Noah Kent Facts: 16 Things You Didn't Know About The Amateur Golfer

Discover more about 2024 US Amateur finalist Noah Kent via these facts regarding his life and career in the game so far...

Noah Kent looks on during the 2024 US Amateur final
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Noah Kent has enjoyed a fantastic amateur career through college so far and could well become a professional very soon. Find out more about the American via these facts about his life and career.

Noah Kent Facts

1. As of August 2024, Kent was 19 years old and his home town is Naples, Florida.

2. His father, David, competed in the 1990 US Junior Amateur.

3. Kent's stepdad, Dana Fry, was part of the design team at Erin Hills.

4. He is 6ft4in tall.

5. He is a TaylorMade staffer.

6. As a nine-year-old, playing in a casual round with his stepdad at Calusa Pines, Kent ended up having a chipping contest with six-time PGA Tour winner Rocco Mediate.

7. Growing up, Kent had plans to play ice hockey before a meeting with Rory McIlroy as a 13-year-old in 2017 led him to choosing golf instead.

8. Kent was named 2023 Rolex Junior All-American in the Fall of 2023.

9. He began studying for a degree in Sports and Recreation Management at the University of Iowa - the same college where WNBA star Caitlin Clark shot to fame - before transferring to Florida State University in December 2024. Kent will begin competing for the Gators at the start of the 2025-26 season.

10. Managed to shoot a career low round of 63 while at Iowa, which is tied for second in the lowest 18 hole score in school history.

11. Kent's girlfriend is called Livi Shafer - a member of Iowa's dance team.

12. On his US Amateur debut (2024), Kent reached the final and earned exemptions into the 2025 US Open and 2025 Masters tournament.

13. Heading into the 2024 US Amateur, Kent was the World No. 560th ranked amateur. He later rose to World Amateur No.149.

14. Kent finished second at the 2024 Porter Cup - a tournament that the likes of Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka have all competed in.

15. His swing coach is Claude Harmon III.

16. In November 2024, Kent was called up to the USA's 2025 Walker Cup roster.

Noah Kent Bio

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Home Town

Naples, Florida

Height

6ft4in (1.93m)

College

Florida State University (transferred from the University of Iowa Dec 2024)

High School

Gulf Coast

Best WAGR

149th

Lowest Round

63

Jonny Leighfield
Staff Writer

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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