Kramer Hickok

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 Hickok
Personal information
Full nameKramer Austin Hickok
Born (1992-04-14) April 14, 1992
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour (2016, 2018)
PGA Tour Canada (2017)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Canada
Player of the Year		2017

Early life and education

Hickok 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.[2]

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.[3][4] He was also the Order of Merit winner for the 2017 season.[2]

On the Web.com Tour, Hickok won the 2018 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.[4] He finished the 2018 season of the Web.com Tour in the top 25, earning his PGA Tour card for the 2019 season.[5]

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (1)
Legend
Web.com Tour Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Sep 2, 2018 DAP Championship 63-67-68-68=266 −14 3 strokes Matt Jones, Hunter Mahan

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 7, 2017 Canadian Tour 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

Team appearances

Professional

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See also

References
  1. Nichols, Bill (March 29, 2016). "Kramer Hickok, former caddy for buddy Jordan Spieth, and UTA alum Paul McConnell make PGA debuts in Houston". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. Herrington, Ryan (September 3, 2018). "Kramer Hickok explains he took Jordan Spieth's roommate offer because it was that or 'live with my mom and dad'". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. Decker, Brian (September 10, 2017). "Kramer Hickok wins Ontario Championship hosted by National Pines Golf Club". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  4. "Kramer Hickok goes wire-to-wire in capturing DAP Championship". ESPN. September 2, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. "Texas product Kramer Hickok holds onto lead in Ohio". Golfweek. September 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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