Samuel Stevens is one of the few golfers who has continued the family legacy of playing golf professionally. The 28-year-old is continuing to play professionally for the third generation as his grandfather, Johnny Stevens played in the 1960s (made 30 PGA Tour starts), while his father, Charlie Stevens played in 1992 (2 Korn Ferry Tour starts), and now him continuing to be a part of the PGA Tour after getting the tour card in 2022-23. Not just this, but the golfer has also continued the legacy by winning the Kansas Amateur as the third member of the family. Sam won in 2015, while his grandfather won in 1960-61 and his father in 2010. Well, this is just a gist of what the golfer has achieved, continuing the family legacy; there is a lot more that is still not known to the golf community. So let’s deep dive and know the PGA Tour professional better.

The beginning of Sam Stevens’ journey towards the sport

Samuel Stevens was born on July 4, 1996, in Fort Worth, Texas. Coming from a sports-oriented family, the golfer was influenced to pursue the sport professionally. Notably, apart from his father and grandfather, his mother, Pam Stevens, was also a collegiate tennis player in Oklahoma. Well, the Fort-Worth born grew up in Wichita, Kansas, where he was taught golf by his father and grandfather.

Continuing the legacy, he also enjoyed playing basketball. In high school, he played golf and basketball. However, for maintaining the legacy, he shared, “Golf was always going to be the sport that I was going to play.” Interestingly, Stevens started to shine as a golfer at a young age as he began participating in high school (2012-14)

Junior and amateur career of Samuel Stevens

Stevens teed off his career as a junior at the Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School in Wichita. The golfer there won three straight Kansas Class 5A individual state championships from 2012 to 2014. Not just this, but in his last appearance, he set the state record with a 10-under score in 2014. During the course, he helped the school capture team titles each year. He also won the 2013 Big “I” National Championship by six strokes and the 2013 PGA Junior Series event at Justin Timberlake’s Mirimichi.

Following the upside record-setting form, the golfer then joined the college golf team at Oklahoma State University, where he represented the Cowboy Golf team. Notably, he recorded a memorable feat in 2015 when he became the third-generation golfer by winning the Kansas Men’s Amateur title. Along with that, he also participated in national events at the 2015 US Amateur. Soon after achieving multiple top finishes and a record-setting win, he moved towards his professional journey as a golfer.

Professional career of Sam Stevens

After graduating, Stevens began his journey with smaller tours and the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018. Despite the great career achievement at junior level, it took him 3 years to clinch his first professional win. In 2021, he won the Holcim Colombia Classic on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. The victory helped him with full schedule access to the Korn Ferry Tour. In fact, he utilized the opportunity with his performance. He recorded 11 top-25 finishes in 23 starts and a 12th-place finish at the KFT Championship.

The consistent performance helped him even further with his career as he got the PGA Tour card in 2022. The golfer, despite being winless, has shown significant signs to stay close to the winner’s circle and retain his PGA Tour card since 2022. Until now, he has played 81 events, out of which he was runner-up twice and third place once. He has 12 top-10 finishes contributing to his $5,728,248 course earnings.

Even in 2025, he was closest to the victory but fell short by a stroke. At the Farmers Insurance Open, he handed over the victory to Harris English with just one stroke difference. This season, he has missed the cut at just 3 events till now has crossed over $1.7 million in earnings. Also, it wouldn’t come as a surprise if he could clinch his first PGA Tour victory in 2025 with the great ongoing form. But will he be able to do that? Well, time will tell that. However, share your prediction for Samuel Stevens’s performance this season in the comments.