Andrew Novak

{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1995)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Andrew Novak | image = | image_size =  | caption = | full_name =  | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|31}} | birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} | weight = 205 lb | sporting_nationality = {{USA}} | residence = St. Simons, Georgia, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Wofford College | yearpro = 2017 | tour = PGA Tour | extour = Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada | prowins = 3 | pgawins = 1 | eurowins =  | japwins =  | asiawins =  | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins = 1 | chalwins =  | livwins =  | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = 1 | majorwins =  | masters = CUT: 2026 | pga = T26: 2026 | usopen = T42: 2025 | open = T63: 2025 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 =  | year2 = | awardssection =  | show-medals =  | medaltemplates =  }} '''Andrew Novak''' (born March 31, 1995) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Novak |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/51997/andrew-novak/bio |access-date=2023-03-10 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref> Novak graduated from Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston, South Carolina.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Academic Magnet grad Andrew Novak qualifies for US Open golf tournament |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/academic-magnet-grad-andrew-novak-qualifies-for-us-open-golf-tournament/article_f368c1a8-e1b9-11ec-870f-972b815bb304.html |newspaper=The Post and Courier |first=Tommy |last=Braswell |date=June 4, 2022 |access-date=2023-05-30}}</ref> He is also a graduate of Wofford College.

== Professional career == Andrew won the 2020 LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Novak birdies final hole to win LECOM Suncoast Classic |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/article/news/daily-wrapup/2020/02/16/andrew-novak-birdies-final-hole-to-win-lecom-suncoast-classic |date=February 16, 2020 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref> Novak recorded his second top-10 finish on the PGA Tour at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Here's the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/here-is-the-prize-money-payout-for-each-golfer-at-the-2023-rbc-canadian-open |access-date=June 6, 2023 |magazine=Golf Digest}}</ref>

In April 2025, Novak tied for the lead at the RBC Heritage. He was defeated in a playoff by Justin Thomas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/czx1glp5v5do |title=Thomas beats Novak in play-off to win RBC Heritage |work=BBC Sport |date=20 April 2025 |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref> The following week, Novak paired with Ben Griffin at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Scoring 28-under-par, they won the event by one shot from Danish twins Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/c3ev2qy9l1zo |title=Novak & Griffin win Zurich Classic as McIlroy & Lowry fade |work=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2025 |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>

==Professional wins (3)== ===PGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Apr 27, 2025 |Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Griffin) |−28 (62-66-61-71=260) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|DNK}} Nicolai Højgaard and {{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Højgaard |}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |2025 |RBC Heritage |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Thomas |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |}

===Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Feb 16, 2020 |LECOM Suncoast Classic |−23 (69-64-66-66=265) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} John Chin |}

===Other wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Dec 14, 2025 |Grant Thornton Invitational (with {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Coughlin) |−28 (57-68-63=188) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Brennan and {{flagicon|ENG}} Charley Hull, {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Gotterup and {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Kupcho, {{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda and {{flagicon|USA}} Denny McCarthy |}

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2022!!2023!!2024!!2025!!2026 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T26 |- |align=left|U.S. Open |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T42 | |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T63 | |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

==Results in The Players Championship== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2023!!2024!!2025!!2026 |- |align=left|The Players Championship |CUT |CUT |CUT |CUT |} CUT = missed the halfway cut

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{PGATour player|51997}} *{{OWGR|23475}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Novak, Andrew}} Category:American male golfers Category:PGA Tour golfers Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates Category:Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Wofford Terriers athletes Category:Golfers from Raleigh, North Carolina Category:Sportspeople from St. Simons, Georgia Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen