John Stewart Hagestad III (born April 10, 1991) is an American amateur

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Golf career

Hagestad played his college golf for the

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. Hagestad won the 2016

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at Stonewall, in

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, earning a spot at the 2017 Masters Tournament. He became the first U.S. Mid-Amateur champion qualifier to make the cut at the Masters (

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was 1987 Mid-Amateur champion and made the cut at the

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, but at the time the Mid-Amateur champion did not receive an invite and Sigel qualified by playing for the United States in the

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). Hagestad finished in a tie for 36th place, and won the Silver Cup as the lowest-scoring amateur. Despite his performance, he stated that he has no desire to turn professional. Hagestad also won the 2016

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. He competed in the U.S. Open in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022. Hagestad teamed with Emilia Migliaccio,

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, and

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to win the mixed team gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games. He finished 13th in the men's individual competition. Hagestad claimed a second U.S. Mid-Amateur title in 2021.

Amateur wins

*2009 Scott Robertson Memorial (Boys 15–18) *2016

*2021 George C Thomas Invitational – Mid-Amateur,

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Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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References

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