Patrick Cantlay was born on March 17, 1992, in Long Beach, California, USA. He is an American national who began playing golf at a young age and quickly established himself as a standout talent. Cantlay attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he had a highly successful collegiate career, earning the Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer in 2011. His amateur career was marked by numerous accolades, including being the top-ranked amateur golfer in the world for 55 weeks.