Jackson Van Paris Facts: 13 Things To Know About The Vanderbilt Golfer
Jackson Van Paris is a promising amateur coming through the college system with Vanderbilt
Jackson Van Paris is a promising amateur who had a glittering junior career that has translated into the collegiate ranks.
The Pinehurst native has already played on the PGA Tour and is building a successful career at Vanderbilt. Get to know him better with these facts...
Jackson Van Paris facts:
1. Van Paris is from Pinehurst, North Carolina.
2. He had a glittering junior career, including wins at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, Sea Pines Heritage as well as successive Simplify Boys Invitational titles at Carlton Woods in Texas.
3. He was an AJGA Player Representative as well as an AJGA Foundation Board Member.
4. Van Paris became the youngest player since Bobby Jones in 1916 to win a match at the US Amateur Championship in 2018. He chipped in for birdie on the 18th at Pebble Beach to defeat Australia's Dylan Perry 1up and progress to the last-32.
5. He organized and hosted the Carolina Cup via the AJGA’s Leadership Links program, with the event raising more than $250,000 for charity.
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6. He represented USA in the winning Junior Presidents Cup team in 2019 at Royal Melbourne.
7. He enrolled at the prestigious Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 2022, where he majors in Human & Organizational Development.
8. He got his first collegiate win at the 2023 St Andrews Links Collegiate, where he shot nine-under-par for 36 holes at the Home of Golf. It was his first time ever playing links golf.
9. He starred for Vanderbilt in his junior year (2023-24) as the team won seven titles, the second-most in school history.
10. He finished 3rd in the 2023 Elite Amateur Golf Series to earn his PGA Tour debut at the 2024 Puerto Rico Open. He made great use of his invite, carding a final round 64 (-8) to finish T7th.
11. He played for USA in the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup, going 2-2-0 as the US won away for the first time in six years.
12. He is Bettinardi ambassador.
13. He has a career-high of 7th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Born | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
College | Vanderbilt University |
Jackson Van Paris college wins
- 2023 St Andrews Links Collegiate
Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
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