Background
Ernst was born in Woodland, California to Mark and Dawn Ernst.
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Derek Ernst
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He attended Clovis East High School in Clovis, California and played college golf at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was a four-time All-American and was twice named Mountain West Conference player of the year. Ernst made his professional debut at the 2012 Frys.com Open, where he finished T-41. He finished T-59 in his season debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Career
He earned his first Professional Golf Association Tour victory at the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship. He was runner-up at the 2011 United States. Amateur Public Links championship, losing the final on the 37th hole to Clemson"s Corbin Mills. Ernst represented the United States at the 2012 Palmer Cup, and he turned pro following the 2012 United States. Amateur.
He earned a 2013 Professional Golf Association Tour card through qualifying school, surviving all four stages.
After missing the cut in each of his next five starts, he rehired Aaron Terry, his first golf instructor, as his caddy. Ernst finished T-47 in his next event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
In May, he notched his first Professional Golf Association Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, defeating David Lynn in a playoff. Ernst was the fourth alternate and 1,207th in the world rankings at the start of the week.
He was scheduled to play on the Web.com Tour"s Stadion Classic at UGA when he received a last-minute call that tee times were available.
A number of golfers withdrew due to weather and unfavorable course conditions. Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Yellow background for top-10. Amateur Palmer Cup: 2012.
