Zach Bauchou

Zach Bauchou
Personal information
Born (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceEdmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
PartnerVictoria
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional2019
Current tourPGA Tour
Former toursKorn Ferry Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenWD: 2025
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Big-12 Newcomer of the Year2016

Zachary Bauchou (born December 28, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Bedford County, Virginia who plays on the PGA Tour.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Bauchou was born and raised in Forest, Virginia, where he grew up playing golf with his father at London Downs Golf Club, a public course.[2]

He was runner-up at the 2013 Junior Players Championship behind Austen Truslow, and at the 2016 Southern Amateur behind Jimmy Stanger. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.[3]

In 2014 he represented the U.S. team at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan alongside Cameron Young, Tyler McDaniel and Austen Truslow, and he competed for the victorious U.S. squad at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.[3]

Bauchou attended Oklahoma State University from 2015 to 2019, overlapping with Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Matthew Wolff and Austin Eckroat.[2] He was named 2016 Big-12 Newcomer of the Year, helped the Cowboys win the 2018 NCAA Championship, and tied for 8th at the 2019 NCAA Championship.[4]

Professional career

Bauchou turned professional in 2019 after graduating. He earned status on the Asian Tour for 2020, but it soon shut down due to the pandemic. When it resumed again in 2022, he recorded a best finish of tied 15th at the International Series Korea.[2]

In 2023, he joined the Korn Ferry Tour, where he recorded two top-5 finishes. In 2024, he tied for 3rd at the NV5 Invitational.[5] Bauchou claimed his first title at the 2025 Simmons Bank Open, and finished 11th in the season rankings to graduate to the PGA Tour for 2026.[6]

In his rookie PGA Tour season, he recorded his first top-10 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where he tied for 6th.[5]

Amateur wins

Source:[3]

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Sep 14, 2025 Simmons Bank Open −23 (65-64-64-64=257) 2 strokes United States Austin Hitt

Results in major championships

Tournament 2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open WD
The Open Championship
  Did not play

WD = withdrew

U.S National team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ Neumann, Sean (October 22, 2025). "Zach Bauchou Achieves Lifelong 'Dream' of Making PGA Tour After Withdrawing for Birth of His Son". People. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Levins, Keely (June 30, 2026). "Zach Bauchou's journey from 'shooting in the 100s' to tour pro". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zach Bauchou". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Zach Bauchou". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Zach Bauchou Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ Colgan, James (October 16, 2025). "He sacrificed his PGA Tour dreams for his family. Now he has both". Golf Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2026.