Charley Hoffman is off to a great start at the Masters. (Getty)
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Charley Hoffman was part of the first group to tee off at the 79th Masters at Augusta National.
And he made quite a buzz, taking the early clubhouse lead at 5-under par. After two rounds, he was in second place at 9-under 140, 5 strokes behind leader Jordan Spieth. Hoffman ultimately finished at T9 with an 8-under 280.
Hoffman picked up where he left off last month as he got off to another hot start, this time at The Players Championship, often referred to as golf’s “fifth major.”
The San Diego, California, native was a golfer from the beginning, winning two straight high school state titles (1994 & 1995) and qualifying for the Buick Invitational (now the Farmers Insurance Open) three times as an amateur.
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Here’s what you need to know about Hoffman:
1. Hoffman Has 3 PGA Tour Wins
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Hoffman has 3 wins on the PGA Tour, the most recent coming at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico in November 2014.
He also won the Deutsche Bank Championship in September 2010 and got his first win at the Bob Hope Classic in January 2007.
2. He Has Never Finished Higher Than Tied For 27th in a Major
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Hoffman hasn’t had much success in majors, making the cut in just 7 of the 14 he’s played in.
He’s only played in one Masters (2011), and finished a respectable T27, his best of all majors.
Hoffman has a T35 in the British Open, a T40 in the PGA Championship and a T45 in the U.S. Open.
3. Hoffman Was College Teammates at UNLV With Adam Scott
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Hoffman played collegiately at UNLV, where he was teammates with PGA Tour pros Adam Scott, Chad Campbell, Chris Riley and Bill Lunde.
He was part of the 1998 NCAA Championship team and was an honorable mention All-American that year. Hoffman graduated in with a degree in Communications in 2000, the same year he turned pro.
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4. He Has Made Over $17 Million in His Career
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Since turning pro in 2000, Hoffman has made over $17 million. He’s raked in about $16.8 on the PGA Tour and almost another half a million on the Buy.com Tour.
Hoffman’s career-best year was in 2010, when he made over $2.5 million on the PGA Tour.
But 2015 is looking like it will be his most successful year yet; Hoffman has earned almost $2 million already.
5. Hoffman Is Married With 1 Child
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Hoffman, 38, is married to the former Stacy Vasil, a former high school classmate in San Diego.
The couple married in 2009 and have a daughter Claire. Stacy and Claire are frequent followers of Charley during the PGA Tour season.
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Charley Hoffman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know