Justin Hicks (golfer)

Justin Hicks (born October 28, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

Justin Hicks
Personal information
Born (1974-10-28) October 28, 1974
Wyandotte, Michigan
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceRoyal Palm Beach, Florida
Career
CollegeUniversity of Michigan
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Tarheel Tour
Minor League Golf Tour
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT60: 2011
The Open ChampionshipT45: 2012
Achievements and awards
Minor League Golf Tour
money list winner
2006, 2017

Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Web.com Tour.

After one day at the 2008 U.S. Open, Hicks was tied for the lead after shooting a 68. He fell well down the leaderboard after the first round and ended in a tie for 74th.

Hicks finished 25th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list, the last automatic qualifying spot. As a PGA Tour rookie in 2011, Hicks finished in 60th place in the 2011 U.S. Open.

Hicks finished 11th on the 2012 Nationwide Tour money list, earning an automatic qualifying spot on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season. In his first event of 2013, Hicks finished T13 at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Professional wins (18)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 29, 2008 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic −16 (70-63-67-69=269) Playoff United States Casey Wittenberg
2 May 16, 2010 BMW Charity Pro-Am −20 (66-65-69-66=266) 2 strokes United States Kevin Chappell, United States Tommy Gainey,
United States Chris Kirk, United States Jamie Lovemark

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2008 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic United States Casey Wittenberg Won with par on first extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Apr 21, 2005 Verdict Ridge Open −11 (67-67-71=205) 1 stroke United States Matt Johnson
2 May 11, 2007 Sapona Open −14 (64-66-69=199) 3 strokes United States Matt Cannon

Minor League Golf Tour wins (14)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jan 31, 2006 January Invitational −6 (65-73=138) Playoff United States Sam Spector
2 Apr 18, 2006 April Invitational −2 (74-68=142) Playoff United States Jay Westerlund
3 Aug 29, 2006 August Little Buddy Major −5 (68-71=139) Shared title with United States Lloyd Warwick
4 Dec 12, 2007 Tour Championship −9 (70-69-68=207) Playoff United States Marvin King
5 Jan 27, 2009 Basic Golf 2-Day −8 (67-69=136) 1 stroke United States Sal Spallone
6 Sep 15, 2016 Web.com Q-School Contest #5 −18 (70-68-67-65=270) Playoff United States Lee McCoy
7 Apr 26, 2017 Major II −12 (67-65=134) 1 stroke United States Billy Kennerly
8 Jun 22, 2017 Atlantis Country Club 2-Day −15 (64-65=129) 8 strokes United States Kristian Caparros
9 Jul 11, 2017 PGA Champ 2-Day −14 (67-63=130) 12 strokes United States Tarik Can, United States Hunter O'Mahony
10 Aug 8, 2017 PGA Fazio 2-Day −9 (68-67=135) 1 stroke Mexico Óscar Fraustro
11 Aug 30, 2017 Breakers West Qualifying School Tune Up 2-Day −10 (66-68=134) 5 strokes United States Ryan Harris, United States Carl McCauley
12 Sep 13, 2018 Jupiter CC 2-Day −10 (69-65=134) 1 stroke Venezuela Nicolas Cavero, United States John Gerber
13 Jan 22, 2019 Qualifying School Contest #1 −6 (70-66=136) 2 strokes United States David Kocher, United States Billy Walthouse
14 Jul 31, 2019 Monday Qualifier Contest #6 −15 (69-64-68=201) 1 stroke United States Michael Kartrude

Results in major championships

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T74 T60 CUT CUT 67
The Open Championship T45
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also


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