Justin Hicks (born October 28, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
Career Hicks was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and currently plays on the Web.com Tour.
After one day at the 2008 U.S. Open, Hicks was tied for the lead after shooting a 68. He fell well down the leaderboard after the first round and ended in a tie for 74th.
Hicks finished 25th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list, the last automatic qualifying spot. As a PGA Tour rookie in 2011, Hicks finished in 60th place in the 2011 U.S. Open.
Hicks finished 11th on the 2012 Nationwide Tour money list, earning an automatic qualifying spot on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season. In his first event of 2013, Hicks finished T13 at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
After retiring from professional golf, Hicks became a golf teacher. He qualified from the 2025 PGA Championship and plays out of the South Florida section.
Professional wins (25) Nationwide Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 29, 2008Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic−16 (70-63-67-69=269)Playoff Casey Wittenberg2May 16, 2010BMW Charity Pro-Am−20 (66-65-69-66=266)2 strokes Kevin Chappell, Tommy Gainey, Chris Kirk, Jamie Lovemark
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12008Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Casey WittenbergWon with par on first extra hole
Golden Bear Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Apr 14, 2004Hammock Creek 1−9 (66-71-70=207)2 strokes Ryan LaVoie2Apr 22, 2004PGA National Estates 2−9 (69-67-71=207)2 strokes Philippe Gasnier3Apr 15, 2005North−11 (65-71-69=205)2 strokes Mike Adamson, Nick Cook
Gateway Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Feb 15, 2006Beach Spring A6−9 (72-64-71=207)1 stroke Colby Beckstrom2Sep 15, 2006Beach Summer 13−17 (66-71-68-66=271)1 stroke Jack Lander3Jan 11, 2007Beach Winter 2−17 (64-69-66=199)Playoff Adam Fox4Jan 9, 2008Beach Winter 1−11 (67-71-67=205)3 strokes Kyle Dobbs
Tarheel Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Apr 21, 2005Verdict Ridge Open−11 (67-67-71=205)1 stroke Matt Johnson2May 11, 2007Sapona Open−14 (64-66-69=199)3 strokes Matt Cannon
Minor League Golf Tour wins (14) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jan 31, 2006January Invitational−6 (65-73=138)Playoff Sam Spector2Apr 18, 2006April Invitational−2 (74-68=142)Playoff Jay Westerlund3Aug 29, 2006August Little Buddy Major−5 (68-71=139)Shared title with Lloyd Warwick4Dec 12, 2007Tour Championship−9 (70-69-68=207)Playoff Marvin King5Jan 27, 2009Basic Golf 2-Day−8 (67-69=136)1 stroke Sal Spallone6Sep 15, 2016Web.com Q-School Contest #5−18 (70-68-67-65=270)Playoff Lee McCoy7Apr 26, 2017Major II−12 (67-65=134)1 stroke Billy Kennerly8Jun 22, 2017Atlantis Country Club 2-Day−15 (64-65=129)8 strokes Kristian Caparros9Jul 11, 2017PGA Champ 2-Day−14 (67-63=130)12 strokes Tarik Can, Hunter O'Mahony10Aug 8, 2017PGA Fazio 2-Day−9 (68-67=135)1 stroke Óscar Fraustro11Aug 30, 2017Breakers West Qualifying School Tune Up 2-Day−10 (66-68=134)5 strokes Ryan Harris, Carl McCauley12Sep 13, 2018Jupiter CC 2-Day−10 (69-65=134)1 stroke Nicolas Cavero, John Gerber13Jan 22, 2019Qualifying School Contest #1−6 (70-66=136)2 strokes David Kocher, Billy Walthouse14Jul 31, 2019Monday Qualifier Contest #6−15 (69-64-68=201)1 stroke Michael Kartrude
Results in major championships Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT74T60CUTCUT67The Open ChampionshipT45PGA Championship Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2012 Web.com Tour graduates
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