Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the fifth time in his eighth season on TOUR and advanced to the BMW Championship for the second time, finishing the season No. Marked his third career second-place finish on TOUR.
Also held the outright 54-hole lead for the second consecutive year, failing to convert a 54-hole lead/co-lead for the third time in five attempts in his career. Barracuda Championship: Finished solo-second at the Barracuda Championship for the second consecutive season, one point behind winner Richy Werenski.Collected two top-10s, highlighted by a second consecutive runner-up at the Barracuda Championship, and made 14 cuts in 22 starts. Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the third consecutive season and sixth total, finishing the season No. Marked his second consecutive top-10 at the event. 15) while Joaquin Niemann was eliminated after the first playoff hole (bogey-5 at No. Made a bogey-4 at the fifth extra hole (No. Rocket Mortgage Classic: Held a share of the 54-hole lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic before falling in a five-hole playoff to Cam Davis.Earned a runner-up finish for the third consecutive season with a playoff defeat at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and made 19 cuts in 33 starts. Recorded four top-10s and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season (seventh total), finishing No. After a two-month absence, returned to the PGA TOUR at THE PLAYERS Championship (MC). In January 2019, was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, where blood vessels or nerves in the area between the collarbone and the first rib are compressed, leading to surgery that month to have the top rib on his left side removed.Louis to play in the PGA Championship (MC). On the Friday before the 2018 PGA Championship, was diagnosed with 12-inch blood clot that ran from the area above his elbow into his chest.Father is a member of the Wartburg Hall of Fame after playing both baseball and basketball for the school. Younger brother, Tim, was a Division III basketball player at Luther College in Iowa.
Older brother, Ben, played Division III football at Wartburg College in Iowa. Two brothers also competed in college athletics.Dream foursome includes Mark Merritt and his two sons, Scout and Dodge.Superstitions include tying his shoes in a certain way.Helped his high school basketball team reach the state tournament for the first time in school history.Biggest thrill outside golf was the births of his two sons.2009 Defeated Adam Bland, Mexico Open Presented by Corona Light.2020-21 Lost to Cam Davis, Joaquin Niemann, Rocket Mortgage Classic.