Jordan Niebrugge (born August 4, 1993) is an American

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Early life

Niebrugge was born just outside St. Louis in

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. When he was at a young age, his parents, Rod and Judy Niebrugge, moved with Jordan and his older sister Alyssa to

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Amateur career

Niebrugge attended

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from 2012 to 2016, where he achieved honorable mention All-American honors all four years. His senior year, he was named Big 12 men's golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was selected to receive first Everett Dobson Award by Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame. In the summer of 2013, Niebrugge won the Wisconsin Match Play Championship, then produced an amateur winning streak that consisted of victories at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, Wisconsin State Amateur, and

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. Previous victories at the Wisconsin State Open and the WIAA High School Championship places Niebrugge and PGA Tour golfer Mark Wilson as the only golfers to win all four events of the "Wisconsin Slam". Niebrugge was selected to play for the USA

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and

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teams where he posted wins in both singles matches. He was also chosen to represent USA in the 2013

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. Along with teammate Scottie Scheffler, the two combined to win the men's competition for Team USA as well as the overall combined team competition. He also tied for the overall individual lead. With his win at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, Niebrugge received an invitation to compete at the

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in April 2014, where he played the first two rounds at +11 and missed the cut. In 2015, Niebrugge finished tied for medalist honors at the Hillside qualifier which resulted in an invitation to the

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, where he went on to win the silver medal for being low amateur and tied for 6th overall. Completing the tournament at 11-under-par with an overall 277 also earned him the lowest score by an amateur in the history of

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Professional career

As a professional golfer, Niebrugge currently plays on

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and has competed in two major championships,

and the U.S. Open (In 2014, he competed in the Masters Tournament as an amateur).

Amateur wins

*2010 W Duncan MacMillan Classic *2013 Wisconsin Match Play Championship,

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, Wisconsin State Amateur,

*2014 The Amer Ari Invitational *2015 NCAA New Haven Regional Source:

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2011

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(as an amateur)

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the United States):

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(winners),

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(representing the United States): 2013 (winners) Professional *

Aruba Cup The Aruba Cup was an annual team golf competition between teams representing PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada. It was founded in 2016 and took place in December. The 2016 and 2017 events were held at the Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Cou ...

(representing

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): 2017 (winners)

References

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