Background
Cook was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas, and is a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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He was a two-time Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and in his sophomore year earned all-America honors when he finished 10th individually at the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship. He finished T-130 in Web.com Tour Q-school, but never got to play a Web.com Tour event due to his finish in Q School and limited status.
Career
Cook had a decorated college career at the University of Arkansas. In 2010 he was named to the Securities and Exchange Commission All-Freshman team He served as a mainstay in the Razorback lineup during his college career with 48 tournaments played, a 73.37 career stroke average and nine top-10 finishes.
Cook was the runner-up at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Fayetteville Regional in 2013, earning him all-central region accolades.
Cook turned pro in 2014. In the summer of 2014, he made it into the Federal Express Saint Jude Classic through Monday qualifying, finishing tied for 13th place, at 5-under-par.
Cook has played on the Adams Pro Tour. His career earnings as of April 1, 2015 were over $100k.
In April 2015, Cook made it into the Shell Houston Open through the Monday qualifier, finding himself in contention in short order.
On Saturday of the tournament, Golfweek said Cook "did not fold under the pressure of playing alongside Philosophy Mickelson," and carded a 2-under 70 as he headed into Sunday"s final round one off of Jordan Spieth"s lead, tied for second place at 203 with first-round leader Scott Piercy and Johnson Wagner. On the final day, Cook finished at −10 and tied for 11th, one position short of automatic entry into the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the next full-field Professional Golf Association Tour event. His earnings for the tournament were $135,000.
At the 2015 Barbasol Championship, Cook Monday qualified his way to a T6 finish.
That gave him entry into the Royal Bank of Canada Canadian Open, where he finished T7. Cook earned enough non-member Federal Express Cup points to qualify for the 2015 Web.com Tour Finals.
He ended the Finals 51st among players who had not earned their cards through the regular season, one place short of full Web.com Tour status and avoiding Q School.
