Andy Ogletree

Andy Ogletree (born April 3, 1998) is an American amateur golfer from Little Rock, Mississippi.

Andy Ogletree
Personal information
Born (1998-04-03) April 3, 1998
Little Rock, Mississippi
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceLittle Rock, Mississippi
Career
CollegeGeorgia Tech
StatusAmateur

Career

Ogletree attended Union High School in Union, Mississippi, leading his team to the Mississippi state championship in 2016. He also won the individual state championship that year. In 2015 he reached the quarter-finals of the U.S. Junior Amateur and qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the first time.[1]

Ogletree began attending Georgia Tech in 2016. In 2019, his senior year, he won the Monroe Invitational by two shots with a score of 279 (−1).[2] In August, he won the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, defeating John Augenstein of Vanderbilt, 2 and 1, in the championship match.[3][4] Ogletree is the third Georgia Tech player to win the title, joining Bobby Jones (five times) and Matt Kuchar. By winning the Havemeyer Trophy, he earned exemptions into the 2020 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and Open Championship.

Amateur wins
  • 2013 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star
  • 2016 Cardinal Amateur
  • 2019 Monroe Invitational, U.S. Amateur

Source:[5]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Meet the 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur Quarterfinalists". USGA. July 24, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. Rahmlow, Jeff (June 15, 2019). "Andy Ogletree wins Monroe Invitational". RamblinWreck.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. Marksbury, Jessica (August 18, 2019). "Andy Ogletree wins U.S. Amateur Championship on 35th hole". Golf.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  4. Woodard, Adam (August 18, 2019). "Georgia Tech's Andy Ogletree wins 119th U.S. Amateur". Golfweek. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  5. "Andy Ogletree". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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