F-21: Top 60 points leaders and ties in Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 19
Novak broke through for his first PGA Tour victory with partner and fellow North Carolina native Ben Griffin at the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. A week earlier, he had lost a sudden-death playoff at the RBC Heritage to Justin Thomas. He earned his second U.S. Open start after being among the top 60 points leaders in the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 19. Novak's big 2025 campaign on the PGA Tour also has included sharing third at both the Valero Texas Open and Farmers Insurance Open. The Wofford graduate registered his first professional victory by posting 23 under par to take the 2020 LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour. He finished 18th in the 2020-21 season on the Korn Ferry Tour to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2021-22 season. Novak was the 2017 Southern Conference Player of the Year and twice qualified for NCAA regionals as an individual. When the now-South Carolina resident retires from professional golf, he wants to become a football coach.
YEAR
2025
SITE
Oakmont Country Club
SCORES
76-71-73-72--292
TO PAR
+12
FINISH
T-42
YEAR
2022
SITE
The Country Club
SCORES
73-74
TO PAR
+7
FINISH
MC
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