Casey Wittenberg
| Casey Wittenberg | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | November 30, 1984 Memphis, Tennessee | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2004 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Korn Ferry Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 3 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T13: 2004 | ||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Open | T10: 2012 | ||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Casey Wittenberg (born November 30, 1984) is an American professional golfer who had a successful amateur career.
Wittenberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University. He lost to Nick Flanagan in the finals of the 2003 U.S. Amateur.
In 2004, he finished 13th at the Masters Tournament, the lowest amateur finish in 41 years. He was the only player in the field to improve his score each round. Additionally, he registered the lowest Sunday back 9 score (31) of any amateur in Masters history.
At the 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, he shot a four-round total of 296, which was the second best of any amateur in the tournament that year.[1]
Wittenberg turned professional in 2004 and played on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour (formerly Nationwide Tour), and mini-tours since. In 2012, Wittenberg won his first title on a major golf tour, the Nationwide Tour's Chitimacha Louisiana Open. He followed it up three months later with his second win of the season at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, one week after finishing T10 at the U.S. Open.
Wittenberg was the leading money winner on the Web.com Tour in 2012, earning his 2013 PGA Tour card, and was named Web.com Tour Player of the Year. In 2013, he made only eight cut in 27 tournaments and finished 150th on the money list and 164th on the FedEx Cup points list, resulting in the loss of his PGA Tour card.
Wittenberg returned to the Web.com Tour in 2014 and has played there since. He won again in 2017 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, but he finished the regular season points in 41st and once again failed to earn his PGA Tour card.[2]
Amateur wins (4)
[edit]this list may be incomplete
Professional wins (6)
[edit]Web.com Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 25, 2012 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open | −24 (66-66-63-65=260) | 8 strokes |  Paul Claxton,  Fabián Gómez, Chris Riley |
| 2 | Jun 24, 2012 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | −18 (63-70-67-66=266) | 2 strokes | Jim Herman, Justin Hicks |
| 3 | Mar 26, 2017 | Chitimacha Louisiana Open (2) | −21 (65-64-65-69=263) | 3 strokes |  Zhang Xinjun |
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic | Justin Hicks | Lost to par on first extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 13, 2006 | Pearl River Resort Golf Classic | −18 (69-67-67-67=270) | 1 stroke | Chris Stroud |
| 2 | Aug 19, 2007 | Flora Bama Lounge Classic | −17 (65-66-69-71=271) | 1 stroke | Jeremy Wilkinson |
| 3 | Sep 16, 2007 | Kandy Waters Memorial Classic | −13 (69-69-70-67=275) | 4 strokes | Michael Lavery,  Bruce McDonald, Shawn Stefani, Kevin Streelman |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T13LA | T33 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T36 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T10 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 2013 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T8 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2002
- Walker Cup: 2003
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Callaway Golf Signs Rising Young Star Casey Wittenberg to Endorse Company's Golf Clubs and Golf Balls Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2017 Web.com Tour Regular Season Points List". PGA Tour. December 31, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Casey Wittenberg at the PGA Tour official site
- Casey Wittenberg at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Results and statistics on the NGA Hooters Tour's official site