Bronson La'Cassie (born 15 April 1983) is an Australian

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. He is best known for his win at the 2006

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.University of Minnesota bio
/ref> La'Cassie was born in

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. During his adolescent years Bronson played for the

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State Team, which finished second in 2002, as well as playing for the Australian Honorary School Team. He graduated from Kelvin Grove State High School in 1999, earning both his higher and lower school certificates. In 2003 La'Cassie began his

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year at the

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, after being noticed for his considerable golf skills. He was named the fourth "Big Ten Freshman" of the school. During his 2005–2006 junior season he was awarded the Les Bolstad award for lowest scoring average in the Big Ten, being the fourth Gopher to ever win the award. In 2006 he won the

, a leading annual amateur event, after defeating Oklahoma State's Pablo Martín, 2 and 1. La'Cassie currently holds an Australian higher and lower school certificate, as well as a major in business and marketing which he earned while at the University of Minnesota. He attributes his most memorable sports thrill to playing in the

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. La'Cassie played on the

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in 2013. He won the last regular-season event, the Cox Classic, to move to sixth on the regular-season money list and earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Queensland): 2002

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