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s a kid growing up in North Texas, Pierceson Coody enjoyed spending time on the golf course, but he also liked playing a lot of other sports, too. His dad Kyle and granddad Charles, the 1971 Masters champion, provided support and encouragement every step of the way and never tried to push him in any one direction. They both likely broke into a smile, though, when Pierceson ultimately decided that golf was his true passion.
Once Pierceson turned his full attention and athletic skills to playing golf, it quickly became apparent he made the right decision. Pierceson and his twin brother Parker have been winners and true sportsmen from their early days on junior golf development circuits to their time in high school and on the Legends Junior Tour to present day as stars on the University of Texas Men’s Golf Team.
After Pierceson won the 2021 George Hannon Collegiate and followed it up with three more top-3 finishes for the Longhorns, he ascended to the top of the World Amateur Golf Rankings. The new No. 1-ranked amateur in the world has won the 2019 Trans-Miss and 2020 Western Amateur Championships. He will soon be co-starring on amateur golf’s biggest stage as a member of the 10-man USA Walker Cup Team that will face Great Britain and Ireland in the 2021 Match this May at Seminole Golf Club, in Juno Beach, Fla.
Golf fans in the Lone Star State have had a front row seat to watch Pierceson’s success thus far, and there’s every reason to believe it will continue long into the future. It’s very possible Charles won’t be the only one in the Coody family who can boast of winning a major title.