Beau Hossler Facts: 15 Things You Didn't Know About The PGA Tour Golfer
Get to know PGA Tour player Beau Hossler better with these facts regarding his life and career so far...


Elliott Heath
American golf pro Beau Hossler has been a recognizable name on tour for several years now, having turned pro almost a decade ago and played in a couple of Majors as a teenager. Find out more about his life and career to date via these facts.
Beau Hossler Facts
1. Hossler was born on March 16, 1995 in Mission Viejo, California - to the south of Los Angeles.
2. Hossler now lives in Austin, Texas.
3. He attended the University of Texas and majored in Finance. While playing for the Longhorns, Hossler was hugely successful - winning the Haskins Award in 2016, which goes to the most outstanding US college player of the year.
4. Hossler was on the 2015 Walker Cup team. The US side featured the likes of Bryson DeChambeau, Denny McCarthy and Maverick McNealy but they lost 16.5-9.5 to GB&I at Royal Lytham and St Annes.
5. His coach was the late Jim Flick, the legendary teacher whose students included Jack Nicklaus and Tom Lehman.
6. He turned pro in 2016, deciding to skip his senior year at college.
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7. Despite turning pro in 2016, Hossler was well known before that after his stunning performance at the 2012 US Open at the Olympic Club. There, at the age of 17, he became the youngest player to make the cut at a US Open. He ended up T29th. A year earlier, he had missed the cut as a 16-year-old.
8. In his debut season on the Web.com Tour (now Korn Ferry), he finished 23rd in the rankings to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018.
9. He had two runners-up finishes in his rookie season on the PGA Tour, with a T2nd at the Travelers Championship and most notably a 2nd at the Houston Open - where he lost to Ian Poulter in a playoff.
10. His career-best world ranking is 63rd.
At the age of 17, Hossler rose to fame as the youngest player in history to make the cut at the US Open
11. The strength of his game throughout his professional career has consistently been his putting. He was sixth in Strokes Gained: Putting in 2017/18, 10th in 2018/19 and ranked 4th for 2012/22 as of the 2022 US Open.
12. He is yet to win as a professional.
13. Hossler is a huge fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club.
14. His father is also called Beau Hossler while his mother is named Amy. He has one younger sister, who is called Danielle.
15. In 2011, Hossler was a medallist at the US Junior Amateur - the same year that Jordan Spieth won his second title.
Beau Hossler Bio
Born | March 16, 1995 - Viejo, California |
Height | 6ft1in (1.85m) |
College | University of Texas |
Turned Professional | 2016 |
Former Tour | Korn Ferry Tour |
Current Tour | PGA Tour |
Highest OWGR | 63rd |
Amateur Wins | 14 |
Professional Wins | 0 |
Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.
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