Kurt Watkins hails from Phoenix, Arizona and has a highly decorated amateur career. He played his college golf at Georgia Southern University where he was a standout for the Eagles. During his career, he played in eight USGA Championships including the 2002 and 2004 US Pub-Links Championship, 2020 and 2025 US Four ball Championship, 2021, 2023 and 2024 US Amateur Championship, and the 2022 US Mid-Amateur Championship. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona and plays golf out of the Raven Golf Club.