Brandon Wu

Brandon Wu (born February 17, 1997) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the DP World Tour and previously competed on the PGA Tour. He won the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Championship.

Early life Wu was born in California and lived in the state during his early childhood. When he was eight, his family relocated to Beijing and he spent the next five years competing on the junior golf circuit in China.

Wu's family moved back to the United States when he was 13, taking up residence in Scarsdale, New York. He attended boarding school at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and was on the swim team through high school.

Wu played in the 2019 Walker Cup and the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup. He teamed with Stewart Hagestad, Emilia Migliaccio, and Rose Zhang to win the mixed team gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Wu's individual achievements include winning the 2017 Porter Cup. He was a semifinalist at the 2018 Western Amateur and competed in U.S. Amateur in 2018 and again in 2019, where he was the stroke play medalist. He was the qualifying medalist for 2019 Open Championship and tied for 35th in 2019 U.S. Open with rounds of 71-69-71-74 (285, +1). Wu had to miss his graduation from Stanford because he was playing in the final round at Pebble Beach. He received his diploma as he walked off the 18th green. Wu finished 16th on the points list for the combined 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour season, with the one win and seven top-10's across 28 starts. That performance earned him a spot on the 2021–22 PGA Tour.

2021-24: PGA Tour membership Wu's PGA Tour experience began poorly, as he missed the cut in nine of his first 10 tournaments. But in March 2022, he broke that streak with a tie for third at the Puerto Rico Open. A few weeks later, Wu fired a tournament course-record 63 in the final round of the Mexico Open, lifting him into a tie for second, just one stroke behind winner Jon Rahm. He also had top-10 finishes at the Genesis Scottish Open and Wyndham Championship and finished 82nd in the FedEx Cup standings to retain his PGA Tour card. Later in the season, Wu took third place at the Mexico Open and tied for ninth at the RBC Canadian Open as he ended up in 57th place in the FedEx Cup standings.

In 2024, Wu's fortunes took a downturn as he made only 15 of 30 cuts on the PGA Tour, with a best result of 10th at the ISCO Championship. He finished 153rd in the FedEx Cup standings and lost his PGA Tour card. Wu decided against a return to the Korn Ferry Tour and instead opted to play in 2025 on the DP World Tour. and finished 155th in DP World Tour Race to Dubai season ranking.

Amateur wins 2013 AJGA Junior at Centennial 2017 Porter Cup 2019 The Goodwin

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Professional wins (1) Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) Legend Championship Series (1) Other Korn Ferry Tour (0)

Results in major championships

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

Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 2019 (winners) Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the United States): 2019