Austin Cook
| Austin Cook | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 13, 1991 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
Austin Cook (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional golfer.[1]
Background
Cook was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas, and is a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas.[2]
Amateur career
Cook had a decorated college career at the University of Arkansas. He was a two-time Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and in his sophomore year earned all-America honors when he finished 10th individually at the 2011 NCAA Championship. In 2010 he was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. He served as a mainstay in the Razorback lineup during his college career with 48 tournaments played, a 73.37 career stroke average and nine top-10 finishes. Cook was the runner-up at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional in 2013, earning him all-central region accolades.[3]
Professional career
Cook turned pro in 2014. He finished T-130 in Web.com Tour Q-school, but never got to play a Web.com Tour event due to his finish in Q School and limited status. In the summer of 2014, he made it into the FedEx St. Jude Classic through Monday qualifying, finishing tied for 13th place, at 5-under-par. Cook has played on the Adams Pro Tour. His career earnings as of April 1 , 2015 were over $100k.[4]
In April 2015, Cook made it into the Shell Houston Open through the Monday qualifier, finding himself in contention in short order. With a 4-under-par 68 on Thursday, Cook made a strong close on Friday, with four consecutive birdies to win a spot in the final group along with Andrew Putnam and Phil Mickelson.[5] On Saturday of the tournament, Golfweek said Cook "did not fold under the pressure of playing alongside Phil Mickelson," and carded a 2-under 70 as he headed into Sunday's final round one off of Jordan Spieth's lead,[6] tied for second place at 203 with first-round leader Scott Piercy and Johnson Wagner. On the final day, Cook finished at −10 and tied for 11th, one position short of automatic entry into the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the next full-field PGA Tour event. His earnings for the tournament were $135,000.[7]
At the 2015 Barbasol Championship, Cook Monday qualified his way to a T6 finish. That gave him entry into the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished T7.
Cook earned enough non-member FedEx Cup points to qualify for the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals.[8][9] He ended the Finals 51st among players who had not earned their cards through the regular season, one place short of full Web.com Tour status and avoiding Q School.
References
- ↑ "Austin Cook – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Former Hog Austin Cook ties for 13th in PGA tour debut". THV11. June 9, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30.
- ↑ "JHS & Hog alum Austin Cook qualifies for FedEx St. Jude Classic". KAIT8. June 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Austin Cook Profile". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Who is Shell Houston Open contender Austin Cook?". Golf News Net. April 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Recap: Cook seeks career-altering Shell Houston Open win". Golfweek. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06.
- ↑ Entchev, Kamen (April 6, 2015). "Jonesboro High School and Razorback alum Austin Cook shines at the Shell Houston Open". Toledo News Now.
- ↑ Gray, Will (September 9, 2015). "PGA Tour cards up for grabs at Web.com Tour Finals". Golf Channel.
- ↑ Prise, Kevin (September 3, 2015). "Field study: Web.com Tour Finals qualifiers". PGA Tour.
External links
- Austin Cook at the PGA Tour official site
- Austin Cook at the Official World Golf Ranking official site