Sahith Theegala

Amateur career Theegala was a three-time NCAA All-American at Pepperdine University. In his final year at Pepperdine, Theegala won the Southwestern Invitational, the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, and the Australian Master of the Amateurs. His collegiate career was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the 2020 season to end early, with his Pepperdine team ranked first in the nation.

In 2020, Theegala won the Haskins Award, the Ben Hogan Award, and the Jack Nicklaus Award, becoming just the fifth person ever to win all three awards in the same year.

Professional career Theegala made his professional debut in June 2020 at the Outlaw Tour's Lone Tree Classic, where he tied for third place. He then finished T-4 at Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship and 6th at Korn Ferry Tour Championship. With consecutive top-10 finishes in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, Theegala secured his PGA Tour card for 2021–22 season. He got his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship in October 2021. He finished third at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2022. He finished seventh at the Valspar Championship in March 2022. In June 2022, Theegala tied for second in the Travelers Championship. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Theegala made the Tour Championship by finishing in top 30.

Theegala opened his 2022–23 season with a top-10 finish at the Fortinet Championship in September 2022. He tied for second at the RSM Classic in November 2022, two shots behind winner Adam Svensson. He continued his season with a tied-for-sixth finish at the Genesis Invitational in February 2023.

On September 17, 2023, he earned his first official PGA Tour victory at the Fortinet Championship, finishing at −21 to secure a two-shot victory.

On August 31, 2024, during the third round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, Theegala called a 2-shot penalty on himself after noticing that his club touched the sand on his backswing in a bunker. As an effect of the penalty, Theegala finished third instead of tied second and received $2.5 million less prize money.

Personal life Theegala appeared in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2023.

Amateur wins 2010 Future Masters 1 2011 Junior All-Star at Robinson Ranch 2012 Presidents Boys Cup 2014 Los Angeles City Championship 2017 Southwestern Invitational, Sahalee Players Championship 2018 Waves Challenge 2019 SCGA Amateur Championship, Alister MacKenzie Invitational 2020 Australian Master of the Amateurs, Southwestern Invitational

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Professional wins (2) PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2022 Open Championship – 2023 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2023Match PlayT31 "T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Arnold Palmer Cup: 2018 (winners)

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Professional Presidents Cup: 2024 (winners)