13/11/24
Report: Players on the United States Ryder Cup team will get paid for the first time in Ryder Cup history, but Europe will not follow suit according to The Telegraph.
Patrick Cantlay
Personal Information
Date of Birth
Gender
Male
Height
178.00cm
Weight
73.00kg
Career Stats
Major Wins
0
Career Wins
9
Strokes-Gained Putting
0.37
Strokes Gained Tee to Green
1.16
Driving Accuracy
60.58
Greens in Regulation
69.28
Driving Distance (Yards)
308.00
Scrambling
64.00
Latest News and Reviews
11/10/24
PGA Tour golfer and 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark has accused Tom Kim of telling porkies about what really happened at the Presidents Cup.
02/10/24
PGA Tour pro and International Presidents Cup team member Ben An says he doesn't care about being criticised for calling out Wyndham Clark.
02/10/24
PGA Tour golfer Patrick Cantlay is said to be still bitter that he rejected a huge offer from the rival LIV Golf League.
29/09/24
Wyndham Clark could not help but mock Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim after Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay defeated them on the 18th hole at the Presidents Cup.
29/09/24
Xander Schauffele says he does not believe the U.S. golfers were swearing at Tom Kim during the third day of the 2024 Presidents Cup.
28/09/24
Tom Kim was visibly annoyed in his match his foursomes Presidents Cup match against Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.
27/09/24
Patrick Cantlay and two-time major champion Xander Schauffele were battered by Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im on the second day of the 2024 Presidents Cup.
26/09/24
United States Presidents Cup captain Jim Furyk defends his decision to break up Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay for the opening fourballs session.
23/09/24
PGA Tour star Patrick Cantlay arrived in Canada wearing a Team USA cap, prompting a unanimous reaction from golf fans.
18/09/24
PGA Tour golfers Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay were labelled 'petty, vindictive and greedy' over the latest rumour surrounding the LIV Golf League.
21/08/24
PGA Tour golfer Patrick Cantlay boasts a huge net worth thanks to prize money won on the course, endorsements and sponsorships.
14/08/24
PGA Tour star Patrick Cantlay has acknowledged talks with LIV Golf's backers have quietened down in recent weeks but believes no news is good news.
08/07/24
John Deere Classic prize money: Check out how much money the golfers took home as Davis Thompson claimed his maiden PGA Tour victory.
02/07/24
Patrick Cantlay has been forced to withdraw from this week's John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour as a result of injury.
19/06/24
The Olympics golf field has been finalised and there are 60 players who will be competing at Le Golf National. Check out which star names missed out.
16/06/24
How Rory McIlroy greeted Patrick Cantlay's caddie Joe LaCava before the final round of the 2024 US Open cracked up golf fans.
16/06/24
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay will tee it up together in the penultimate pairing in the final round of the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No.2.
04/06/24
Patrick Cantlay caddie: Who is Patrick Cantlay's caddie? Here is everything you need to know about the PGA Tour star's bag man Joe LaCava.
03/06/24
PGA Tour player liaison Joe Ogilvie has told Golfweek the rumours about Patrick Cantlay trying to seize control are not 'wildly inaccurate'.
23/05/24
Take a look inside the bag of PGA Tour star Patrick Cantlay
22/05/24
World number three Rory McIlroy might be surprised to hear the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers have finally 'exchanged terms'.
16/05/24
Former US Open champion Lucas Glover hits out at Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay and others on the PGA Tour board.
14/05/24
A number of golf fans were questioning if reports about Patrick Cantlay were true after an ally to Rory McIlroy quit the PGA Tour's policy board.
Full Biography
Patrick Cantlay is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Cantlay was born on 17 March 1992 to Steve and Colleen Cantlay. He has one sister, called Caroline, and two brothers named Nick and Jack.
His nickname is Patty Ice. He reportedly started playing golf at the age of two.
Cantlay grew up in Long Beach, California where he attended Servite High School.
He had a storied amateur career where he held the No.1 ranking for 55 weeks.
Cantlay also won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Division 1 Player of the Year whilst he was playing at UCLA.
He decided not to finish his final two years in college, opting to turn professional. The American made his PGA Tour debut in 2012 at the Travelers Championship.
Before that tournament he signed with the sports agency Excel Sports Management, which is the same company that represents Tiger Woods.
It was in 2013 that Cantlay earned his first win as a professional on the Web.Com Tour in the Colombia Championship.
He earned his full PGA Tour card for the 2014 season. Unfortunately for Cantlay he fractured his back, which limited him to only five starts that season.
Sadly for Cantlay in 2016 his caddie Chris Roth was killed in a hit-and-run in California.
The two had been very close as Roth had caddied for Cantlay in his amateur career. Cantlay later reflected on how much this loss affected him.
Cantlay's first PGA Tour victory came at the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
As of November 2022, Cantlay has won eight times on the PGA Tour. He has $32,677,929 in career earnings.
Cantlay's net worth in 2022 was believed to be in the region of $17m, but this would have increased after he was awarded $2m in the PGA Tour's Player Impact Program.
He also picked up a further $1.75m at the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.
Cantlay has also represented the U.S. in the 2019 and 2022 Presidents Cup sides.
He was also selected as part of Steve Stricker's 2020 Ryder Cup team at Whistling Straits. He won 3.5 points from four matches on his debut.
When he was a junior golfer he also played in the 2011 Walker Cup.
Among his achievements so far include winning the 2021 FedEx Cup.
He has also been voted the PGA Tour Player of The Year and been as high as No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Cantlay has not yet won a major championship. His best finish came at the 2019 PGA Championship where placed T-3. He had a top-10 finish at the 2019 Masters.
Outside of golf he cites his interests as ping pong and watching movies.
He is engaged to Nikki Guidish. He is extremely good friends with PGA Tour player Xander Schauffele.
Cantlay's sponsors include FootJoy, Lexus and Hugo Boss. He is a Titleist staff player.