Curtis John Luck (born 9 August 1996) is an Australian

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 ...

from

Cottesloe, Western Australia Cottesloe is a Western suburbs (Perth), western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Town of Cottesloe. Cottesloe was named for Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, a prominent Tories (British political party), Tory politician and ...

. In March 2017 he became the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world, heading the

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. He held that ranking before turning professional in April.

Golf career

Luck was runner-up at the 2014

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. He also won the 2016

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on the

PGA Tour of Australasia The PGA Tour of Australasia, currently titled as the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tour for men, owned and operated by the PGA of Australia. Official events on the tour count for World Golf ...

. Luck won the 2016

U.S. Amateur The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers. It is organized by the United States Golf Association and is currently held each August ov ...

. He had previously planned to turn professional in October 2016, but decided to wait in order to retain his invitations in the 2017 Masters, U.S. Open and

Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

. He moved from seventh in the

to third with the win. Luck was awarded the Emerging Athlete of the Year at the 2016 Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards. Luck later decided to turn professional at the 2017

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, meaning he forfeited his U.S. Open and Open Championship exemptions. In August 2020, Luck won the

Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus, a former O ...

in Ohio on the

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Amateur wins

*2012 Newman and Brooks Junior Championship *2014 Victorian Junior Masters, New South Wales Medal, Western Australian Amateur *2016

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Source:

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

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Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Australia):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

(winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luck, Curtis Australian male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Perth, Western Australia Sportsmen from Western Australia 1996 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportsmen