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23 Facts About Russell Knox

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Russell Knox was born on 21 June 1985 and is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Russell Knox had considerable success from 2014 to 2016 during which time he won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions and the 2016 Travelers Championship.

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Russell Knox signed with the sports scholarship agency FirstPoint USA in 2002 and helped Russell Knox to secure a golf scholarship in 2003 at Jacksonville University, Florida.

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4.

Russell Knox married former tennis player Andrea Hernandez in April 2014.

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Russell Knox played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2008 to 2010, picking up two victories in the process.

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Russell Knox joined the Nationwide Tour in 2011 and picked up his first victory on tour in July at the Chiquita Classic.

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Russell Knox eventually finished 12th on the Nationwide Tour money list and gained his full PGA Tour card.

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Russell Knox made only 12 cuts in 23 events in 2012 and finished 143rd on the money list to remain conditionally exempt on the PGA Tour for 2013.

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On 26 July 2013, Russell Knox shot a 59 in the second round of the Albertsons Boise Open on the Web.

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Russell Knox finished 48th in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, qualifying for the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs, eventually finishing in 40th place.

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Russell Knox had a good start to the 2015 PGA Tour season with a third place in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in late 2014.

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Russell Knox finished tied for third in 2015 The Honda Classic and made the cut in 20 PGA Tour events.

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13.

Russell Knox made a rare appear in Europe at the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, finishing in a tie for 10th place.

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14.

In November 2015, Russell Knox won the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions by two strokes from Kevin Kisner.

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15.

Russell Knox was playing in his first WGC event and became the first Scot to win a World Golf Championship.

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16.

Russell Knox missed the cut on his Masters debut but responded one week later with a runner-up finish at the RBC Heritage, where he finished two shots behind winner Branden Grace.

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17.

Russell Knox won the Travelers Championship in August 2016 and was fourth in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, finishing the 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 10th place.

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18.

Russell Knox became a European Tour member at the start of the 2016 season in the hope of playing for Europe in the 2016 Ryder Cup.

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19.

Russell Knox just failed to gain an automatic place on the Ryder Cup team, the points from his WGC win were not retrospectively added, and was not chosen as one of the captain's picks.

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20.

Russell Knox had three top-10 finishes in late 2016 and finished the year at a career-high 18 in the world rankings.

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Russell Knox finished 60th the regular season FedEx Cup points list, finishing the 2017 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 71st place.

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Russell Knox had a series of good results in the summer of 2018.

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23.

In March 2019, Russell Knox became the first-ever player to have an albatross in the history of the Valspar Championship.

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