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Where did Mackenzie Hughes go to high school? Where did Mackenzie Hughes go to college?

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Mackenzie Hughes is a Canadian professional golfer who turned professional in 2012 and played on the eGolf Professional Tour and PGA Tour Canada.

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He also played in 2012 and 2013 Canadian Opens but missed the cut in both events.

Where did Mackenzie Hughes go to high school? Mackenzie attended Highland Secondary and then proceeded to the Kent State University, where he met his wife Jenna Shaw.

In June 2013, Hughes qualified for the U.S. Open, winning a playoff at his sectional qualifying site.

He won his first professional tournament at the 2013 Cape Breton Celtic Classic on PGA Tour Canada and went on to win the 2013 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit.

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In November 2016, in his fifth PGA Tour start as a member, Hughes won the RSM Classic, becoming the first Canadian-born golfer to win on the PGA Tour since Nick Taylor at the 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship, and the first to win a non-alternate event since Mike Weir at the 2007 Fry’s Electronics Open.

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He became the first rookie in over 20 years (Tim Herron at the 1996 Honda Classic) to win wire-to-wire.

In 2017, he finished 10th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 16th at The Players Championship, and 13th at the Dell Technologies Championship.

In March 2019, Hughes finished tied for second at the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. He lost by one stroke to winner Graeme McDowell.

In March 2020, Hughes finished second at The Honda Classic finishing one stroke behind champion Im Sung-jae.

Hughes held the lead after the third round at the 2021 U.S. Open but finished T15.

He was also in contention at the 2021 Open Championship but finishedT6 and in the process, recording the best ever finish for a Canadian at The Open Championship.

In October 2022, Hughes won his second PGA Tour title at the Sanderson Farms Championship in a playoff over Sepp Straka.


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