Bobby Wyatt (born August 1, 1992) is an American

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. He had a successful amateur career, playing in the

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Youth career

Wyatt attended

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, graduating in 2010. He shot a 57 at the

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Boys State Junior Championship. He was a four-time

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state champion.

College career

He was part of the

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team that won the

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and

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NCAA Division I Championship. He won the

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individual championship in 2014. Wyatt was an All-American his senior year.

Amateur career

He won the 2012

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. Wyatt was the leading scorer and went undefeated at the

for the United States.

Professional career

Wyatt finished 4th in the 2016

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, playing on a sponsor exemption. This finish earned him enough non-member FedEx Cup points to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals. He earned a

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card for 2017 by finishing 22nd on the Finals money list (excluding the 25 regular-season graduates).

Amateur wins

*2009 Junior Players Championship *2010 HP Boys at Carlton Woods, Alabama State Junior *2012

*2014 SEC Championship Source:

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyatt, Bobby American male golfers Alabama Crimson Tide men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Alabama Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama 1992 births Living people