Rico Hoey
30-Year-Old Golfer
2026 Stats
Rank
104
Winnings
$680,775
Winnings/Entry
$35,830
Entries
19
Rounds
58
2026 Fantasy Outlook
After finishing the regular season outside of the top 100 in the FedExCup, Hoey switch to a long putter to start the fall and the results followed with six top-25s including four top-10s across seven starts. His ball-striking numbers jump off the page as Scottie Scheffler was the only other golfer to rank in the top 10 in SG: Off-the-Tee and approach in 2025. A bit of a late bloomer having spent five years at the lower level before graduating to the PGA Tour, Hoey looks to be a pretty obvious breakout candidate that still needs to prove that the putting woes are behind him and that he can compete against elite talent. We're betting he will. Read Past Outlooks
Barely misses cut at JDC
Hoey missed the cut at the John Deere Classic by one stroke following a one-over 72 in the second round.
ANALYSIS
Hoey was sitting at the three-under cut line heading into the back nine of the second round. However, he proceeded to bogey both the fourth and sixth holes and was unable to gain the stroke he needed over his final three holes, which included an eight-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth. Putting has been Hoey's kryptonite during his PGA career, and he lost 3.02 strokes in that category across his two rounds at TPC Deere Run. He's in the field for next week's ISCO Championship, where he lost on the first hole of a five-man playoff in 2024 before finishing T34 last year.
Hoey was sitting at the three-under cut line heading into the back nine of the second round. However, he proceeded to bogey both the fourth and sixth holes and was unable to gain the stroke he needed over his final three holes, which included an eight-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth. Putting has been Hoey's kryptonite during his PGA career, and he lost 3.02 strokes in that category across his two rounds at TPC Deere Run. He's in the field for next week's ISCO Championship, where he lost on the first hole of a five-man playoff in 2024 before finishing T34 last year.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Hoey's 2024 campaign was a tale of two seasons. The Tour rookie missed his first four cuts and had just one top-25 through 15 events, but he flipped the switch thereafter with four top-10s, including a playoff loss in an alterate event. His ball-striking numbers indicate that he's likely not just a flash in the pan considering he ranked ninth in SG: Off-the-tee, 83rd in approach and 19th in GIR. If he can get off to a better start in 2025 and improve his short game, Hoey is a good candidate to make the playoffs next year.
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SG: OTT leader at Charles Schwab
Hoey posted a four-under 66 in the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to finish in a five-way tie for 17th.
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Season-best SG: Putting performance
Hoey fired a three-under 68 on Sunday at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson to finish 15-under and tied for 19th.
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T60 at PGA Championship
Hoey carded a three-over 73 on Sunday at the PGA Championship to finish four-over and tied for 60th.
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Sixth in SG: OTT at Memorial Park
Hoey carded an even-par 70 on Sunday at the Texas Children's Houston Open to finish seven-under and tied for 28th.
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Seventh in SG: OTT at Valspar
Hoey closed with a one-over 72 on Sunday at the Valspar Championship to finish three-under and tied for 26th.
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