Casey Wittenberg (born November 30, 1984) is an American professional golfer who had a successful amateur career.
Early life and amateur career Wittenberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University. He lost to Nick Flanagan in the finals of the 2003 U.S. Amateur.
Professional career In 2004, he finished 13th at the Masters Tournament, the lowest amateur finish in 41 years. He was the only player in the field to improve his score each round. Additionally, he registered the lowest Sunday back 9 score (31) of any amateur in Masters history.
At the 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, he shot a four-round total of 296, which was the second best of any amateur in the tournament that year.Callaway Golf Signs Rising Young Star Casey Wittenberg to Endorse Company's Golf Clubs and Golf Balls
Wittenberg turned professional in 2004 and played on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour (formerly Nationwide Tour), and mini-tours since. In 2012, Wittenberg won his first title on a major golf tour, the Nationwide Tour's Chitimacha Louisiana Open. He followed it up three months later with his second win of the season at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, one week after finishing T10 at the U.S. Open.
Wittenberg was the leading money winner on the Web.com Tour in 2012, earning his 2013 PGA Tour card, and was named Web.com Tour Player of the Year. In 2013, he made only eight cut in 27 tournaments and finished 150th on the money list and 164th on the FedEx Cup points list, resulting in the loss of his PGA Tour card.
Wittenberg returned to the Web.com Tour in 2014 and has played there since. He won again in 2017 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, but he finished the regular season points in 41st and once again failed to earn his PGA Tour card.
Amateur wins (4) this list may be incomplete 2001 Azalea Invitational 2003 Southern Amateur, Porter Cup, Terra Cotta Invitational
Professional wins (6) Web.com Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Mar 25, 2012Chitimacha Louisiana Open−24 (66-66-63-65=260)8 strokes Paul Claxton, Fabián Gómez, Chris Riley2Jun 24, 2012Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open−18 (63-70-67-66=266)2 strokes Jim Herman, Justin Hicks3Mar 26, 2017Chitimacha Louisiana Open (2)−21 (65-64-65-69=263)3 strokes Zhang Xinjun
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12008Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Justin HicksLost to par on first extra hole
NGA Hooters Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 13, 2006Pearl River Resort Golf Classic−18 (69-67-67-67=270)1 stroke Chris Stroud2Aug 19, 2007Flora Bama Lounge Classic−17 (65-66-69-71=271)1 stroke Jeremy Wilkinson3Sep 16, 2007Kandy Waters Memorial Classic−13 (69-69-70-67=275)4 strokes Michael Lavery, Bruce McDonald, Shawn Stefani, Kevin Streelman
Results in major championships Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014Masters TournamentT13LAT33U.S. OpenT36CUTCUTCUTT10CUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2013The Players ChampionshipT8
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Junior Ryder Cup: 2002 Walker Cup: 2003
See also 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates 2012 Web.com Tour graduates
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