiate golfer.

He became only the 4th player to go directly from college to PGA joining the illustrious list of Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, and Phil Mickelson.

Justin was also ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1998 and 1999. He achieved his highest sixth ranking on May 10, 1998.

The veteran golfer recently made a brief comeback to the PGA in 2022, taking part in the Byron Nelson, his final competition before turning 50.

Brad Elder has competed on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. Brad made his professional debut in 1998 competing on Nike Tour. 

He was a member of the golf team at the University of Texas. Elder won the highly coveted Haskins Award in 1997 during his senior year. 

Playing for the Nike Tour he won two events and was selected to play at the PGA Tour. He competed on the PGA Tour from 2000 to 2003.

His best achievement in the tour was third place at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in 2002 and a T2 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic in 2000. 

Brad has won Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open twice. He has competed in more than 400 tournaments throughout the course of his 20-season professional career. 

David Gossett is a Texas Longhorns golf star who competes on the PGA Tour and the Web Tour. He won the Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999. 

Gossett started playing golf at the age of 10. He attended Germantown High School and played at the IMG gold academy in Bradenton Florida. 

He was a member of the Walker Cup Team while playing college golf at the University of Texas. His professional career started in 2000 and won his first PGA Tour event in 2001. 

Since turning professional he qualified for the US Open in 2014 and also played in the John Deere Classic and the Barracuda Championship. 

David also held the positions of president and CEO of his own company, where he represented brands including Rolex, Hugo Boss, and Oakley.

Jordan Spieth played college golf at the University of Texas winning the NCAA championship. He was also named Big 12 Freshman of the Year. 

Starting his professional career, he partnered with Under Armour and BioSteel Sports Supplements for sponsorship. After Brandt Snedeker pulled out of the U.S. Open in 2012, Spieth was given an opportunity as an alternate.  

Since making his debut, Texas-born Spieth won the 2015 Masters Tournament, the 2015 U.S. Open, and the Open Championship in 2019.

After his achievement in the U.S. Open, he rose to the top of the amateur rankings in golf. He received full membership to the PGA Tour and qualified for the FedEx Cup by placing 11th in the rankings.

Furthermore, Jordan was also awarded the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2013. He also became the tour leading money winner for the 2014/15 season and earned the coveted PGA Player of the Year in 2015.

The South African golfer Dylan Frittelli first played collegiate golf at the University of Texas. He led his team to the 2012 NCAA Championship.

After turning professional, he spent most of the year competing on the Challenge Tour and won his first professional tournament. Dylan won John Deere Classic in 2019. 

Before competing in PGA, he played on the European Tour and won Lyoness Open in 2017 and AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in the 2018 season.

Frittelli entered the world's top 100 for the first time in 2017 due to a tie for second place at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship. 

Dylan participated in a few PGA Tour events in 2018 due to sponsor exemptions and his global ranking. He is now a regular in PGA tournaments.

Scottie Scheffler is a Taylormade Sponsored golfer on the PGA Tour. He previously competed in the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019.

Scheffler joins the list of the Masters winners from Texas having won the 2022 Masters tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club.

Scottie played college golf at the University of Texas and became part of the U.S. team that won the 2017 Walker Cup. Furthermore, he was also named the 2015 Phil Mickelson Freshman of the Year. 

Scheffler qualified for the 2019 Web Tour through qualifying school and was later named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year for his triumphs.

He achieved the World No. 1 ranking on March 27, 2022. Scottie started the 2022 Tour Championship in first place with a 2-stroke advantage in the starting strokes format after leading the FedEx Cup standings going into the event.

The 6 feet 3 inches tall linksman also won the 2023 Players Championship by five stokes and retained his number one ranking this year as well.

Professional golfer Bob Estes plays in the PGA Tour Champions. Bob registered PGA Tour victories four times between 1994 and 2002. 

He started playing golf at the age of four and decided to be a pro golfer by the age of 12. Estes played college golf at the University of Texas where he received the Haskin Award for being the most outstanding college golfer. 

The veteran has been ranked in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He is particularly well-known for his outstanding short game, for which he maintains a physical training program that includes weightlifting, agility drills, diet, and brief wind sprints.

He has also experimented with the 10-finger grip, which is uncommon in contemporary golf. Estes only had two appearances in 2013, missing the cut in Las Vegas and placing T10 at Mayakoba after qualifying for the FedEx Cup in 2012. 

Dough Ghim is amongst the Texas a&m golfers on PGA tour currently. He won the 2018 Ben Hogan Award for being the best college golfer.

Ghim was also the top-ranked golfer in the 2018 World Amateur Golf Ranking. He received entry to the 2018 Masters Tournament and U.S. Open after finishing second at the 2017 U.S. Amateur. He earned two sets of crystal goblets as a prize at the 2018 Masters by hitting multiple eagles.

With his 18th-place result, he tied Scottie Scheffler for the most FedExCup points with Patrick Rodgers. He has participated in 77 events on the PGA Tour, 44 of which he has made the cut. 

In his career, the Las Vegas-born linksman has earned $2,970,378 and has scored 2 top-10 finishes as well as 17 top-25 finishes to date.

Kramer Hickok is a professional linksman who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Karmer was named PGA Tour Canada Player of the Year in 2017. 

Previously playing on the Web Tour, he finished the regular season inside the top 25 of the money list. He defeated Matt Jones and Hunter Mahan by three strokes to win the DAP Championship at the Web Tour Finals in 2018.

Hickok went to Texas University and was a freshman in Jordan Spieth's class. He became a professional golfer after finishing his final year in 2015.

In 2017, Kramer competed on the PGA Tour Canada, where he won the Player of the Year award and the Ontario Championship twice.

The veteran pro golfer Mark Brooks currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Brooks turned professional in 1983.

He was a three-time All-American member of the golf team while attending the University of Texas. He has seven victories on the PGA Tour, including the 1996 PGA Championship.

Brooks also participated in the 1996 U.S. President Cup teams. He still holds the record for the most PGA Tour matches with 803 starts. 

Apart from his playing career, he has also worked as a course analyst for the FOX network's U.S. Open Coverage in 2015.