Kramer Austin Hickok (born April 14, 1992) is an American

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who currently plays on the

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. He previously played on the

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and

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. He was PGA Tour Canada's player of the year in 2017.

Early life and education

Kramer Austin Hickok was born on April 14, 1992. He attended the

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and was a freshman the same year as

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. He roomed with Spieth during the university's national championship season in 2011–12 and later caddied for him at the 2011 AT&T Byron Nelson. He played four years for the Longhorns, earning a degree in

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in 2015.

Career

Hickok turned professional after his 2015 season at the University of Texas. His first tournament was the Panama Championship where he finished tied for 64th place. Hickok played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2017 where he earned player of the year honors, winning twice during the season;

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and the Ontario Championship. He was also the Order of Merit winner for the 2017 season. Hickok played on the

in 2018 and finished the regular season inside the top 25 of the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season. During the Web.com Tour Finals, he won the

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, defeating

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and Matt Jones by three strokes. He went wire-to-wire for the tournament, and matched the course record with a single round of 63 on the first day. In June 2021, Hickok tied for the lead of the

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after 72 holes. He ultimately lost to

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, who made a birdie on the eighth playoff hole. It was the second longest playoff in

history.

Professional wins (3)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing

): 2017 (winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hickok, Kramer American male golfers Texas Longhorns men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Austin, Texas Golfers from Dallas 1992 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen