Morgan Hoffmann

Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, Hoffmann was a hockey defenseman for seven years before turning his full attention to golf. He attended Ramapo High School. After winning two consecutive New Jersey state championships, he relocated to the International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head, S.C., to take advantage of the warm weather and training opportunities.
Was a member of the winning 2009 USA Walker Cup Team, where he finished with a 2-0-1 record. Quarterfinalist at the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Amateur. A 2009 U.S. Palmer Cup Team member. Was named the 2008 Phil Mickelson Award Winner as the nation's top freshman after winning three individual titles as a member of the Oklahoma State golf team. Won the 2009 Big-12 Conference individual title, and earned Big-12 Player of the Year, along with first-team All-American honors. A second-team All-American selection in 2010 after posting five top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Ping/Golfweek Invitational.
2011 Notes: Turned pro after his junior season at Oklahoma State in June. Only got to play in four PGA Tour events, making the cut twice with the best finish a T-22nd at the RBC Canadian Open. Made it through the first stage of Q-School, but didn't get through the second stage.
2012 Notes: Earned his rookie ticket to the PGA Tour by finishing 19th on the Web.com Tour money list. After earning a spot into the Chiquita Classic near Charlotte following his sixth-place finish at the WNB Classic in Midland, Tex., Hoffmann almost won the event, eventually losing to Russell Henley in a three-way playoff with Patrick Cantlay.
2012 Web.com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average - 70.02 (ranked 14th); money - $207,540 (ranked 19th); best finish - 2nd, Chiquita Classic.
2013 Notes: Following six missed cuts in his first nine starts, finished the PGA Tour season on a strong note, making six consecutive cuts. Got his year going with a T-5th at the HP Byron Nelson, then had top 20s at the Travelers Championship (T-9th) and AT&T National (T-8th). This paved the way for entry into the FedExCup Playoffs. He began the week of The Barclays ranked 111th in FedExCup standings, but a missed cut at Liberty National ended his year at 117th in the FedExCup rankings and 96th on the money list.
2014 Notes: Had a breakout year, but barely made the FedExCup Playoffs after missing the cut at the Wyndham. He was 124th in the standings and after a T-9th at The Barclays, climbed to 72nd. Finished T-35th at the Deutsche Bank, which got him to 68th. At the BMW Championship, he finished 3rd, his best result for the year, when gave him 21st place and a ticket to the Tour Championship. Became the first player to advance from outside the Playoffs bubble three consecutive weeks (The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship and BMW Championship) to earn a spot in the Tour Championship. Was T-27th at East Lake and finished the year 26th in the FedExCup rankings and 64th on the money list.
2015 Notes: Played in 26 PGA Tour events making the cut in 17 of them with 2, top-ten finishes. Started the year slowly in his first nine starts. Only had two top-25 finishes. Best was T-17th at WGC-Cadillac Championship. Got rolling with a 4th-place finish at the Arnold Palmer, where he opened the tournament with a bogey-free 66. Following the round, he learned that his 97-year-old maternal grandmother had passed away. Hoffman claimed his memories of her motivated his solid play. He finished T-9th at the RBC Heritage. Finished 85th in the FedExCup race and 91st on the money list.
2016 Notes: Played in 25 PGA Tour events making 11 cuts and 1, top-ten a T-3rd at the John Deere Classic. Was 133rd in the FedExCup race and 127th on the money list. Since he finished the regular year at the Wyndham Championship 125th on the money list was able to regain his PGA tour card for 2017.
2017 Notes: Was T-2nd at the Honda Classic, 4 shots back of winner Rickie Fowler.