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Chase Koepka

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Chase Koepka
Personal information
Born (1994-01-30) January 30, 1994 (age 30)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceJupiter, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of South Florida
Turned professional2016
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
LIV Golf

Chase Koepka (born January 30, 1994) is an American professional golfer who plays for LIV Golf. He is the younger brother of Brooks Koepka, who is also a professional golfer. His great uncle is former Major League Baseball player Dick Groat.[1]

Career

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Koepka attended the University of South Florida from 2012 to 2016, winning four tournaments in his college career.[2]

Koepka turned professional in the middle of 2016 and played on the Challenge Tour in the latter part of the year with little success. He played on the tour again in 2017 and had much more success. He finished in the top-10 on five occasions, including being runner-up in the Italian Challenge and the Kazakhstan Open, and finished the season 9th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2018. He teamed with his brother Brooks in the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the pair finishing tied for 5th.[3]

Koepka started 2018 well, finishing tied for 7th place in the BMW SA Open but thereafter failed to finish in the top 20 of any European Tour event and finished 182nd in the Order of Merit. In 2019, Koepka played on the Challenge Tour but only made the cut three times in 12 events. He also made an attempt to qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour in both 2020 and 2021.

In 2022, Koepka joined LIV Golf, which he would go on to be relegated from after the 2023 season.[4]

Amateur wins

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  • 2013 Rees Jones Invitational, AutoTrader.com Collegiate
  • 2014 Invitational at the Ocean Course
  • 2016 Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

Playoff record

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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2017 Kazakhstan Open Finland Tapio Pulkkanen Lost to par on third extra hole

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hennessey, Stephen (May 18, 2019). "15 Things You Need To Know About Brooks Koepka". Golf Digest.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Golf Roster". USF Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chase Koepka". European Tour. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Chase Koepka". LIV Golf. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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