Aaron_Wise_(golfer)
Aaron Wise (golfer)
American professional golfer
Aaron Kyle Wise (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In 2018 he earned his inaugural win on the PGA Tour at the AT&T Byron Nelson and was named the 2018 Rookie of the Year.
| Aaron Wise | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aaron Kyle Wise | ||
| Born | (1996-06-21) June 21, 1996 (age 27) Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Oregon | ||
| Turned professional | 2016 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada Web.com Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Highest ranking | 33 (December 11, 2022)[1] (as of April 28, 2024) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | 17th: 2019 | ||
| PGA Championship | T17: 2021 | ||
| U.S. Open | T27: 2022 | ||
| The Open Championship | T34: 2022 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Wise moved to the U.S. with his family when he was three. Raised in Lake Elsinore, California, he attended Santiago High School in Corona and graduated in 2014.[2] Highly recruited, he chose to play college golf at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he helped the host Ducks win the NCAA title in 2016, and also won the NCAA individual title.[3][4]
After two years at Oregon, Wise turned professional after the NCAA championship. He made his professional debut after qualifying for the U.S. Open, also his first major championship appearance.[5] He missed the cut after shooting rounds of 74-76. In his third start as a professional, he won the Syncrude Oil Country Championship on the PGA Tour Canada.[6] He finished fourth on the Order of Merit and earned a Web.com Tour card for the 2017 season.
On June 18, 2017, Wise won the Air Capital Classic in Wichita, Kansas, five strokes ahead of runner-up Beau Hossler.[7] This win allowed him to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2018 season; he finished 18th on the Web.com regular season money list and was promoted.
At age 21 in May 2018, Wise gained his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas;[3][8] it was his 18th start as a member of the tour. He shot a final round 65 for 261 (−23) at the new Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, three strokes ahead of runner-up Marc Leishman, a co-leader after 54 holes.[8][9][10] The win moved Wise from 99th to a career-best 66th in the world rankings.[11] Wise won the 2018 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.[12]
- 2014 San Diego Junior Amateur, Inland Empire Amateur, Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic
- 2015 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, Pacific Coast Amateur
- 2016 Amer Ari Invitational, Australian Master of the Amateurs, NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Source:[13]
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 20, 2018 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 65-63-68-65=261 | −23 | 3 strokes |  Marc Leishman |
Web.com Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 18, 2017 | Air Capital Classic | 62-62-67-68=259 | −21 | 5 strokes |  Beau Hossler |
PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 31, 2016 | Syncrude Oil Country Championship | 67-66-66-70=269 | −19 | 5 strokes |  Emilio Domínguez, Brock Mackenzie |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 17 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T41 | T17 | T23 | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | T35 | T27 | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | T41 | NT | T34 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2019 Masters – 2022 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – n/a
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | C | T65 | T50 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T19 | |||||
| Match Play | T40 | NT1 | T31 | |||
| Invitational | T6 | |||||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |||
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
- "Week 50 2022 Ending 11 Dec 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- Denner, Will (May 16, 2016). "Oregon golf's Aaron Wise takes aim at NCAA Championships before turning professional". Daily Emerald. (Eugene, Oregon). Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Iha, Derren (May 20, 2018). "Wise earns first career PGA Tour win". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- "Aaron Wise". University of Oregon Athletics. 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Tokito, Mike (July 31, 2016). "Former Oregon star Aaron Wise gets 1st victory in professional golf". Oregon Live. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Gray, Will (May 20, 2018). "Wise continues whirlwind ascent with first win". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Thompson, Royce (June 18, 2017). "Wise wins Air Capital Classic, secures Tour card". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Aaron Wise gets first tour win, shatters Byron Nelson scoring record". ESPN. Associated Press. May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- "AT&T Byron Nelson". ESPN. (Leaderboard). May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Menta, Nick (May 20, 2018). "Wise wins first Tour title at AT&T Byron Nelson". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- Martin, Sean (October 30, 2018). "Winning approach: Wise improves iron play en route to Rookie of the Year honors". PGA Tour.
- "Aaron Wise". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Aaron Wise at the PGA Tour official site
- Aaron Wise at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- University of Oregon Athletics – Aaron Wise
