Sam Stevens (golfer)
American professional golfer
Sam Stevens (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Collegiate career
Stevens attended Oklahoma State University from 2014 to 2018, and played with the Oklahoma State Cowboys golf team.
He was a member of the 2018 NCAA title winning team alongside Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff.
Professional career
Stevens turned professional in 2018 and joined the 2019 PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In 2021, he won the Holcim Colombia Classic and graduated to the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour, where he right away graduated to the 2022–23 PGA Tour.
In his rookie PGA Tour season, he was runner-up at the 2023 Valero Texas Open, and in 2024 he tied for second at the Wichita Open. After he was runner-up at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, he rose into the top-75 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
Personal life
Stevens is a third-generation professional golfer. His grandfather, Johnny, made 30 PGA Tour starts in the 1960s, and his father, Charlie, made two starts on the 1992 Korn Ferry Tour.
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