William Kropp (born March 12, 1990) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on

PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica is a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new ...

. Kropp turned professional in 2013 after having captained the

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golf team during his senior year at the

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. Kropp's first professional win came at the 2013 OK Kids Korral Championship on the Adams Pro Tour. The win and other performances in 2013 earned Kropp his membership on

for the 2014 season. Kropp was quickly able to capitalize achieving his first win on the tour at the

Abierto OSDE del Centro The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba. In 2001, Ángel Cabrera set the course record of 60 in the fi ...

in just his fifth start on the tour. With this win, Kropp moved to number 617 and inside the top 1000 on the

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for the first time in his career. He also finished third at the Stella Artois Open and fifth at the

Dominican Republic Open The Dominican Republic Open (also known as The DR Open) was a men's professional golf tournament on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. The event was originally hosted as a combined amateur stableford and professional stroke play competition by The Domini ...

and tenth at the

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, ending tenth in the Order of Merit.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Adams Pro Tour wins (1)

* 2013 OK Kids Korral Championship

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kropp, William American male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Oklahoma Sooners men's golfers Golfers from Indiana Golfers from Oklahoma Sportspeople from Indianapolis Sportspeople from Edmond, Oklahoma 1990 births Living people