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Patrick Cantlay (born March 17, 1992) is an American professional golfer who was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 55 weeks. He finished in the top-25 of his first four PGA Tour events as an amateur in 2011, including being the low amateur at the U.S. Open. The following week, Cantlay shot the lowest round in PGA Tour history by an amateur when he shot a course record 60 at the Travelers Championship. ==Amateur career== Cantlay was born in Long Beach, California. He attended Servite High School where he won the California State High School Championship as a senior. In his freshman year at UCLA, Cantlay won four tournaments and won the Haskins Award as the most outstanding college golfer in 2011. He was also named the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year.〔(Cantlay Receives GCAA National Player of the Year Honors ), UCLABruins.com, June 5, 2011〕 Cantlay also won the Phil Mickelson Award as the GCAA National Freshman of the Year in addition to being the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.〔(Jack Nicklaus Award recipients Announced ), Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), June 5, 2011〕 He also won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top-ranked amateur in the world at the end of the 2011 season. This award earned him an invitation to the 2012 Open Championship.〔(Patrick Cantlay gets spot in British Open )〕 Cantlay qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying. He was one of three amateurs to make the cut along with Russell Henley and Brad Benjamin. Rounds of 70 and 72 over the weekend ensured he was low amateur.〔(U.S. Open Leaderboard ), USOpen.com, June 19, 2011〕〔Jason Kirk, (2011 US Open: Patrick Cantlay Tops Russell Henley For Low Amateur Honor ), SBNation.com, June 19, 2011〕 His back nine 30 was the best in the tournament and he finished in a tie for 21st. The following week, on June 24, Cantlay shot the lowest round in PGA Tour history by an amateur when he shot a course record 60 at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.〔 The following week, he finished as the low amateur at the AT&T National, finishing in a tie for 20th place. The following week, Cantlay won the Southern California Amateur at the San Gabriel Country Club. He was also low amateur at the 2011 RBC Canadian Open in July, finishing in a tie for ninth place, his best PGA Tour finish to date. On August 6, Cantlay lost to Ethan Tracy in the Western Amateur final at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois. On August 28, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, he lost in the final of the U.S. Amateur to Kelly Kraft. Making the finals earned him a spot in the 2012 Masters Tournament, where he finished in a tie for 47th, making him the low amateur. On March 23, 2011 he become world number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. He holds the records for most consecutive weeks at number one and most total weeks at number one with 54 and 55 weeks respectively. Cantlay represented the United States at the 2011 Walker Cup, where he posted a 2-1-1 record. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick Cantlay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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