Justin Hicks (golfer)
| Justin Hicks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | October 28, 1974 Wyandotte, Michigan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Royal Palm Beach, Florida | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Michigan | ||
| Turned professional | 1997 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour Golden Bear Tour Gateway Tour Tarheel Tour Minor League Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 25 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 23 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | T60: 2011 | ||
| The Open Championship | T45: 2012 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Justin Hicks (born October 28, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Web.com Tour.
After one day at the 2008 U.S. Open, Hicks was tied for the lead after shooting a 68. He fell well down the leaderboard after the first round and ended in a tie for 74th.
Hicks finished 25th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list, the last automatic qualifying spot. As a PGA Tour rookie in 2011, Hicks finished in 60th place in the 2011 U.S. Open.
Hicks finished 11th on the 2012 Nationwide Tour money list, earning an automatic qualifying spot on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season. In his first event of 2013, Hicks finished T13 at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Professional wins (25)
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 29, 2008 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | −16 (70-63-67-69=269) | Playoff |  Casey Wittenberg
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| 2 | May 16, 2010 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | −20 (66-65-69-66=266) | 2 strokes | Kevin Chappell, Tommy Gainey, Chris Kirk, Jamie Lovemark
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Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Casey Wittenberg
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Golden Bear Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 14, 2004 | Hammock Creek 1 | −9 (66-71-70=207) | 2 strokes | Ryan LaVoie
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| 2 | Apr 22, 2004 | PGA National Estates 2 | −9 (69-67-71=207) | 2 strokes |  Philippe Gasnier
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| 3 | Apr 15, 2005 | North | −11 (65-71-69=205) | 2 strokes | Mike Adamson, Nick Cook
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Gateway Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 15, 2006 | Beach Spring A6 | −9 (72-64-71=207) | 1 stroke | Colby Beckstrom
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| 2 | Sep 15, 2006 | Beach Summer 13 | −17 (66-71-68-66=271) | 1 stroke | Jack Lander
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| 3 | Jan 11, 2007 | Beach Winter 2 | −17 (64-69-66=199) | Playoff | Adam Fox
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| 4 | Jan 9, 2008 | Beach Winter 1 | −11 (67-71-67=205) | 3 strokes | Kyle Dobbs
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Tarheel Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 21, 2005 | Verdict Ridge Open | −11 (67-67-71=205) | 1 stroke | Matt Johnson
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| 2 | May 11, 2007 | Sapona Open | −14 (64-66-69=199) | 3 strokes | Matt Cannon
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Minor League Golf Tour wins (14)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 31, 2006 | January Invitational | −6 (65-73=138) | Playoff | Sam Spector
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| 2 | Apr 18, 2006 | April Invitational | −2 (74-68=142) | Playoff | Jay Westerlund
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| 3 | Aug 29, 2006 | August Little Buddy Major | −5 (68-71=139) | Shared title with Lloyd Warwick
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| 4 | Dec 12, 2007 | Tour Championship | −9 (70-69-68=207) | Playoff | Marvin King
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| 5 | Jan 27, 2009 | Basic Golf 2-Day | −8 (67-69=136) | 1 stroke | Sal Spallone
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| 6 | Sep 15, 2016 | Web.com Q-School Contest #5 | −18 (70-68-67-65=270) | Playoff | Lee McCoy
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| 7 | Apr 26, 2017 | Major II | −12 (67-65=134) | 1 stroke | Billy Kennerly
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| 8 | Jun 22, 2017 | Atlantis Country Club 2-Day | −15 (64-65=129) | 8 strokes | Kristian Caparros
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| 9 | Jul 11, 2017 | PGA Champ 2-Day | −14 (67-63=130) | 12 strokes | Tarik Can, Hunter O'Mahony
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| 10 | Aug 8, 2017 | PGA Fazio 2-Day | −9 (68-67=135) | 1 stroke |  Óscar Fraustro
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| 11 | Aug 30, 2017 | Breakers West Qualifying School Tune Up 2-Day | −10 (66-68=134) | 5 strokes | Ryan Harris, Carl McCauley
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| 12 | Sep 13, 2018 | Jupiter CC 2-Day | −10 (69-65=134) | 1 stroke |  Nicolas Cavero, John Gerber
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| 13 | Jan 22, 2019 | Qualifying School Contest #1 | −6 (70-66=136) | 2 strokes | David Kocher, Billy Walthouse
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| 14 | Jul 31, 2019 | Monday Qualifier Contest #6 | −15 (69-64-68=201) | 1 stroke | Michael Kartrude
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Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T74 | T60 | CUT | CUT | 67 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T45 | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
- 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2012 Web.com Tour graduates
External links
- Official website
- Justin Hicks at the PGA Tour official site
- Justin Hicks at the Official World Golf Ranking official site