Niebrugge on Twitter.com/pjstarsports/s
Published on January 5 2016 9:42 am
Last Updated on January 5 2016 9:42 am
Written by Millie Lange
Jordan Niebrugge was a member of the winning 2013 USA Walker Cup Team, posting a pair of singles victories at the National Golf Links of America. He tied for sixth in the 2015 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at St. Andrews, winning the silver medal and posting the lowest score (11-under 277) by an amateur in the championship’s 144-year history.
In 2015, he was a quarterfinalist in the Western Amateur and advanced to match play in the Amateur Championship at Carnoustie. Niebrugge, who is a senior at Oklahoma State University, won the NCAA New Haven Regional with a 54-hole score of 203 and was an honorable mention All-America selection.
Chosen All-Big 12 Conference for the third consecutive year, he had a stellar 2013 campaign, winning the U.S. Amateur Public Links, Western Amateur, Wisconsin State Amateur and Wisconsin State Match Play. As the Amateur Public Links champion, he played in the 2014 Masters. He also tied for 27th in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic in 2014. He has played in three U.S. Amateurs and seven USGA championships.
Niebrugge and his parents' T-town roots, added to the Walker Cup team on twitter.com/pjstarsports/s
