Derek Jay Fathauer (born January 20, 1986) is an American

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who has played on the

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and the

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. Fathauer was born in

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. He attended Martin County High School in

. He and his twin brother Daryl played in the

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in October 2007, the first

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to do so in a PGA Tour event.

Amateur career

Fathauer qualified for the 2008 U.S. Open. He qualified by coming in a tie for third, shooting 67-68, in a sectional qualifying event at the OSU golf club, Scarlet Course. In the qualifying stage, he finished ahead of veterans such as

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and

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. In the U.S. Open played at

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, he shot 73-73 to make the cut by 4 strokes. He was, through two rounds, the lowest amateur score in the field, edging Michael Thompson by one stroke and

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by three strokes. However, he struggled on the weekend, shooting 78-75 to finish in a tie for 69th at +15 and in third for the amateurs. Fathauer had much success at the

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throughout the years. In 2006, he made the first round of

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, located in

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. In 2007, he made the quarterfinals. In 2008, he also made the quarterfinals, beating

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. However his road to the quarterfinals was not easy. He required 20 holes to win in the round of 32 and 22 holes in the round of 16 before losing to runner-up

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in the quarters. Fathauer was also a member of the United States

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team. During the cup, he won a team high three points. However, team USA lost the event 14–10 to the European squad.

Professional career

Fathauer turned professional on September 17, 2008. He advanced to the final stage of the 2008

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at the PGA West Golf Community. He earned his Tour card for 2009 after finishing in a tie for second. Fathauer finished eight shots behind

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after shooting 70-69-65-67-67-70 for a total score of 408. Fathauer made his professional PGA Tour debut at the

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on January 15, 2009, where he missed the cut by one stroke after shooting a 73-69=142 (+2). He made his first cut on Tour at the

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. He shot 71-71-69=211 to make the cut. During the tournament, he also recorded his first

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of his professional career at the 15th hole of

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, in

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. Fathauer earned his first professional win at the 2014 Web.com Tour Championship. The win made Fathauer fully exempt on the PGA Tour for the 2014–15 season for leading the Web.com Tour Finals money list. He also earned an invitation to the 2015 Players Championship.

Professional wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

;Amateur *

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External links

University of Louisville profile
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