Rico Hoey | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Richard Hoey |
Born | Manila, Philippines | 19 September 1995
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Sporting nationality | United States (until 2023) Philippines (since 2024) |
Residence | Rancho Cucamonga, California, U.S. |
Career | |
College | University of Southern California |
Turned professional | 2017 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Richard Hoey (born 19 September 1995) is an American-Filipino professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Hoey was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to Rancho Cucamonga, California at a young age.[1] He attended college at the University of Southern California from 2014 to 2017.[2]
Hoey turned professional in 2017 and began playing on the PGA Tour Canada. He won the season ending event; the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, finishing fifth on the Order of Merit, earning status to play on the 2018 Web.com Tour.[3]
In 2023, Hoey claimed his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the Visit Knoxville Open.[4] He finished the season fourth on the points list; earning status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour.[5]
Source:[6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 28 May 2023 | Visit Knoxville Open | −14 (64-71-66-65=266) | 1 stroke | Chase Seiffert, Norman Xiong |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 17 Sep 2017 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | −19 (66-66-62-67=261) | 1 stroke | Jordan Niebrugge |
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