Alumni currently in their rookie year on the PGA Tour
- William Mouw (Pepperdine)
- Kaito Onishi (Southern California)
- Isaiah Salinda (Stanford)
- Kevin Velo (San Jose State)
- Karl Vilips (Stanford)
Alumni who won in their rookie year as a professional golfer
Season | Name | PGA Tour Win |
2024 | Jake Knapp (UCLA) | Mexico Open at Vidanta World |
2019 | Collin Morikawa (Cal) | Barracuda Championship |
2019 | Martin Trainer (Southern California) | Puerto Rico Open |
2018 | Aaron Wise (Oregon) | The CJ Cup Byron Nelson |
2017 | Xander Schauffele (San Diego State) | TOUR Championship The Greenbrier Classic |
2016 | Cody Gribble (Texas) | Sanderson Farms Championship |
2013 | Jordan Spieth (Texas) | John Deere Classic |
2011 | Brendan Steele (UC Riverside) | Valero Texas Open |
Rookies who qualified for the TOUR Championship
FedEx Cup Era (2007-Present)
Season | Name | FedExCup Finish |
2021-22 | Sahith Theegala (Pepperdine) | 28 |
2019-20 | Scottie Scheffler (Texas) | 5 |
2017-18 | Aaron Wise (Oregon) | 24 |
2016-17 | Xander Schauffele (San Diego State) | 3 |
2016-17 | Patrick Cantlay (UCLA) | 29 |
2013 | Jordan Spieth (Texas) | 7 |
Data gathered from PGA Tour website, as of March 21, 2025. Per the PGA Tour:
ROOKIE DEFINITION A player’s rookie season ("Rookie Year") is defined as the season in which he becomes a PGA TOUR member (including Special Temporary Members) and plays in 10 or more events as a member or finishes in the Top 125 on the Official FedExCup Points List or Non-Member FedExCup Points List, whichever occurs first.