Abraham Ancer is a notable, up-and-coming young player on the PGA TOUR. This rising star was born in South Texas and grew up in Reynosa, Mexico, where he lived until age 14. His parents are natives of Mexico, and he has dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States. He played golf at Odessa College and the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated in 2013. During his year at Odessa, Ancer was a first-team All-American and tied for second in the Junior College National Golf Championship. He was also a recipient of the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year award. He saw the most success during his first year at the University of Oklahoma, winning twice while having the sixth-lowest scoring average in their history of 72.03. He ended up second in all-time scoring average. Abraham turned professional in 2013 and has been on the PGA TOUR since 2018. He was a member of the 2019 President’s Cup and is best known for his breakout performance where he went undefeated only to fall to Tiger Woods in match play, and having several top-25 finishes in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
