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Sam Stevens (golfer)

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Sam Stevens
Personal information
Born (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 28)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceWichita, Kansas, U.S.
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins1
Highest ranking61 (May 11, 2025)[1]
(as of May 18, 2025)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT60: 2025
U.S. OpenT43: 2023
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Sam Stevens (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.[2]

Collegiate career

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Stevens attended Oklahoma State University from 2014 to 2018, and played with the Oklahoma State Cowboys golf team.[3]

He was a member of the 2018 NCAA title winning team alongside Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff.[4]

Professional career

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Stevens turned professional in 2018 and joined the 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In 2021, he won the Holcim Colombia Classic and graduated to the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour, where he right away graduated to the 2022–23 PGA Tour.

In his rookie PGA Tour season, he was runner-up at the 2023 Valero Texas Open, and in 2024 he tied for second at the Wichita Open.[5] After he was runner-up at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, he rose into the top-75 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.[6][7]

Personal life

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Stevens is a third-generation professional golfer. His grandfather, Johnny, made 30 PGA Tour starts in the 1960s, and his father, Charlie, made two starts on the 1992 Korn Ferry Tour.[2]

Amateur wins

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  • 2013 Mirimichi PGA Junior Series, Trusted Choice Big I National Championship
  • 2014 Kansas Junior Amateur
  • 2015 Kansas Amateur

Source:[8]

Professional wins (1)

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PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 20, 2021 Holcim Colombia Classic −11 (66-69-69-69=273) 1 stroke United States Paul Imondi

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T72 T60
U.S. Open T49 T43
The Open Championship
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2024 2025
The Players Championship CUT CUT

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 19 2025 Ending 11 May 2025" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Stevens – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Sam Stevens". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Sam Stevens". Golf Monthly. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Eldridge, Taylor (January 30, 2025). "A $1 million finish: Wichita golfer Sam Stevens nets his largest PGA Tour payday yet". The Witchita Eagle. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Beacham, Greg (January 26, 2025). "Harris English holds off Sam Stevens by a shot in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines". Associated Press News. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Sam Stevens". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Sam Stevens". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
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