Chase Wright (golfer)

Chase Wright (born June 16, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

Chase Wright
Personal information
Born (1989-06-16) June 16, 1989
Muncie, Indiana
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceBloomington, Indiana
Career
CollegeIndiana University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2

Wright was born in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Delta High School where he was a four-time Indiana All-State squad member. Wright won the AJGA Andover Open in 2005. In college, he played golf for Indiana University. In his senior year, Wright was an Academic All-Big Ten selection as well as named to the All-Big Ten First Team. He turned professional in 2012.[1][2]

Professional history

Wright played in one PGA Tour event in 2012 and finished T64 at The McGladrey Classic.

In 2013, Wright played in the Asian Tour where he made two cuts with his best finish a T22 at the Queen's Cup in Samui, Thailand.

In 2014, Wright made a move to the Web.com Tour.[3] He played in 24 tournaments, made 12 cuts with 4 top-10 finishes and 7 top-25 finishes.[4]

In 2015, Wright started his second season on the Web.com Tour with a 3rd place finish in the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship.[5]

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jun 10, 2018 Rust-Oleum Championship −17 (67-68-68-68=271) Playoff United States Alex Prugh

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2018 Rust-Oleum Championship United States Alex Prugh Won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Aug 13, 2017 ATB Financial Classic −15 (65-65-72-67=269) 1 stroke South Korea Todd Baek, Canada Wes Heffernan

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Chase Wright profile". IU Hoosiers.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. "Chase Wright tied for 35th in Web.com Tour event". The Star Press. July 26, 2014. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014.
  3. Zaleski, Doug (December 18, 2013). "Delta graduate Chase Wright earns full playing status on golf tour". The Indianapolis Star.
  4. Zaleski, Doug (July 23, 2014). "Former IU golfer Chase Wright on cusp of PGA Tour". The Indianapolis Star.
  5. "Avon's Patrick Rodgers wins Web.com Tour event". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.


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