Patrick Cantlay is one of the best golfers in the world and has been for quite some time, even as an amateur. But if you don’t know much about him as a person or as a professional player, read on to learn more.
Facts about Patrick Cantlay:
1. He is originally from Orange County, California and now lives in Jupiter, Florida.
2. Cantlay started playing golf at the age of three.
3. Between March 2011 and June 2012, he was the world number 1 amateur for 55 weeks.
4. Cantlay holds the record for most continuous weeks as world No. 1 with 54 weeks, and his total of 55 weeks at the top was the highest ever until Jon Rahm surpassed that number.
5. Cantlay attended Servite High School and won the California State High School Championship his senior year.
6. He was the best amateur at both the 2011 US Open and the 2012 Masters.
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7. Cantlay turned pro in 2012, opting to enter the professional league early even though he still had two years left until he graduated from UCLA.
8. Due to a broken back, he only took part in six tournaments between 2014 and 2016.
9. His best friend and caddy Chris Roth, 23, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in California in February 2016. The two were on a bar crawl and Cantlay tried to save him, but ultimately there was nothing he could do.
10. He won his first professional tournament in 2013 at the Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour).
11. Cantlay says his interests include table tennis and films, with his favorite director being Quentin Tarantino.
12. Along with players such as Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Peter Uihlein and Russell Henley, he was a member of the 2011 USA Walker Cup team. They lost 14-12 to Royal Aberdeen in Scotland.
13. At the 2011 Travelers Championship, he scored 60, which is the lowest round ever recorded on the PGA Tour, along with Nick Dunlap at the 2024 American Express.
14. His manager is Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Management, the same agent and company that manages Tiger Woods.
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15. He won his first PGA Tour title at the 2017 Shriners Open in Las Vegas.
16. His second PGA Tour victory came at the 2019 Memorial Tournament, where he triumphed by two strokes after a bogey-free final round of 64. In 2021, he won the event again by defeating Collin Morikawa in a playoff.
17. He set his personal record with a total of nine birdies in a single round and won his third PGA Tour title at the 2020 Zozo Championship.
18. He won the 2021 FedEx Cup, defeating Jon Rahm and Kevin Na after starting the final in 1st place at 10 under par.
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19. He was also named 2021 PGA Tour Player of the Year.
20. He made his Ryder Cup debut in 2021 at Whistling Straits. He won 3.5 points from four matches.
21. He competed in the Ryder Cup for the second time in 2023 and found himself at the centre of the event after a story emerged about why he was not wearing a cap, which eventually led to a disagreement between his caddie Joe LaCava and some members of Team Europe, including Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.
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22. Cantlay’s best finish at a major so far is T3 at the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2024 US Open. He is considered one of the best male golfers to have won a major to date.
23. His most successful season as a professional was the 2020-21 season, which included four solo victories.
24. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.
25. He is one of six player directors on the PGA Tour Policy Board.
26. In addition to eight victories, he also has ten second places on the PGA Tour.
27. He made 693/693 putts of less than 3 feet during the 2023–23 PGA Tour season, ranking 1st.
28. Cantlay made a hole-in-one at the 2023 RBC Heritage, hole-in-oneing from 189 yards on the 7th hole at Harbour Town.
🚨 ACE ALARM 🚨@Patrick_Cantlay sinks his tee shot on the 7th hole @RBC_Heritage pic.twitter.com/Vz4fjiMsKr14 April 2023
29. He married his current wife Nikki Guidish in Italy, the week after the 2023 Ryder Cup.
30. He plays with a full bag of Titleist equipment.
| Full name | Patrick Cantlay |
| birth date | 17 March 1992 |
| Born | Long Beach, California |
| Height | 5 feet, 10 inches |
| Lives | Jupiter, Florida |
| Spouse | Nikki Guidish |
| college | University of California |
| Became a professional | 2012 |
| PGA Tour wins | 8 |
| Great victories | 0 |
| Highest world ranking position in her career | 3rd place |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Caddy | Joe LaCava |
| Sponsors | Apollo, Athene, Delta, Cisco, ADP, DeWalt, B Draddy, Zero Restriction, Titleist, SuperStroke |
| Þjórsárdalur | @patrick_cantlay |
| @patrickcantlay |
| Event | tour | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia Championship 2013 | Korn Ferry Tour | -18 (4 strokes) |
| Opening of Shriners Hospitals for Children 2017 | PGA Tour | -9 (playoff) |
| Memorial Tournament 2019 | PGA Tour | -19 (2 strokes) |
| Zozo Championship 2020 | PGA Tour | -23 (1 line) |
| Memorial Tournament 2021 (2) | PGA Tour | -13 (playoff) |
| BMW M3 Coupe 2021 | PGA Tour | -27 (playoff) |
| Tour Championship 2021* | PGA Tour | -21 (1 line) |
| 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (team event with Xander Schauffele) | PGA Tour | -29 (2 strokes) |
| BMW M4 GT3 Coupe 2022 (2) | PGA Tour | -14 (1 line) |
*Started 10 under par, also won the FedEx Cup
