Sean Crocker (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
| Sean Crocker | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 31, 1996 Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2022 |
| The Open Championship | T47: 2018 |
Early life and amateur career edit
Crocker was born in Harare, Zimbabwe.[2] His father, Gary, was a test cricketer, who played for Zimbabwe from 1992 to 1993. They moved from Zimbabwe to California when Crocker was five due to political issues.[3] He played collegiate golf for the University of Southern California, after transitioning from baseball to golf at the age of thirteen.[3] In 2014, Crocker was co-medalist in the U.S. Junior Amateur and was a quarter finalist in the match play portion of the same tournament. In 2015, Crocker reached the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur, but lost to the overall winner, Bryson DeChambeau.[3] Crocker was also a two-time All-American (2015 and 2017).[4]
Professional career edit
Crocker turned professional in September 2017.[2] After finishing in a joint 6th place in the 2018 SMBC Singapore Open, he earned an invite to his first major, the 2018 Open Championship. During this tournament, Crocker made the cut. At one stage, he was on the leaderboard in 6th place halfway through the third round and ultimately finished tied for 47th after a tough last round in windy conditions.[3]
The following week he had his best finish as a professional, tied for third in the Euram Bank Open on the Challenge Tour. He followed that up with a T3 at the Kazakhstan Open (with a course record 62), 3rd at the Hainan Open, 3rd at the Foshan Open and 5th at the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final (tied course record 63), to finish in the top-15 ranked players (11th) and secured his 2019 European Tour card in his rookie year as a professional. He needed just 11 starts in the season to secure his 2019 playing rights.
In July 2022, Crocker won his first European Tour event at the Hero Open in Fairmont St Andrews, Scotland. He won wire-to-wire to beat Eddie Pepperell by one shot.[5]
Amateur wins edit
- 2013 Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau Junior Open
- 2016 Monroe Invitational
- 2017 Italian International Amateur Championship, Chapman Grand Slam
Source:[6]
Professional wins (1) edit
European Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 31, 2022 | Hero Open | −22 (63-66-69-68=266) | 1 stroke |  Eddie Pepperell
|
Results in major championships edit
Results not in chronological before 2019 and 2020.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| PGA Championship | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | T47 | NT |
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances edit
Amateur
- Arnold Palmer Cup: 2017 (winners)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sean Crocker". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sean Crocker". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Sean Crocker". The Open. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "2018 USC Men's Golf" (PDF). USC Trojans. p. 23. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ Livie, Alex (31 July 2022). "'Don't start cyring' - Sean Crocker fends off Eddie Pepperell for first career win with victory at Hero Open". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Sean Crocker". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
External links edit
- Sean Crocker at the European Tour official site
- Sean Crocker at the PGA Tour official site
- Sean Crocker at the Official World Golf Ranking official site