Caleb Surratt
| Caleb Surratt | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 2004 (age 19–20) Indian Trail, North Carolina | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Tennessee | ||
| Turned professional | 2024 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Caleb Surratt (born 2004) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and family
[edit]Surratt hails from Indian Trail, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. His father, Brent, was a professional long drive player.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]In 2021, Surratt won the Terra Cotta Invitational, Junior PGA Championship, Bobby Chapman Invitational and Western Junior. He was ranked as the No. 2 player in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard, and named Rolex Junior First Team All-American. He was a member of the U.S. team for the 2021 Junior Ryder Cup, which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[2]
In 2022, Surratt earned an exemption into the PGA Tour's Butterfield Bermuda Championship by coming in first in the Elite Amateur Cup, and made the cut after a second round of 64.[3] He lost the final of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort 3 and 2 to Ding Wenyi of China. By July, Data Golf ranked him as the top amateur in the world.[1]
Surratt joined the Tennessee Volunteers men's golf team at the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2022. He was named SEC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-American after he won the 2023 SEC Championship individual title, as the first freshman since Justin Thomas in 2012.[2]
He represented the United States at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup and the 2023 Walker Cup, where he won three of his four matches at the Old Course at St Andrews to help Team USA to a 141⁄2–111⁄2 victory over Great Britain and Ireland.[4][5]
Professional career
[edit]On January 30, 2024, LIV Golf announced that Surratt had turned professional and joined Legion XIII captained by Jon Rahm. He made his professional debut for LIV Golf on February 2, 2024 at LIV Golf Mayakoba where his Legion VIII team won the team title.[6][7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2021 Terra Cotta Invitational, Western Junior, Junior PGA Championship, Bobby Chapman Invitational
- 2022 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, Terra Cotta Invitational, Maui Jim Intercollegiate
- 2023 SEC Championship
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Source:[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hall, Mike (January 16, 2024). "16 Things You Didn't Know About Caleb Surratt". Golf Monthly. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Men's Golf Roster: Caleb Surratt". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (October 30, 2022). "Amateur Caleb Surratt's scores for his final three rounds in Bermuda are almost too nutty to believe". Golf Digest. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Caleb Surratt". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (August 20, 2023). "Meet the 10 members of the 2023 United States Walker Cup team". Golfweek. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ "Legion XIII unveiled as LIV Golf's first expansion team". LIV Golf. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (January 30, 2024). "Hatton jumps to LIV Golf, teams up with Rahm". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "Caleb Surratt". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Caleb Surratt at the PGA Tour official site
- Caleb Surratt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site