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Mackenzie Hughes Net Worth: How Rich is the Canadian Golfer?

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3 years ago

October 22, 2021

Mackenzie Hughes is a 31 years old Canadian professional golfer. He is the first rookie to get a wire-to-wire victory on PGA Tour since 1996. Hughes currently plays on PGA Tour. Mackenzie won his first PGA Tour win, RSM Classic on November 21, 2016. He is presently ranked 58 on World Official Golf Ranking. As of 2022, Mackenzie Hughes net worth is estimated to be roughly $3.5 million.

Full Name	Mackenzie Hughes
Birth Date	November 23, 1990
Birth Place	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Profession	Golfer
Wife	Jenna Shaw
Net Worth	$3.5 million

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Early life

Mackenzie Hughes was born on 23rd November 1990 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He had his first encounter in golf at the early age of 7. His parents actually took him to the driving range along with them instead of hiring a babysitter He started taking golf as his career goal since then. Mackenzie actually had a dream to play golf in NHL.

Regarding his education, he earned his University degree from Kent State University. Mackenzie had an amazing start in his amateur career. In fact, he was the No. 1 Canadian Amateur golfer in 2011. Moreover, he won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2011 and 2012. Hughes also represented his country in three years 2008, 2011, and 2012.

Mackenzie Hughes Net Worth & Career

He competed on two professional tours after he turned professional; PGA Tour Canada, and the eGolf Professional Tour. Hughes also played gold in Canadian Opens in two subsequent years; 2012 and 2013. However, he was not able to show his good game there. He was eliminated from the last 2 rounds in the tournament.

Mackenzie later played in U. S. Open, where he succeeded to win in a playoff in June 2013. He registered his first professional victory at the 2013 Cape Breton Celtic Classic while competing on PGA Tour Canada. With the win, he was able to compete at Web.com Tour in 2014 as he earned a Web.com Tour card.

Hughes got a victory at the 2016 Price Cutter Charity Championship. As he held the championship trophy, he made his place secured for the 2016-17 season’s PGA Tour. Hughes won RSM Classic in November 2016. He became the first Canadian golfer to get the victory on PGA Tour. Moreover, he became the first to get a win in non-alternate events.

Mackenzie had a good game in 2017. While competing at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Ann, he finished at 10th place. Likewise, he finished in the Top 20 at The Players Championship and Dell Technologies Championship. Hughes finished as a runner-up in the 2019 PGA Tour’s golf tournament, Corales Puntacana Resort, and Club Championship.

Likewise, he was about to lift the trophy of the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic in March 2020. However, he fell just one stroke behind the South Korean golfer, Im Sung-jae. In June, he was included in the list of Top 100 in the World’s Official Golf Ranking.

His ranking entered into the Top 100 after he finished at third place in the Travelers Championship. Mackenzie has recently competed in Wells Fargo Championship which took place on Quail Hollow Club from May 6 to May 9.

Mackenzie Hughes Personal Life

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Hughes is a married man. He shared the wedding vows with his longtime girlfriend Jenna Shaw on October 22, 2016. He was about to fly for the honeymoon with Jenna. However, he had to postpone his honeymoon due to his tour schedule. The decision of postponing the honeymoon turned in favor for them, as he gathered a hefty sum of over $1 million from winning the PGA Tour that year.