Sean Crocker (born August 31, 1996) is an American

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who plays on the

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Early life and amateur career

Crocker was born in

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, Zimbabwe. His father, Gary, was a test cricketer, who played for

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from 1992 to 1993. They moved from Zimbabwe to California when Crocker was five due to political issues. He played collegiate golf for the

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, after transitioning from baseball to golf at the age of thirteen. In 2014, Crocker was co-medalist in the

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and was a quarter finalist in the match play portion of the same tournament. In 2015, Crocker reached the semifinals of the

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, but lost to the overall winner,

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. Crocker was also a two-time All-American (2015 and 2017).

Professional career

Crocker turned professional in September 2017. After finishing in a joint 6th place in the 2018

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, he earned an invite to his first major, the

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. During this tournament, Crocker made the cut. At one stage, he was on the leaderboard in 6th place halfway through the third round and ultimately finished tied for 47th after a tough last round in windy conditions. The following week he had his best finish as a professional, tied for third in the

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on the

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. He followed that up with a T3 at the

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(with a course record 62), 3rd at the Hainan Open, 3rd at the Foshan Open and 5th at the

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(tied course record 63), to finish in the top-15 ranked players (11th) and secured his 2019

card in his rookie year as a professional. He needed just 11 starts in the season to secure his 2019 playing rights. In July 2022, Crocker won his first European Tour event at the

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, Scotland. He won wire-to-wire to beat

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by one shot.

Amateur wins

*2013 Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau Junior Open *2016

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*2017 Italian International Amateur Championship, Chapman Grand Slam Source:

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological before 2019 and 2020.'' "T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners)

References

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