Richard Raymond Werenski (born December 22, 1991) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Werenski was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, but grew up in

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and played golf at The Orchards Golf Club. He played college golf at

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. He won the 2012

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Professional career

Werenski turned professional after graduating from Georgia Tech in 2014. He won his first two professional events, the Cutter Creek Classic, on the

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, and the Vermont Open; he added another NGA Pro Golf Tour win in July 2014. In early 2015, Werenski won the

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's reality show '' Big Break The Palm Beaches, FL''. As the winner of The Big Break, he earned entry into the

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. He made the cut, finishing T72 in his first PGA Tour event. Werenski earned his

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card through

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. He won for the first - and only - time on the Web.com Tour at the 2016 BMW Charity Pro-Am. He finished the 2016 regular season second on the money list, which automatically earned him his PGA Tour card for 2017 as a Web.com graduate. On the PGA Tour in

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, Werenski had a solid rookie year with three top-10s, including a playoff loss at the

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. He made the

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and finished the season 106th in points to retain his card for 2018. In

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, he had another solid season, carding two top-10s, including another T-2 finish (this time at the

), and made the

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again. He finished 110th in points and retained his card for 2019. In October 2019, Werenski broke a wrist in a car accident. He returned to the PGA Tour in January 2020. At the 3M Open in July 2020, he led the field after the first round, was tied for the lead after the second and third rounds, and finished with a T-3. On August 2, 2020, Werenski won the PGA Tour's opposite field event, the

on Tahoe Mountain Club's Old Greenwood Course in

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. He holed a flop shot from the fairway on the par-4 16th for a five-point eagle and birdied the last for a one-point victory over

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. Werenski won the event three years after losing to Chris Stroud on the second hole of a playoff. The win made Werenski one of the last entrants into the

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Amateur wins

*2012

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

NGA Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

*2014 Cutter Creek Classic, Seven Lakes NGA Classic

Other wins (1)

*2014 Vermont Open

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

References

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