Derek Ernst

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Derek Ernst
Personal information
Born (1990-05-16) May 16, 1990 (age 33)
Dallas, Texas
SpouseLaney Ernst
Children2
Career
CollegeUNLV
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2014
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2013
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Derek Ernst (born May 16, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He earned his first PGA Tour victory at the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship.

Early life and amateur career

Ernst was born in

U.S. Amateur.[5][6]

Professional career

Ernst made his professional debut at the 2012

Frys.com Open, where he finished T-41.[2][7] He earned a 2013 PGA Tour card through qualifying school, surviving all four stages. He finished T-59 in his season debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii. After missing the cut in each of his next five starts, he rehired Aaron Terry, his first golf instructor, as his caddy. Ernst finished T-47 in his next event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.[8] In May, he notched his first PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, defeating David Lynn
in a playoff.

Ernst was the fourth alternate and 1,207th in the

Michelin Championship at Las Vegas
.

Personal life

Ernst has two sisters, Brianna and Shawna. He has blurry vision in his right eye as the result of an injury he sustained in the second grade. Using a children's tool set at home while making a Valentine's Day present for his mother, a shard of PVC bounced up and cut his eye, requiring 10 stitches. Scar tissue remains in the eye and his depth perception is poor.[9]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 May 5, 2013 Wells Fargo Championship 67-71-72-70=280 −8 Playoff England David Lynn

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2013 Wells Fargo Championship England David Lynn Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2013 2014
The Players Championship CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2013
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
 T57
Champions T61
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile". Golfweek. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  2. ^
    Fresno Bee. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original
    on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Wollard, Jeff (September 29, 2011). "UNLV men's golf opens year with flair". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. PGA of America. Associated Press
    . Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "Barber, Williams, Yun back on US Palmer Cup squad". Golf Digest. April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Martin, Sean (December 3, 2012). "Q-School: Player-by-player look at 26 graduates". Golfweek. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Fine, Larry (May 5, 2013). "Rookie Ernst beats Lynn in playoff at Quail Hollow". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Crouse, Karen (May 2, 2013). "A Tour Rookie Reaches Into His Past". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  9. ^ Scott, David (May 2, 2013). "PGA Tour rookie Derek Ernst has 'sweet' day at Quail Hollow". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.

External links

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