Current Pro Men’s Golfers from Kentucky (PGA 2023)
Golfers, and athletes of all sports really, take pride in where they’re from. Whether it’s the state, city or area code – you always notice players wanting to rep their home area.
The whole Ryder Cup is basically built on the principle of competing and representing where you’re from.
Fans tend to do the same thing. It’s always more fun to pull for a player when they’re from your home state (or even your hometown).
With all that in mind, we went through the World Golf Rankings and pulled the home states (or countries) of every player in the top 200 (as of 5/19/23).
28 of the 50 states in the US have at least one player representing them in that top 200.
One of those 28 states is Kentucky which has a lone representative in the top 200.
Here is the golfer from Kentucky in the World Golf Rankings top 200 in the spring of 2023 including what town they’re from.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Justin Thomas | Goshen |
About the Players
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas was born in Louisville, Kentucky with golf in his genes, with his father serving as a PGA professional.
Thomas had a successful amateur career, including winning the Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer in 2012. He turned professional in 2013 and earned his PGA Tour card for the 2015 season.
He has multiple PGA Tour victories, including major championship wins. His first major championship came in 2017 when he won the PGA Championship. Thomas has consistently been a top-ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking, even holding the world number one spot for a period in 2018.
Known for his aggressive style and exceptional iron play, Thomas has made a name for himself as one of the premier talents in professional golf. His achievements demonstrate a career that is already highly accomplished and with the potential for more in the future.
Golf Hometown Fun Facts
California has the most golfers of any state in the top 200 with 21. Second most is Texas with 8, followed by Florida (7), and North Carolina and South Carolina with 5 each.
California actually has more players than any country (outside the US) in the top 200 as well. England has the most, 15, of any foreign country.
More States
We are slowly but surely adding our golfer hometown resources to the site. Here are a few of the other states published so far:
Current Pro Men’s Golfers from Kansas
