Arron Oberholser

Who is Arron Oberholser?

Arron Matthew Oberholser is an American professional golfer and an analyst and commentator for the Golf Channel.

Oberholser was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He attended San Jose State University and turned professional in 1998.

Oberholser played on the Canadian Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing second on the Order of Merit in the latter year. In 2001 he was a member of the second tier tour in North America, the Nationwide Tour, but only competed three times due to a wrist injury. In 2002 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and won a place on the elite PGA Tour.

In his first three seasons on the PGA Tour he played well enough to retain his card and had a best finish of second at the 2004 Wachovia Championship, where he lost in a playoff. He won the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship, a PGA Tour-sanctioned "Challenge Season" event in 2004. In February 2006 he achieved his first PGA Tour win at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and in September 2007 he featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He has struggled with injuries and only played in 10 events in 2008 while only playing in three events in 2009 through July. Oberholser continued to recover from surgery on his left hand and right hip and did not play in 2010 and 2011. He planned a comeback in 2012, but was never able to get back to full strength.