9 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁U . S . ▁Open . ▁He ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁out right ▁lead ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁Indeed , ▁H oss ler ▁made ▁the ▁cut ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁U . S . ▁Open . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁cut ▁in ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁and ▁tied ▁for ▁ 5 8 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁H oss ler ▁graduated ▁from ▁Santa ▁Mar gar ita ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁on ▁a ▁golf ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁H oss ler ▁turned ▁professional ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁with ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁college ▁el ig ibility ▁left . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁H oss ler ▁secured ▁one ▁of ▁twelve ▁open ▁qual ifying ▁places ▁for ▁the ▁Air ▁Capital ▁Classic ▁on ▁the ▁Web . com ▁Tour . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁second , ▁en abling ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁more ▁Web . com ▁Tour ▁tournament s ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 3 rd ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings , ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1