

Former Oregon golfer and 2016 NCAA Champion Aaron Wise earned his first PGA tour victory on Sunday at the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas. Wise's win comes after the golfer finished tied for second two weeks ago at the Well Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow golf club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Wise won the Byron Nelson with a score of under par with a 3 stroke lead over second place finisher Marc Leishman. All four of Wise's rounds in the tournament were under par with Wise shooting a 65 on Thursday, 63 on Friday, 68 on Saturday and 65 on Sunday. The former Duck came into the final day of the tournament tied with Marc Leishman at 17 under par.

The Former Oregon golfer was the 2016 Individual NCAA Champion as well as a member of the 2016 Duck team that won the team championship. Winning at the Ducks' home course at Eugene Country Club, Wise and Oregon were the first school to win a team and individual title on their home course since Ohio State did it in 1945.

Wise elected to leave Oregon after his sophomore season to turn professional. By giving up his amatuer status, Wise forfeited the remaining two years of NCAA Eligibility.

This is Wise's first full season on the PGA tour. After leaving Oregon following his NCAA title, Wise went on to golf the in the Mackenzie Tour in Canada picking up a victory at the 2016 Syncrude Oil Country Championship. In 2017, Wise moved to the Web.com winning the 2017 Air Capital Classic. Since moving to the PGA tour in late 2017, Wise has now played in 26 PGA Tournaments, 8 as sponsor exemptions prior to this year.

After his third round on Saturday, Wise caught up with PGATour.com about his career so far and him being ahead of the curve:

“I’m way ahead of the curve. It’s pretty hard to do what I’ve done at such a young age. Only a few have done it … I feel like I’m in a great spot for tomorrow, and yeah, I feel like I’m getting some great experience for a kid this young. It’s only going to serve me well down the road.”



So far in his 18 tournaments in the 2018 PGA tour season, Wise has made the cut in 11 of his tournaments this year and has now finished in the top 25 in six events.

For winning the AT&T Byron Nelson classic, Wise picks up a prize payout of $1.386 million. Wise moved past the $1 million mark in career golf winnings two weekends ago with his second place finish at the Wells Fargo Championship $677600 for his second place finish.