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Rose broke through to win the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club for his first major title. In the summer of 2016, he made history again by becoming golf's first Olympic gold medalist in 112 years as he edged Henrik Stenson by two strokes in Rio de Janeiro. Rose was 17 when he made his major championship debut in 1998 in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, tying for fourth place thanks to a dramatic pitch-in on the 72nd hole. He owns 24 worldwide wins, 10 of which have come on the PGA Tour, most recently the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, site of the 2021 U.S. Open. That victory also came as the world's No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking. He represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 1997 Walker Cup. He also has been a member of five European Ryder Cup teams.
Viktor Hovland recently broke onto the scene for his first PGA TOUR win at the 2020 Puerto Rico Open. Since turning pro, he has recorded top-15 finishes at the Workday Charity Open, the 3M Open, Wyndham Championship, and the Rocket Mortgage Classic to establish himself amongst the game’s elite players. Before making the turn to professional, Viktor capped off one of the most accomplished amateur careers in the history of golf by finishing T-12 at the 2019 U.S. Open to earn low amateur honors and break Jack Nicklaus’ record of lowest score by an amateur in U.S. Open history. This comes on the heels of the 2019 Masters Tournament, where Viktor also finished T-32 and earned low amateur honors. By virtue of his performance at Augusta National, Viktor soared to #1 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, where he would finish prior to turning pro. In addition, Viktor was a member of the historic 2018 NCAA Champion Oklahoma State Men’s golf team and a two-time first-team All-American. He won many amateur titles, most notably the 2018 U.S. Amateur.
Austrian Bernd Wiesberger recently returned to the winner’s circle after winning the 2019 Made in Denmark by carding a final round 66 to outlast the field and subsequently rising to #24 in the world rankings. He then followed up this win with another victory at the Scottish Open which vaulted him up the Race to Dubai standings to his current ranking of 2nd. This was Bernd’s sixth career victory on the European Tour as he also recently won the 2017 Shenzhen International and 2015 French Open.
Van Rooyen won twice in 2017, first on the Sunshine Tour at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and then on the Challenge Tour at the Hainan Open. After finishing inside the top 15 in the 2017 Challenge Tour Rankings, Erik graduated to the European Tour and excelled during that season, with five top-ten finishes seeing him earn the 2018 Graduate of the Year award. In 2019, Erik continued his great form with his maiden win on the European Tour at the Scandinavian Invite, setting a new tournament record 261 on the par-70 course. Van Rooyen went on to tie for third at last year’s WGC-Mexico Championship in February 2020, advancing to a career best 40th on the Official World Golf Ranking. Born in South Africa and now residing in Jupiter, Florida, van Rooyen attended the University of Minnesota, where he captained the golf team and met his wife, Rose. His genuine personality on and off the course and utmost professionalism, make him a true global ambassador the golf community can be proud of and an ideal fit as a Slync.io ambassador.
Jennifer Kupcho won the historic first ever Augusta National Women’s Amateur after shooting a final round of 5-under to outlast the field. This win was the highlight of Jennifer’s amateur career, which also included multiple collegiate titles including a victory at the 2018 NCAA Division-1 Golf Championships and appearances on the Arnold Palmer Cup and Curtis Cup teams. By virtue of her stellar performances, Jennifer finished her amateur career as the #1 ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. In just her first eight starts in her rookie campaign, Jennifer found solid footing and earned a T-5 finish at the Marathon Classic.
The youngest athlete and one of three amateurs to qualify to represent Switzerland in the 2016 Olympics, Valenzuela compiled a successful junior, college and amateur resume. She is a two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur finalist, won the 2013, 2014, 2015 Swiss Ladies and Junior Order of Merit, tied for low amateur at the 2016 ANA Inspiration, was low amateur at the 2019 Evian Championship, won the 2015 Spanish International Amateur, and 2014 Swiss International Amateur. At Stanford, she won Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Year as a junior – first in Cardinal history. She was a Golfweek First Team All-American, three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree and ANNIKA Award finalist, and she graduated with honors from Stanford in 2020. As a junior golfer, Valenzuela competed for Team Europe on the 2015 PING Junior Solheim Cup, won the 2015 Doral Publix Junior Classic and 2015 Junior Orange Bowl, and competed in the Evian Masters Junior Cup in 2012. Born in the United States, Valenzuela spent her early years in Mexico, starting with golf at age 3, before the family relocated to Switzerland. She speaks four languages (English, French, Spanish and German) and her decision to turn pro in 2019 reflected her aspiration to return to the Olympics, now scheduled in 2021. As a nod to her junior golf career which spanned three continents, Valenzuela will offer her AJGA tournament exemptions to players from Switzerland, Mexico, and France, where she has citizenship.
Austrian Sepp Straka has quickly risen up the ranks to establish himself as one of the elite young golfers in the world. Sepp has already had a strong start to the 2019-20 season, recently finishing T4 at both the Houston Open and the American Express. In his rookie season on the PGA TOUR, he recorded five top-25 finishes. Prior to the TOUR Sepp broke through for his first professional victory at the 2018 KC Golf Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.