Andrew Ogletree (born April 3, 1998) is an American

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from Union, Mississippi. He won the 2019

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Amateur career

Ogletree attended Union High School in Union, Mississippi, leading his team to the Mississippi state championship in 2016. He also won the individual state championship that year. In 2015 he reached the quarter-finals of the

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and qualified for the

for the first time. Ogletree began attending Georgia Tech in 2016. In 2019, his senior year, he won the

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by two shots with a score of 279 (−1). In August, he won the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, defeating John Augenstein of Vanderbilt, 2 and 1, in the championship match. Ogletree was the third Georgia Tech player to win the title, joining Bobby Jones (five times) and Matt Kuchar. By winning the Havemeyer Trophy, he earned exemptions into the

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, U.S. Open and Open Championship. Ogletree was the low amateur at the 2020 Masters.

Professional career

Ogletree turned professional shortly after the 2020 Masters in November. In his first event as a professional, he finished tied for 46th place at the

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. Ogletree missed the cut in his first three events in 2021 and then had hip surgery. In June 2022, Ogletree played in the first event of the

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. Despite his conditional status on the

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not gaining him entry to play in any

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sanctioned tournament that week, he was not granted a release to play in the LIV Golf event by the tour and subsequently suspended from all PGA Tour sanctioned events until January 2023. He didn't play any further part in the LIV Golf series during 2022, but through playing in the first event he was granted exemptions into the

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's International Series events. In November 2022, he won his first tournament as a professional at the International Series Egypt, giving him a two year exemption on the Asian Tour. During the

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season, Ogletree won International Series events in Qatar and England. He also had top-10 finishes in International Series events in Oman, Scotland, Singapore, and China. These performances led to Ogletree winning the International Series Order of Merit for 2023, earning him a playing spot in the 2024 LIV Golf League.

Amateur wins

*2013 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star *2016 Cardinal Amateur *2019

Source

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur * Walker Cup:

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(winners) * The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship: 2019

References

External links

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Georgia Tech profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogletree, Andy American male golfers LIV Golf players Asian Tour golfers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers Golfers from Mississippi People from Newton County, Mississippi 1998 births Living people