Sahith Theegala

Sahith Theegala (born December 4, 1997[2]) is an American professional golfer.

Sahith Theegala
Personal information
Born (1997-12-04) December 4, 1997
Orange, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceChino Hills, California, U.S.[1]
Career
CollegePepperdine University[1]
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2017, 2021
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award2020
Ben Hogan Award2020
Jack Nicklaus Award2020

Amateur career

Theegala was born in 1997. He was a three-time NCAA All-American at Pepperdine University.[1][3] In his final year at Pepperdine, Theegala won the Southwestern Invitational,[2] the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, and the Australian Master of the Amateurs.[4] His collegiate career was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the 2020 season to end early, with his Pepperdine team ranked first in the nation.[5]

In 2020, Theegala won the Haskins Award, the Ben Hogan Award, and the Jack Nicklaus Award, becoming just the fifth person ever to win all three awards in the same year.[6][7]

Professional career

Theegala made his professional debut in June 2020 at the Outlaw Tour's Lone Tree Classic, where he tied for third place.[3] He finished T-14 at the 2020 Safeway Open on the PGA Tour. He finished T-19 at his first Korn Ferry Tour event, the 2021 Chitimacha Louisiana Open. He finished T-9 at MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute.

He also played a few PGA Tour events in 2020-21, mainly on sponsors' exemptions. He received enough points as a non-member to earn a place in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals in 2021.[8] He then finished T-4 at Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship and 6th at Korn Ferry Tour Championship. With consecutive top-10 finishes in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, Theegala secured his PGA Tour card for 2021–22 season. He got his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2021. He finished third at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2022. He finished seventh at the Valspar Championship in March 2022.

Amateur wins
  • 2010 Future Masters 1
  • 2011 Junior All-Star at Robinson Ranch
  • 2012 Presidents Boys Cup
  • 2014 Los Angeles City Championship
  • 2017 Southwestern Invitational, Sahalee Players Championship
  • 2018 Waves Challenge
  • 2019 SCGA Amateur Championship, Alister MacKenzie Invitational
  • 2020 Australian Master of the Amateurs, Southwestern Invitational

Source:[9]

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2022
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Source:[9]

See also

References
  1. "Sahith Theegala – Men's Golf". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. Romine, Brentley (January 28, 2020). "'I did it for Mamba': Theegala wins Southwestern Invitational in Kobe jersey". Golf Channel.
  3. "Pepperdine Senior Theegala Wins Ben Hogan Award". The New York Times. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. Romine, Brentley (June 9, 2020). "Sahith Theegala adds to accomplishments, wins Ben Hogan Award". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. Conover, Brayden (May 15, 2020). "After long road to recovery, Theegala goes out on top". AmateurGolf.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. Herrington, Ryan. "Pepperdine's Sahith Theegala grabs another one of college golf's top honors, winning the Ben Hogan Award". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. Romine, Brentley (July 8, 2020). "Sahith Theegala joins exclusive company after winning Jack Nicklaus Award". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  8. "Sahith Theegala's unique path to qualifying for the Korn Ferry Tour Finals". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  9. "Sahith Theegala". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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