Chase Wright (born June 16, 1989) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Wright was born in

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. He attended Delta High School where he was a four-time Indiana All-State squad member. Wright won the AJGA Andover Open in 2005. In college, he played golf for

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. In his senior year, Wright was an Academic All-Big Ten selection as well as named to the All-Big Ten First Team. He turned professional in 2012.

Professional history

Wright played in one

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event in 2012 and finished T64 at The

McGladrey Classic The RSM Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played in the autumn in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It debuted in October 2010 on St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Sea Island Golf Club. The tournament was known as the McGladrey Classic un ...

. In 2013, Wright played in the

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where he made two cuts with his best finish a T22 at the

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in Samui, Thailand. In 2014, Wright made a move to the

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. He played in 24 tournaments, made 12 cuts with 4 top-10 finishes and 7 top-25 finishes. In 2015, Wright started his second season on the

with a 3rd place finish in the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship.

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2010

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Team appearances

Amateur * Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2004 Professional *

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(representing

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): 2017 (winners)

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* * American male golfers Indiana Hoosiers men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Indiana Sportspeople from Bloomington, Indiana Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana 1989 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub