Sporting pedigree runs in the Crocker family, and on the back of an excellent first year as a professional, it looks as though the young American is his family’s latest star.
With his father Gary previously an international cricketer for Zimbabwe, Crocker knows first-hand what it takes to rise to the top of one’s chosen sport, and he took his first step towards the summit of world golf this year, by earning a debut season on the European Tour via the Challenge Tour.
In 2018 Crocker showed signs he can already compete at the highest level – finishing inside the top five at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth, and inside the top ten at the Australian PGA Championship, while also qualifying for The Open Championship at Carnoustie.
But it was on the second tier Challenge Tour where the University of Southern California standout cut his teeth, finishing in 11thplace in the Rankings despite only playing 11 events – the second fewest of any of the top 15 players who graduated to the European Tour.
In the 2019 season-opener in Hong Kong Crocker played a practice round with Patrick Reed and ate lunch with Tommy Fleetwood – the sort of company we expect him to be keeping from now on.
