27 Facts About Patrick Cantlay

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Patrick Cantlay was born on March 17,1992 and is an American professional golfer.

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2.

Patrick Cantlay had a successful amateur career and was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 55 weeks.

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3.

Patrick Cantlay has won eight times on the PGA Tour as well as the 2021 FedEx Cup.

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4.

Patrick Cantlay is a member of the 2022 class of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

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5.

Patrick Cantlay attended Servite High School where he won the California State High School Championship as a senior.

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6.

Patrick Cantlay was named the Golf Coaches Association of America Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year.

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7.

Patrick Cantlay won the Phil Mickelson Award as the GCAA National Freshman of the Year in addition to being the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.

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8.

Patrick Cantlay won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the top-ranked amateur in the world at the end of the 2011 season.

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9.

Patrick Cantlay was one of three amateurs to make the cut along with Russell Henley and Brad Benjamin.

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10.

The following week, Patrick Cantlay won the Southern California Amateur at the San Gabriel Country Club.

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11.

Patrick Cantlay was low amateur at the 2011 RBC Canadian Open in July, finishing in a tie for ninth place.

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12.

Patrick Cantlay holds the records for most consecutive weeks at number one, 54, and held the record for most total weeks at number one, 55, until Jon Rahm eclipsed him in 2016.

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13.

In June 2012, Patrick Cantlay decided to forgo his final two years of college to turn professional.

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14.

Patrick Cantlay was the number one amateur in the world before turning pro, holding the top spot for a record 55 weeks.

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15.

Patrick Cantlay earned his first professional win at the 2013 Colombia Championship, an event on the Web.

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16.

Patrick Cantlay played in just one tournament the following season, in late 2014, but didn't play at all in 2015 or 2016.

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17.

Roth had been a high school teammate of Patrick Cantlay's and had caddied for him in his amateur and professional career.

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18.

Patrick Cantlay finished third at the Heritage, 10th at the Northern Trust, 13th at the Dell Technologies Championship and 9th at the BMW Championship, which allowed him to qualify to the Tour Championship.

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19.

On November 4,2018, Patrick Cantlay narrowly missed defending his title at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

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20.

Patrick Cantlay finished second by one stroke to champion Bryson DeChambeau.

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21.

Patrick Cantlay shot a final round of 64 to come from four strokes behind the 54-hole leader Martin Kaymer and win his second PGA Tour title.

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22.

Patrick Cantlay lost a playoff to Kevin Na on the second playoff hole.

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23.

In December, Patrick Cantlay played on the US team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

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24.

In October 2020, Patrick Cantlay won the Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.

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25.

At The American Express in January 2021, Patrick Cantlay made the halfway cut on the number; and then fired twenty birdies over the weekend, including in a 11-under-par final round 61 to post a 22-under total and the clubhouse lead.

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26.

Patrick Cantlay was eventually edged out by a single stroke by Kim Si-woo.

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27.

In September 2021, Patrick Cantlay played on the US team in the 2021 Ryder Cup; he won three and tied one of the four matches he played.

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