Mackenzie Hughes
Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 32 (November 23, 1990)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina
Family:
Wife, Jenna; Kenton, Cohen, Ellie Mae
Education:
Kent State University (2012, Business Management)
Special Interests:
Being outdoors, playing other sports
Turned Professional:
2013
City plays from:
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2017 (1) The RSM Classic. 2023 (1) Sanderson Farms Championship.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2016 (1) Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper.Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Victories (1):
2013 (1) Cape Breton Celtic Classic.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
60 - 2020 Travelers Championship (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2023 Sanderson Farms ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#39 : 2022 Hero World ChallengeCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,422,000 : 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Sanderson Farms Championship - Defeated Sepp Straka in a playoff to win the Sanderson Farms Championship, earning his second PGA TOUR title and first since the 2016 RSM Classic. Made an 8-foot, 3-inch birdie putt on the second extra hole to defeat Straka. Victory came in his 167th career start on TOUR at the age of 31 years, 10 months, 9 days. Improved to 2-0 in playoffs in his career. Held a share of the second-round lead and improved to 2-0 converting a 36-hole lead/co-lead to victory on TOUR. Marked the second Canadian to win the Sanderson Farms Championship since the event moved to the Country Club of Jackson in 2014 (Nick Taylor/2014). Moved to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings for the first time in his PGA TOUR career. Led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (2.306 per round). World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play - Fell to eventual champion Sam Burns in the Quarterfinals, 3 and 2, to finish T5 at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. Advanced from group play with a 2-1-0 record and defeated Taylor Montgomery in a playoff to advance to the Round of 16, where he defeated Max Homa, 3 and 2.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 183 | 558 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 105 | 78 | $13,053,872 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 34 | $2,955,774 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 82 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 57 | $2,276,212 | ||||
| 2021 | 28 | 90 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 67 | $1,845,824 | ||||
| 2020 | 22 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | $2,079,951 | |||
| 2019 | 25 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 98 | $1,022,081 | ||||
| 2018 | 28 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 160 | $518,476 | |||||
| 2017 | 31 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 36 | $2,355,553 | ||||
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | CUT | T29 | CUT | T5 | |||||
| 2022 | CUT | T50 | CUT | T24 | CUT | T18 | |||
| 2021 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T6 | T9 | T44 | |||
| 2020 | CNL | T58 | T44 | ||||||
| 2018 | T57 | CUT | |||||||
| 2017 | T16 | CUT | CUT | T66 | T32 | ||||
| 2013 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2022 | T46 | T58 | ||
| 2021 | T27 | T52 | ||
| 2020 | T13 | T10 | 14 | |
| 2019 | T67 | |||
| 2017 | T62 | T13 | T44 | |
Personal
- Is the first player in TOUR history to win on PGA TOUR Canada, the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA TOUR.
- Got his start in golf at age 7 when his parents brought him along to the driving range instead of hiring a babysitter.
- Dream as a child was to play in the NHL.
- Was a standard bearer in Mike Weir's group at the 2004 RBC Canadian Open, shortly after he won the Masters.
- Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Carolina Panthers, and the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Favorite college team is the Kent State Golden Flashes.
- Dream foursome would include "Messrs. Hogan, Nicklaus and Woods".
- Motto is "Success is never owned. It is rented, and the rent is due everyday."
- Dislikes anything with chocolate in it.