Sahith Theegala
(SAH-hith thee-GAH-luh)
Height: 6'3" (1.9 m)
Weight: 200 (91 kg)
Age: 26 (December 04, 1997)
Birthplace: Orange, California
Residence: Spring, Texas
Education:
Pepperdine University (Sports Administration, 2020)
Special Interests:
Basketball, chess, fantasy football
Turned Professional:
2020
City plays from:
Chino Hills, CA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2023 (1) Fortinet Championship.Other Victories (1):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2022 The American Express (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#6 : 2023 Fortinet ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#23 : 2023 RBC HeritageCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,512,000 : 2023 Fortinet Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP - Finished T5 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, earning the fourth top-five of his career and first of the season. Co-led the field in Birdies (21). The RSM Classic - Finished T2 at The RSM Classic, his second career runner-up on the PGA TOUR and first since the 2022 Travelers Championship. Moved to No. 44 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his first time inside the top 50. Farmers Insurance Open - Recorded his third top-five of the season with a T4 at the Farmers Insurance Open. Masters Tournament - Finished solo-ninth in his tournament debut at the Masters Tournament. Marked his first career top-10 in a major championship. RBC Heritage - Carded a final-round 65 to finish T5 at the RBC Heritage. Fortinet Championship - Earned his first career PGA TOUR title at the 2023 Fortinet Championship, defeating S.H. Kim by two strokes. Victory came in his 74th career start at the age of 25 years, 9 months, 13 days. Became the fourth California native to win the event in a five-year stretch, joining Cameron Champ (2019) and Max Homa (2021, 2022). Became the 12th first-time winner of the season and first since Lee Hodges at the 3M Open.
National Team Selections
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: | 76 | 249 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 58 | 18 | $10,610,376 | |||
| 2023 | 31 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 31 | $7,284,670 | |||
| 2022 | 32 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 27 | $3,124,668 | |||
| 2021 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $188,613 | |||||||
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | $12,425 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2 (A) | 6 | 1 | 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 | 74 | 9 | T40 | T27 | CUT | T31 | |||
| 2022 | CUT | T34 | |||||||
| 2017 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2023 | T13 | T15 | ||
| 2022 | T13 | T15 | 28 | |
Personal
- Says he enjoys golf because "the mental toughness needed to play this sport at a high level is unbelievable, and it requires your attention all the time. Although it may not necessarily require the most physical ability, it is by far the hardest sport I have ever played."
- Is a big fan of the Ranger's Apprentice series of books. Likes to watch American Ninja Warrior, and listens to RL Grime and Flume.
- Graduated from Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, California, in 2015. Notable alums from the school include Major League Baseball's Jim Edmonds, soccer's Alex Morgan and the NBA's Keith Van Horn.