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Aaron Goldberg (golfer)

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Aaron Goldberg
Personal information
Born (1985-07-19) July 19, 1985 (age 39)
Encinitas, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceCarlsbad, California
Children1
Career
CollegeSan Diego State University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins3
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner		2010
ROLEX Player of the Year2010

Aaron Goldberg (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Nationwide Tour and the Canadian Tour.

Goldberg was born in Encinitas, California, he attended San Diego State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He won the U.S. Intercollegiate and the Battle at the Lake as a freshman. In his senior season he won the District 7 Shootout, defeating Boise State's Troy Merritt in a playoff. He also got an All-American honorable mention. In 2008, he represented the United States in the Palmer Cup and was a medalist at the U.S. Amateur Public Links.

Goldberg turned professional in 2008 and joined the Canadian Tour in 2009. In 2010, he won three tournaments, the Canadian Tour Players Cup, the Clublink Jane Rogers Championship and the Canadian Tour Championship en route to winning the Canadian Tour Order of Merit. He earned $156,118 to break Trevor Dodds' single-season money record on Tour. He was also named the Canadian Tour Player of the Year. He has partial status on the Nationwide Tour in 2011. He was in contention at the Chiquita Classic going into the final round but finished in a tie for eighth.

Wealth management career

Goldberg currently works as a Private Wealth Advisor and Certified Financial Planner Professional for AWM Capital. After a career as a professional golfer, where he says he saw "how many athletes lack financial education, leaving them to put faith in an advisor who does not understand the complexities and opportunities that being a professional athlete provides," which prompted him to enter the financial services industry with aspirations of changing the way athletes receive financial advice.[1]

Personal life

Goldberg lives in Encinitas, California with his wife Taylor and son.

Professional wins (3)

Canadian Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 18, 2010 Canadian Tour Players Cup 65-70-72-66=273 −11 1 stroke Canada Jim Rutledge
2 Aug 15, 2010 Clublink Jane Rogers Championship 72-71-63-70=276 −8 Playoff United States Trey Denton
3 Aug 29, 2010 Canadian Tour Championship 67-67-66-65=265 −15 6 strokes Canada Mitch Gillis, United States Kane Hanson,
United States Clayton Rask

U.S. national team appearances

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Goldberg". AWM. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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