Aaron Kyle Wise (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the

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. In

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he earned his inaugural win on the

at the AT&T Byron Nelson and was named the 2018 Rookie of the Year.

Amateur career

Born in

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, Wise moved to the U.S. with his family when he was three. Raised in Lake Elsinore, California, he attended Santiago High School in Corona and graduated Highly recruited, he chose to play college golf at the

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in Eugene, where he helped the host Ducks win the NCAA title in

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, and also won the NCAA individual

Professional career

After two years at Oregon, Wise turned professional after the NCAA championship. He made his professional debut after qualifying for the U.S. Open, also his first major championship appearance. He missed the cut after shooting rounds of 74-76. In his third start as a professional, he won the Syncrude Oil Country Championship on the PGA Tour Canada. He finished fourth on the Order of Merit and earned a Web.com Tour card for the

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season. On June 18, 2017, Wise won the Air Capital Classic in

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, five strokes ahead of runner-up Beau Hossler. This win allowed him to earn a

card for the

season; he finished 18th on the Web.com regular season money list and was promoted. At age 21 in May 2018, Wise gained his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Byron Nelson in

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; it was his 18th start as a member of the tour. He shot a final round 65 for 261 (−23) at the new Trinity Forest Golf Club in

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, three strokes ahead of runner-up Marc Leishman, a co-leader after The win moved Wise from 99th to a career-best 66th in the world rankings. Wise won the 2018 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.

Amateur wins

*2014 San Diego Junior Amateur, Inland Empire Amateur, Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic *2015 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, Pacific Coast Amateur *2016 Amer Ari Invitational, Australian Master of the Amateurs, NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2019 Masters – 2022 Open Championship) *Longest streak of top-10s – n/a

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

References

External links

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University of Oregon Athletics
– Aaron Wise {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Aaron American male golfers Oregon Ducks men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from California Golfers from Cape Town People from Lake Elsinore, California Golfers from Las Vegas American people of South African descent 1996 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen