Chase Wright (golfer)

Chase Wright
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1989-06-16) June 16, 1989
Muncie, Indiana
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Indiana University
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins 1

Chase Wright (born June 16, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

Wright was born in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Delta High School where he was a four-time Indiana All-State squad member. Wright won the AJGA Andover Open in 2005. In college, he played golf for Indiana University. In his senior year, Wright was an Academic All-Big Ten selection as well as named to the All-Big Ten First Team. He turned professional in 2012.[1][2]

Professional history

Wright played in one PGA Tour event in 2012 and finished T64 at The McGladrey Classic.

In 2013, Wright played in the Asian Tour where he made two cuts with his best finish a T22 at the Queen's Cup in Samui, Thailand.

In 2014, Wright made a move to the Web.com Tour.[3] He played in 24 tournaments, made 12 cuts with 4 top-10 finishes and 7 top-25 finishes.[4]

In 2015, Wright started his second season on the Web.com Tour with a 3rd place finish in the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship.[5]

Professional wins

References

  1. "Chase Wright profile". IU Hoosiers.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. "Chase Wright tied for 35th in Web.com Tour event". The Star Press. July 26, 2014.
  3. Zaleski, Doug (December 18, 2013). "Delta graduate Chase Wright earns full playing status on golf tour". The Indianapolis Star.
  4. Zaleski, Doug (July 23, 2014). "Former IU golfer Chase Wright on cusp of PGA Tour". The Indianapolis Star.
  5. "Avon's Patrick Rodgers wins Web.com Tour event". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.


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