Jake Knapp | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jacob Richard Knapp |
Born | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | May 31, 1994
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
Career | |
College | University of California, Los Angeles |
Turned professional | 2016 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) |
Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
Professional wins | 4 |
Highest ranking | 45 (March 3, 2024)
[1] (as of June 30, 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T55: 2024 |
PGA Championship | CUT: 2024 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2015, 2024 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Jacob Richard Knapp (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional golfer.
Knapp was born on May 31, 1994, in Costa Mesa, California to Jennifer and Robert Knapp. [2] His older brother, Ryan, was a golfer at Orange Coast College and the University of California, Irvine. [3] He played for Estancia High School. [4] He qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open as an amateur. [3]
Knapp turned professional in 2016. He played on the PGA Tour Canada from 2016 to 2019 and again in 2022, winning three times. He played on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020, 2021, and 2023. He earned his 2024 PGA Tour card by finishing 13th on the Korn Ferry Tour points list in 2023. [5]
In February 2024, Knapp won the Mexican Open for his first PGA Tour victory. Knapp hit just two fairways in the final round, becoming the first PGA Tour player since 1983 to hit two or fewer fairways in his final round and win. [6] [7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Feb 25, 2024 | Mexico Open | 67-64-63-71=265 | −19 | 2 strokes |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 26, 2019 | Canada Life Open | 65-68-70-64=267 | −21 | 2 strokes |
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2 | Jun 16, 2019 | GolfBC Championship | 64-67-70-63=264 | −20 | 1 stroke |
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3 | Aug 28, 2022 | CRMC Championship | 64-65-61-64=254 | −26 | 2 strokes |
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Tournament | 2024 |
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Masters Tournament | T55 |
PGA Championship | CUT |
U.S. Open | CUT |
The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |