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Tom Hoge Having Career Season on PGA Tour in 2020

By Tim Letcher

PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 20: The ball of Jon Rahm of Spain sits on the edge of the hole on the 18th green during the third round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 20, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 20: The ball of Jon Rahm of Spain sits on the edge of the hole on the 18th green during the third round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 20, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) /
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Tom Hoge is having a big 2020 PGA Tour season. If he can finish strong, he will find himself in a very good spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Tom Hoge may have a last name that sounds like a sandwich (it’s pronounced like hoagy), but his game has been more like a fine steak this season. Now, Hoge hopes that he can take full advantage of his fast start to the season and make it to the Tour Championship for the first time.

Hoge, who is from Fargo, North Dakota, played his college golf for Texas Christian University. After completing his career with the Horned Frogs, Hoge turned pro and won the Players Cup on the Canadian Tour, which included a bid in the RBC Canadian Open.

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In 2012, Hoge played his first full year on the Korn Ferry Tour. He was moderately successful, making 13 of 24 cuts with a pair of top 10s during the campaign.

The next season, Hoge returned to the KFT, making eight cuts in 20 starts. Hoge had three top 25s, including one top 10, which came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am where he had a career-best runner-up finish.

In 2014, Hoge played in 24 events on the KFT, and he rallied late in the season. At the Chiquita Classic, he tied for third, earning a check that was big enough to earn him a PGA Tour card for the following season.

Hoge’s 2015 season included 26 starts on the PGA Tour. He made 15 cuts, including four top 25 finishes and a pair of top 10s. He tied for fifth at the RBC Canadian Open and tied for 10th at the Barracuda Championship. After finishing 132nd on the PGA Tour, he went to the Web.com Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) finals, where he earned his PGA Tour card for the following season.

In 2016, Hoge had an almost identical season. He again made 26 starts, with three top 25s and two top 10s. He tied for ninth at both the Valero Texas Open and the RSM Classic.

Hoge had to return to the KFT for the 2017 season, and he was able to, once again, secure his PGA Tour card. This time, it was via a 23rd-place finish on the KFT playoff money list, meaning Hoge made it by two spots.

The 2018 season saw Hoge take another step forward. He made 31 PGA Tour starts, making 20 cuts with seven top 25s and three top 10s, including a third-place finish at the Sony Open. Hoge advanced to the FedEx Cup playoffs for the first time, finishing 92 in the standings that season.

While it seemed that Hoge would have momentum in 2019, but it didn’t work out that way. He had just three top 25s and one top 10 and was forced to, once again, go to the KFT to get his card back. As he had done in the past, Hoge earned his way back to the PGA Tour.

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The 2020 season has been a much different story for Hoge. He has started 13 times and made eight cuts. He has six top 25s and three top 10s, including the best finish of his career, a second place at the Greenbrier Classic in September.

Hoge is in a spot to make some serious money for himself this season if he can keep playing this well. The rest of the season will determine just how good that season will be for Hoge.

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