Jackson Suber Facts: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About The American Golfer
Get to know Jackson Suber better with these facts regarding his life and career so far


Joel Kulasingham
Jackson Suber is an American professional golfer who secured his PGA Tour card after finishing in the top 30 of the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour standings. He was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight when he was named as the replacement for the 2021 US Open champion Jon Rahm for the 2024 edition of the Major at Pinehurst No.2. Find out more about his life and career below…
Jackson Suber Facts
1. Suber was born on 18 October 1999 in Tampa, Florida.
2. He went to Plant High School and led the golf team to a state championship in 2016.
3. He played collegiate golf at Ole Miss (the University of Mississippi), where he finished ninth on the 2022 PGA Tour University Ranking and finished his senior year as a second team All American. He won five times during his college career and was a 2022 All-America Second Team selection.
4. He played the 2022 season on the PGA Tour Canada, before joining the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023, where he finished No.37 on the points list in his rookie season.
Jackson Suber has spent most of his career on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Canada
5. He made his PGA Tour debut at the 2022 Valspar Championship, where he missed the cut.
6. He earned his PGA Tour card after finishing 20th in the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour standings, thanks to back-to-back top-three finishes and three other top 10s.
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7. Suber is yet to win as a professional since turning pro in 2022.
8. Suber was a first alternate for the 2024 US Open after winning a three-man playoff for the spot in final qualifying.
9. He replaced Jon Rahm in the Major after the 2021 champion withdrew with a foot injury. He took full advantage of his opportunity with a 69 in his opening round at Pinehurst No.2 in a group with 2020 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and three-time Major winner Jordan Spieth. He would end up making the cut and finishing in 73rd.
Jackson Suber carded a one-under 69 in the opening round of the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No.2
10. His career high on the Official World Golf Ranking is 169th.
11. Suber was a keen basketball fan as a youngster, but eventually turned to golf. He now counts ice hockey as a favorite sport away from golf, and is a supporter of Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL.
12. His hobbies include wakeboarding and hunting.
13. A Florida native, Suber attended the Valspar Championship five times as a kid. He also attended the Players Championship once.
14. He has earned over $620,000 in his career prior to joining the PGA Tour.
15. His sponsors include Titleist, FootJoy and Twain Capital.
Full name | John Weatherington Suber III |
Born | 18 October 1999 - Tampa, Florida |
Resides | Tampa, Florida |
College | University of Mississippi |
Height | 6'1'' |
Turned pro | 2022 |
Pro wins | 0 |
Current Tour | PGA Tour |

Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories.
He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game.
Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course.
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