Kristoffer Ventura
Height: 6'3" (1.9 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 25 (February 24, 1995)
Birthplace: Puebla, Mexico
Residence: Norway / Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Education:
Oklahoma State University (2018, Business Management)
Turned Professional:
2018
City plays from:
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2019 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2020-21)
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2019 (2) Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank, Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Chevrolet.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2020 Wyndham Championship (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#7 : 2021 Safeway OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#144 : 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$214,500 : 2021 Safeway Open (Finished 7)National Team Selections
Eisenhower Trophy : 2012, 2016
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 21 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | $527,372 | ||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | $214,500 | ||||||
| 2020 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 156 | $278,309 | ||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | $34,563 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Personal
- Born in Puebla, Mexico to a Mexican father and Norwegian mother. Spent his first 12 years in Mexico where he played golf and soccer. At age 12, moved to Norway where he continued golf and took up skiing.
- Speaks Spanish and Norwegian and is learning Italian and German.
- Member of the 2018 NCAA National Championship team. College teammates of Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff.
- In November 2018, had to have an emergency appendectomy just before final stage of Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament. Competed in the event, despite not being able to swing 100 percent. Finished near the bottom and entered the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season with minimal status.
- He would like to start a business and a foundation to help less fortunate people.