Andrew Novak is a PGA Tour player with a growing reputation as one of the best players in the world. Find out more regarding his life and career in the game to this point via these facts.
1. Andrew Novak was born March 31, 1995 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
2. He attended and graduated from Academic Magnet High School, before attending Wofford College in South Carolina.
3. His earliest golf memory came when he was just three years old. During a college tournament, Carl Pettersson handed him a golf ball with the North Carolina State logo on it. Novak still has that ball today.
4. During his amateur days, he enjoyed a successful career, with the standout being the 2017 Southern Conference Player of the Year award.
5. A big basketball fan, Novak was a part of the 2017 Wofford Intramural Basketball championship-winning team.
6. It seems that Novak has always been obsessed by golf, with his first job a range assistant at 16 years old.
7. After his success as an amateur, Novak turned professional in 2017.
8. Plying his trade on a number of different Tours, the American picked up his first professional win in 2020 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour.
9. One superstition Novak has is that he always marks his ball with the same coin.
10. In January 2021, Novak married his wife, Maddie. The pair had been dating since College and Maddie regularly attends events with Novak.
11. In August 2021, Novak secured his PGA Tour card alongside Will Zalatoris. In a social media post, the American wrote "4 years of hard work and continued support from some awesome people. We finally did it!!"
12. A big sports fan, Novak is a supporter of MLB team Atlanta Braves.
13. At the end of October 2022, he was inducted into Wofford College's Hall of Fame.
14. He has been on ESPN SportsCenter's top-10 plays, with a video surfacing of Novak holing a 100-foot putt in 2016.
15. Although he is currently yet to win on the PGA Tour, Novak has had a number of close calls, such as his third-place finish at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open and his runner-up result at the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
16. Novak very nearly lost his PGA Tour card in 2023 via dramatic circumstances. Playing in the FedEx Cup Fall Series, Novak lost his ball on the 18th hole in the final event but, after a clutch bogey, he finished 122nd, just inside the top-125 number.
17. Novak says he would love to coach football when he retires from playing pro golf.
18. He made his Major championship debut at the 2022 US Open but missed the cut.
