Pierceson Coody (born January 7, 2000) is an American

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who currently plays on the

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Career

Coody had a successful amateur career and captured the 2019

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and the 2020 Western Amateur. He ascended to the top of the

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in April 2021. Coody attended the

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between 2018 and 2022, majoring in Corporate Communication. Playing with the

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team, he earned All-American honors and helped the Longhorns win the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. He lost a playoff for the individual title to Gordon Sargent. Coody topped the PGA Tour University rankings and received a spot on the

. He turned professional in 2022 and won the

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by five strokes in his third start.

Personal life

Pierceson has a twin brother,

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, who is 37 minutes older. Both are third-generation professional golfers, as their father Kyle played collegiately at the

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and on the

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and Korn Ferry Tour in the 1990s, and their grandfather

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played on the

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and won three times, including the

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Amateur wins

*2016 Under Armour-Jordan Spieth Championship *2018 Thunderbird International Junior, Byron Nelson Junior Championship, South Beach International Amateur *2019

*2020 Western Amateur *2021 George Hannon Collegiate *2022 Augusta Haskins Award Invite Source:

Professional wins (3)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur * Arnold Palmer Cup:

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(winners) * Walker Cup:

(winners)

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