Austin Cook

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| birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

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| college = University of Arkansas

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Austin Clark Cook (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional golfer.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.46435.austin-cook.html/profile |publisher=PGA Tour |title=Austin Cook – Profile |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}

Background

Cook was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas, and is a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas.{{cite news|url=http://www.thv11.com/story/sports/ncaa/university-of-arkansas/2014/06/09/hogs-austin-cook/10267287/ |title=Former Hog Austin Cook ties for 13th in PGA tour debut |work=THV11 |date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330160537/http://www.thv11.com/story/sports/ncaa/university-of-arkansas/2014/06/09/hogs-austin-cook/10267287/ |archivedate=2015-03-30 }}

Amateur career

Cook had a decorated college career at the University of Arkansas. He was a two-time Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and in his sophomore year earned all-America honors when he finished 10th individually at the 2011 NCAA Championship. In 2010 he was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. He served as a mainstay in the Razorback lineup during his college career with 48 tournaments played, a 73.37 career stroke average and nine top-10 finishes. Cook was the runner-up at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional in 2013, earning him all-central region accolades.{{cite news |url=http://www.kait8.com/story/25665567/jhs-hog-alum-austin-cook-qualifies-for-fedex-st-jude-classic |title=JHS & Hog alum Austin Cook qualifies for FedEx St. Jude Classic |work=KAIT8 |date=June 2, 2014}}

Professional career

Cook turned pro in 2014. He finished T-130 in Web.com Tour Q-school, but never got to play a Web.com Tour event due to his finish in Q School and limited status. In the summer of 2014, he made it into the FedEx St. Jude Classic through Monday qualifying, finishing tied for 13th place, at 5-under-par. Cook has played on the Adams Pro Tour. His career earnings as of April 1, 2015 were over $100k.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/players/18437 |title=Austin Cook Profile |publisher=Yahoo Sports |accessdate=April 4, 2015}}

In April 2015, Cook made it into the Shell Houston Open through the Monday qualifier, finding himself in contention in short order. With a 4-under-par 68 on Thursday, Cook made a strong close on Friday, with four consecutive birdies to win a spot in the final group along with Andrew Putnam and Phil Mickelson.{{cite web |url=http://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2015/04/04/shell-houston-open-contender-austin-cook-10552/ |title=Who is Shell Houston Open contender Austin Cook? |publisher=Golf News Net |date=April 4, 2014}} On Saturday of the tournament, Golfweek said Cook "did not fold under the pressure of playing alongside Phil Mickelson," and carded a 2-under 70 as he headed into Sunday's final round one off of Jordan Spieth's lead,{{cite magazine|url=https://golfweek.com/news/2015/apr/04/pga-tour-live-blog-shell-houston-open-mickelson-3/ |title=Recap: Cook seeks career-altering Shell Houston Open win |magazine=Golfweek |date=April 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406001530/http://golfweek.com/news/2015/apr/04/pga-tour-live-blog-shell-houston-open-mickelson-3/ |archivedate=2015-04-06 }} tied for second place at 203 with first-round leader Scott Piercy and Johnson Wagner. On the final day, Cook finished at −10 and tied for 11th, one position short of automatic entry into the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the next full-field PGA Tour event. His earnings for the tournament were $135,000.{{cite news |url=http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/28725775/jonesboro-high-school-and-razorback-alum-austin-cook-shines-at-the-shell-houston-open |title=Jonesboro High School and Razorback alum Austin Cook shines at the Shell Houston Open |work=Toledo News Now |first=Kamen |last=Entchev |date=April 6, 2015 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411214247/http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/28725775/jonesboro-high-school-and-razorback-alum-austin-cook-shines-at-the-shell-houston-open |archive-date=April 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

At the 2015 Barbasol Championship, Cook Monday qualified his way to a T6 finish. That gave him entry into the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished T7.

Cook earned enough non-member FedEx Cup points to qualify for the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals.{{cite web |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/pga-tour-cards-grabs-webcom-tour-finals/ |title=PGA Tour cards up for grabs at Web.com Tour Finals |work=Golf Channel |first=Will |last=Gray |date=September 9, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/news/2015/09/3/finals-field-study.html |title=Field study: Web.com Tour Finals qualifiers |publisher=PGA Tour |first=Kevin |last=Prise |date=September 3, 2015}} He ended the Finals 51st among players who had not earned their cards through the regular season, one place short of full Web.com Tour status and avoiding Q School.

Cook earned his PGA Tour card during the 2017 Web.com Tour season and earned his first PGA Tour win at the RSM Classic in November 2017.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/21474657/pga-tour-rookie-austin-cook-wins-sea-island-earn-trip-masters |title=Austin Cook shoots 3-under 67 to win RSM Classic, earns trip to Masters next year |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 20, 2017}}