15/04/24
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Patrick Cantlay
Personal Information
Date of Birth
Gender
Male
Height
178.00cm
Weight
73.00kg
Career Stats
Major Wins
0
Career Wins
9
Strokes-Gained Putting
0.37
Strokes Gained Tee to Green
1.16
Driving Accuracy
60.58
Greens in Regulation
69.28
Driving Distance (Yards)
308.00
Latest News and Reviews
19/03/24
Patrick Cantlay has withdrawn from this week's Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour, according to the official communications team.
18/03/24
Patrick Cantlay provides latest update ahead of Monday's meeting between PGA Tour player directors and Saudi Public Investment Fund.
17/03/24
PGA Tour player director Peter Malnati reveals the membership have not even been made aware of a Monday meeting with Saudi PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan.
13/03/24
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan gave a cryptic answer when asked whether there had been calls for him to resign.
20/02/24
Patrick Cantlay has been accused of being a muck-raking figure in the PGA Tour-LIV Golf League divide. GolfMagic's Ben Smith asks if this is fair.
19/02/24
Patrick Cantlay reportedly woke up with a 100 degree temperature before the final round of the Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour.
18/02/24
Hideki Matsuyama destroyed the field on the final day at Riviera Country Club to claim Tiger Woods' Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour.
18/02/24
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele were accused of playing too slowly during the final round of the Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour.
18/02/24
Want to know more about Patrick Cantlay's wife Nikki Guidish? This is everything you need to know at the fitness model and doctor of pharmacy.
17/02/24
Patrick Cantlay races to the front at Riviera, while Tiger Woods is forced to withdraw.
16/02/24
PGA Tour pro Patrick Cantlay has had time to think about the plans by rulemakers to rollback the golf ball and he still isn't convinced it's a good idea.
15/02/24
Patrick Cantlay appeared to upset some golf fans during the opening round of the Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour with a lack of 'fore' shouts.
05/02/24
Wyndham Clark has explained his reasons for turning down a contract to join LIV Golf this season.
03/02/24
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler posts a flawless 64 in the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
02/02/24
Rickie Fowler says he's glad the decision isn't in his hands if LIV Golf League players should be able to return to the PGA Tour without punishment.
02/02/24
LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rummayan has told breakaway tour players it's full steam ahead after the PGA Tour announced a $3bn deal with SSG.
02/02/24
Patrick Cantlay has given his verdict on what the PGA Tour's $3bn deal with Strategic Sports Groups means for golf fans worldwide.
01/02/24
Wyndham Clark has told an interesting story about his 2023 Ryder Cup match with Patrick Cantlay against Rory McIlroy that explains a lot.
01/02/24
Sponsor exemptions into this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am have ruffled feathers of the PGA Tour membership, according to a report.
18/01/24
With the PGA Tour / PIF merger still looming on the horizon, Patrick Cantlay has claimed that looking after the PGA Tour's members has become a priority.
15/01/24
PGA Tour policy board member Webb Simpson has provided extraordinary insight into the negotiations with LIV Golf's primary backers.
03/01/24
Patrick Cantlay, who caused a stir at the Ryder Cup for not wearing a hat, has revealed a new sponsor ahead of his first PGA Tour of 2024.
02/01/24
Patrick Cantlay has claimed Rory McIlroy's comments in which he described the American as a 'd---' were taken out of context.
Full Biography
Patrick Cantlay is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Cantlay was born on 17 March 1992 to Steve and Colleen Cantlay. He has one sister, called Caroline, and two brothers named Nick and Jack.
His nickname is Patty Ice. He reportedly started playing golf at the age of two.
Cantlay grew up in Long Beach, California where he attended Servite High School.
He had a storied amateur career where he held the No.1 ranking for 55 weeks.
Cantlay also won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Division 1 Player of the Year whilst he was playing at UCLA.
He decided not to finish his final two years in college, opting to turn professional. The American made his PGA Tour debut in 2012 at the Travelers Championship.
Before that tournament he signed with the sports agency Excel Sports Management, which is the same company that represents Tiger Woods.
It was in 2013 that Cantlay earned his first win as a professional on the Web.Com Tour in the Colombia Championship.
He earned his full PGA Tour card for the 2014 season. Unfortunately for Cantlay he fractured his back, which limited him to only five starts that season.
Sadly for Cantlay in 2016 his caddie Chris Roth was killed in a hit-and-run in California.
The two had been very close as Roth had caddied for Cantlay in his amateur career. Cantlay later reflected on how much this loss affected him.
Cantlay's first PGA Tour victory came at the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
As of November 2022, Cantlay has won eight times on the PGA Tour. He has $32,677,929 in career earnings.
Cantlay's net worth in 2022 was believed to be in the region of $17m, but this would have increased after he was awarded $2m in the PGA Tour's Player Impact Program.
He also picked up a further $1.75m at the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.
Cantlay has also represented the U.S. in the 2019 and 2022 Presidents Cup sides.
He was also selected as part of Steve Stricker's 2020 Ryder Cup team at Whistling Straits. He won 3.5 points from four matches on his debut.
When he was a junior golfer he also played in the 2011 Walker Cup.
Among his achievements so far include winning the 2021 FedEx Cup.
He has also been voted the PGA Tour Player of The Year and been as high as No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Cantlay has not yet won a major championship. His best finish came at the 2019 PGA Championship where placed T-3. He had a top-10 finish at the 2019 Masters.
Outside of golf he cites his interests as ping pong and watching movies.
He is engaged to Nikki Guidish. He is extremely good friends with PGA Tour player Xander Schauffele.
Cantlay's sponsors include FootJoy, Lexus and Hugo Boss. He is a Titleist staff player.