Curtis Luck
| Curtis Luck | |
|---|---|
 Luck at the 2017Emirates Australian Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Curtis John Luck |
| Born | 9 August 1996 Perth,Western Australia |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T46: 2017 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2020 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Curtis John Luck(born 9 August 1996)[1][2]is an Australianprofessional golferfromCottesloe, Western Australia.In March 2017 he became the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world, heading theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking.He held that ranking before turning professional in April.
Golf career
[edit]Luck was runner-up at the 2014Australian Amateur.[3]He also won the 2016Western Australian Openon thePGA Tour of Australasia.[4]
Luck won the 2016U.S. Amateur.He had previously planned to turn professional in October 2016, but decided to wait in order to retain his invitations in the2017 Masters,U.S. OpenandOpen Championship.[5][6]He moved from seventh in theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking[7]to third with the win.[8]
Luck was awarded the Emerging Athlete of the Year at the 2016Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards.[9]
Luck later decided to turn professional at the 2017Valero Texas Open,meaning he forfeited his U.S. Open and Open Championship exemptions.
In August 2020, Luck won theNationwide Children's Hospital Championshipin Ohio on theKorn Ferry Tour.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2012 Newman and Brooks Junior Championship
- 2014 Victorian Junior Masters,New South Wales Medal,Western Australian Amateur
- 2016U.S. Amateur,Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Source:[10]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May2016 | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open (as an amateur) |
−19 (67-64-62-68=261) | 2 strokes | Travis Smyth(a)
|
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Championship Series (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Aug2020 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | −11 (68-66-68-71=273) | 1 stroke |  Theo Humphrey,Taylor Montgomery,Cameron Young
|
Results in major championships
[edit]Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T46 | |
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | ||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy(representing Australia):2016(winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Curtis Luck".GolfWA. 18 January 2014.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^"Get to Know Field for 116th U.S. Amateur Championship".USGA. 11 August 2016.
- ^Steinemann, Sean (21 August 2016)."Five Things to Know About U.S. Amateur Champion Curtis Luck".golf.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^Romine, Brentley (22 August 2016)."Curtis Luck's road to U.S. Amateur glory a memorable one for father and son".Golfweek.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^Herrington, Ryan (21 August 2016)."U.S. Amateur champ Curtis Luck reveals his secret weapon at Oakland Hills".Golf Digest.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^"Australia's Curtis Luck wins U.S. Amateur with stirring 8-hole run".ESPN.Associated Press. 21 August 2016.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^Monarrez, Carlos (21 August 2016)."U.S. Amateur: Curtis Luck blows away Brad Dalke in afternoon to win".Detroit Free Press.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^"The Winners: Week 33 (15 August - 21 August), 2016".World Amateur Golf Ranking.Retrieved24 August2016.
- ^"Chalmers claims two AIS awards to complete fairy tale year".Australian Sports Commission. Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2016.Retrieved14 December2016.
- ^"Curtis Luck".World Amateur Golf Ranking.Retrieved22 June2018.
External links
[edit]- Curtis Luckat thePGA Tourofficial site
- Curtis Luckat theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site