Johnny Keefer

Early life and amateur career Keefer was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Judy and John Keefer III. Judy moved to the United States from Hong Kong as a child. Both of Keefer's parents are engineers; they worked at Gilbane Building, a construction and real estate development firm. They often traveled as part of their work and Judy described Keefer as a "latchkey kid". Keefer has an elder sister, Amanda.

Playing for the Baylor Bears from 2019 to 2024, Keefer was an All-Big 12 selection in 2022 and 2024, and qualified to represent the United States at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup. He had a career stroke average of 71.45, which broke the Baylor program record previously held by Jimmy Walker (71.55). Keefer majored in accounting and became the first men's golfer in Big 12 Conference history to win back-to-back Scholar Athlete of the Year awards.

Professional career Keefer finished 25th in the 2023–24 PGA Tour University standings, which earned him status on PGA Tour Americas. Keefer received an exemption into the Procore Championship in September 2024, which was his PGA Tour debut. He tied for 13th at 9-under 279.

In April 2025, Keefer shot a final-round 64 to total 30-under 254 and win the Veritex Bank Championship by three strokes. This was his first Korn Ferry Tour victory.

Keefer ended the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season ranked first in the points list, securing full status on the PGA Tour in 2026. He had a scoring average of 67.95, breaking the Korn Ferry Tour record set by Luke Guthrie in 2012 (68.33). For his achievements, Keefer was named the Korn Ferry Tour Rookie of the Year and Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year. He was the first to win both awards since Scottie Scheffler in 2019. After finishing tied-seventh in the PGA Tour's RSM Classic in November 2025, Keefer moved to 47th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Personal life Keefer became engaged to his fiancée Hitomi Chilcutt in May 2025.

Amateur wins 2018 Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship

Source:

Professional wins (3) Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour Americas wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied

U.S. national team appearances Arnold Palmer Cup: 2022