Richard Hoey (born 19 September 1995) is an American-Filipino

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who plays on the

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Early life and amateur career

Hoey was born in

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, Philippines and moved to

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at a young age. He attended college at the

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from 2014 to 2017.

Professional career

Hoey turned professional in 2017 and began playing on

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. He won the season ending event; the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, finishing fifth on the Order of Merit, earning status to play on the 2018 Web.com Tour. In 2023, Hoey claimed his first

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victory at the Visit Knoxville Open. He finished the season fourth on the points list; earning status to play on the

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. Hoey played as an American until 2024, when he switched his representation to his birth country of the Philippines. Hoey was ineligible for the 2024 Olympics because the change in representation occurred less than two years before the Olympics.

Amateur wins

*2012 Callaway Junior World Championship *2016 SCGA Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the United States):

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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 ...

Professional * Aruba Cup (representing

): 2017 (winners)

References

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