Sam Stevens (golfer)
Sam Stevens | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | July 4, 1996
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Career | |
College | Oklahoma State University |
Turned professional | 2018 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
Professional wins | 1 |
Highest ranking | 61 (May 11, 2025)[1] (as of May 18, 2025) |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T60: 2025 |
U.S. Open | T43: 2023 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Sam Stevens (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.[2]
Collegiate career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 2013 Mirimichi PGA Junior Series, Trusted Choice Big I National Championship
- 2014 Kansas Junior Amateur
- 2015 Kansas Amateur
Source:[8]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 20, 2021 | Holcim Colombia Classic | −11 (66-69-69-69=273) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
PGA Championship | T72 | T60 | ||
U.S. Open | T49 | T43 | ||
The Open Championship |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]Tournament | 2024 | 2025 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 19 2025 Ending 11 May 2025" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ a b "Sam Stevens – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Sam Stevens". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Sam Stevens". Golf Monthly. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sam Stevens". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "Sam Stevens". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Sam Stevens at the PGA Tour official site
- Samuel Stevens at the Official World Golf Ranking official site