Aaron Wise (golfer)

Aaron Kyle Wise (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In 2018 he earned his inaugural win on the PGA Tour at the AT&T Byron Nelson and was named the 2018 Rookie of the Year.

Aaron Wise
Personal information
Full name	Aaron Kyle Wise
Born	(1996-06-21) June 21, 1996 (age 29) Cape Town, South Africa
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Career
College	University of Oregon
Turned professional	2016
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Canada Web.com Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	33 (December 11, 2022)[1] (as of August 3, 2025)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	17th: 2019
PGA Championship	T17: 2021
U.S. Open	T27: 2022
The Open Championship	T34: 2022
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year 2017–18

Amateur career

Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Wise moved to the U.S. with his family when he was three. Raised in Lake Elsinore, California, he attended Santiago High School in Corona and graduated in 2014.^[2] Highly recruited, he chose to play college golf at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he helped the host Ducks win the NCAA title in 2016, and also won the NCAA individual title.^[3][4]

Professional career

After two years at Oregon, Wise turned professional after the NCAA championship. He made his professional debut after qualifying for the U.S. Open, also his first major championship appearance.^[5] He missed the cut after shooting rounds of 74-76. In his third start as a professional, he won the Syncrude Oil Country Championship on the PGA Tour Canada.^[6] He finished fourth on the Order of Merit and earned a Web.com Tour card for the 2017 season.

On June 18, 2017, Wise won the Air Capital Classic in Wichita, Kansas, five strokes ahead of runner-up Beau Hossler.^[7] This win allowed him to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2018 season; he finished 18th on the Web.com regular season money list and was promoted.

At age 21 in May 2018, Wise gained his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas;^[3][8] it was his 18th start as a member of the tour. He shot a final round 65 for 261 (−23) at the new Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, three strokes ahead of runner-up Marc Leishman, a co-leader after 54 holes.^[8][9][10] The win moved Wise from 99th to a career-best 66th in the world rankings.^[11] Wise won the 2018 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.^[12]

Amateur wins

• 2014 San Diego Junior Amateur, Inland Empire Amateur, Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic
• 2015 Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, Pacific Coast Amateur
• 2016 Amer Ari Invitational, Australian Master of the Amateurs, NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

Source:^[13]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	May 20, 2018	AT&T Byron Nelson	65-63-68-65=261	−23	3 strokes	Marc Leishman

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 18, 2017	Air Capital Classic	62-62-67-68=259	−21	5 strokes	Beau Hossler

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 31, 2016	Syncrude Oil Country Championship	67-66-66-70=269	−19	5 strokes	Emilio Domínguez, Brock Mackenzie

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship			CUT

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Masters Tournament	17
PGA Championship	T41		T17	T23	CUT
U.S. Open	T35			T27	CUT
The Open Championship	T41	NT		T34

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8

• Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2019 Masters – 2022 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – n/a

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
The Players Championship	CUT	C	T65	T50	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Championship		T19
Match Play		T40	NT1			T31
Invitational	T6
Champions			NT1	NT1	NT1

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

See also

• 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates