Tyler Strafaci (born July 23, 1998) is an American professional golfer who attended

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. In 2020, he won the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Amateur career

Strafaci was born in Davie, Florida. He graduated from American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, winning the state championship in 2015. He was the No. 1 ranked amateur in Florida before enrolling at Georgia Tech in 2016. He reached the round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur in 2017, defeating future

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winner Matthew Wolff in the opening round. He made his PGA Tour debut in March 2018 at the Valspar Championship. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. In 2020, Strafaci won the

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in July. He then won the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes in August, defeating SMU's Ollie Osborne 1 up in the 36-hole final. He joined his Georgia Tech roommate, Andy Ogletree, as well as

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and Bobby Jones as Yellow Jackets to win the championship. Strafaci was a member of the winning American

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team in

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, then announced he was turning pro.

Professional career

Strafaci made his professional debut at the AT&T Byron Nelson in May 2021, missing the cut. He made his first cut on the

at the

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in June, finishing in a tie for 57th place.

Family life

Strafaci is the grandson of Frank Strafaci, winner of the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1935 and the North and South Amateur in 1938 and 1939, the same tournament Tyler won 81 years later. Frank finished in ninth place at the 1937 U.S. Open.

Amateur wins

*2013 Broward County Amateur *2017 Valspar Collegiate *2020

, Palmetto Amateur,

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*2021 Georgia Cup Source:

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

(winners)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strafaci, Tyler American male golfers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers Golfers from Florida 1998 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen