Jediah Morgan

Jediah Morgan
Personal information
Born	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 25) Brisbane, Australia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
Turned professional	2021
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	LIV Golf
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2022
The Open Championship	CUT: 2022
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner 2021–22

Jediah Morgan (born 30 November 1999) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and LIV Golf League. He won the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in 2022 and also won the 2021–22 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.^[1]

Amateur career

In January 2020, Morgan won the Australian Amateur, beating Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin 5 and 3 in the final.^[2]

Professional career

Morgan turned professional in October 2021. He finished second in the inaugural Sandbelt Invitational in December 2021, finishing six shots behind Brady Watt.^[3]

In January 2022, Morgan won the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, in just his fourth start as a professional. He won by a record eleven shots ahead of Andrew Dodt and also broke the aggregate scoring record with a total of 262. He also became the youngest winner in the tournament's history.^[4] With this win, it was good enough to see Morgan claim the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit for the 2021–22 season.

Amateur wins

• 2016 NSW Junior State Championship
• 2017 NT Amateur, Singapore Junior Championship, Queensland Boys Amateur, NSW Junior State Championship
• 2020 Australian Amateur

Source:^[5]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	16 Jan 2022	Fortinet Australian PGA Championship	−22 (65-63-65-69=262)	11 strokes	Andrew Dodt

Results in major championships

Tournament	2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 2017, 2018, 2019

Source:^[5]

References

1. "Morgan off to the majors after winning Australasian Order of Merit". Reuters. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
2. Keogh, Brian (19 January 2020). "McKibbin goes down fighting in Australian Amateur final". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
3. Dane, Heverin (23 December 2021). "Watt, Kim win inaugural Sandbelt Invitational". PGA of Australia.
4. Romine, Brentley (16 January 2022). "Records fall as Jediah Morgan wins Australian PGA by 11 shots". Golf Channel. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
5. "Jediah Morgan". World Amateur Golf Ranking.

External links

• Jediah Morgan at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Jediah Morgan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site