Background
Klauk was born in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Klauk was born in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Since then he has primarily been on the second-tier Nationwide Tour, but in 2008 finished third on the money list to earn his 2009 Professional Golf Association Tour card.
He played golf at Nease High School. He also played on the 2000 Palmer Cup team Klauk turned professional in 2000.
He has two professional wins on the Nationwide Tour.
One came in 2003, at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. The other came five years later in 2008 at the Melwood Prince George"s County Open, which propelled him into the top 25 on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list.
He had a successful rookie year on the Professional Golf Association Tour and finished ranked 71st on the money list to retain his tour card. Klauk"s professional career has been marred by a history of injuries and epileptic seizures.
In September 2012, after brain surgery, he made his first professional golf start for the first time in fourteen months at the Web.com Tour"s Albertson"s Boise Open.
Klauk started 2013 with a "major medical extension" on the Professional Golf Association Tour, however he failed to earn enough money ($578,937 in eight starts) to retain his card. Klauk married Shanna Nagy, a fellow Florida Southern graduate. Klauk has two children, Jackson and Bridget.
2000 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championship Nationwide Tour wins (2) Amateur Palmer Cup: 2000.