Daniel Berger (golfer)
| Daniel Berger | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 7, 1993 Plantation, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | Florida State University |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T10: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T28: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2015 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year | 2015 |
Daniel Berger (born April 7, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Early life and college career
Berger was born in Plantation, Florida to Nadia and Jay Berger. His father is a former tennis pro, coach, and head of men's tennis for the United States Tennis Association. Berger lived in Miami for about ten years before moving with his family to Jupiter, Florida, where he began taking golf seriously. He graduated William T. Dwyer High School in 2011 and went on to play golf at Florida State University, where he tied for second at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. Berger turned pro after his sophomore season.[1]
Professional career
In late 2013, Berger qualified for the Web.com Tour and played four events. The following year, he finished T2 at the TPC Stonebrae Championship[2] and ranked 15th in the season-long Web.com Tour standings, which earned him a promotion to the PGA Tour for the 2014–15 season.[1][3]
On March 2, 2015, Berger shot a 6-under-par 64 in the final round of the Honda Classic to get into a sudden-death playoff, which he lost to Pádraig Harrington. Had Berger won, it would have been the second-largest final round comeback in PGA Tour history; he began the final round 9 strokes behind 54-hole leader Ian Poulter.[4] During the third round of the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Berger made a double eagle at the par-5 sixth hole.[5] During the 2015 season, Berger made the cut in 17 of 31 events, had six top-10 finishes, including two seconds, and was the only rookie to make the Tour Championship field. He finished 11th in the FedEx Cup rankings and 25th on the money list and won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.[6][7]
Personal life
Berger currently resides in Jupiter, Florida.
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | T10 |
| U.S. Open | T28 | DNP | |
| The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT |
- DNP = Did not play
- CUT = missed the half-way cut
- "T" = tied
- Yellow background for top-10.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Palmer Cup: 2013 (winners)
See also
References
- 1 2 Waters, Steve (February 24, 2015). "Berger's golf plan working perfectly". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Tony Finau shoots 66 en route to win". ESPN. Associated Press. August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (February 25, 2015). "Daniel Berger joins succession of Seminoles on Tour". Golfweek. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Waters, Steve (March 2, 2015). "Padraig Harrington of Ireland wins his second Honda Classic in a playoff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Crouse, Karen (March 21, 2015). "Double Eagle Bolsters Daniel Berger, a Rookie, at Bay Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Spieth named PGA Tour Player of the Year: Daniel Berger is selected as the Tour's top rookie". PGA Tour. October 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Daniel Berger – Statistics". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
External links
- Daniel Berger at the PGA Tour official site
- Daniel Berger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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