Austin Eckroat Wife Sally Merrill Is His Biggest Supporter

This article was last updated by on

Having known each other since kindergarten, Sally Merrill, Austin Eckroat’s wife, is his pillar of support.

The couple had been dating somewhere before 2019, the timeline is not specified, but now the couple has rung the wedding bells.

Austin Eckroat PGA Tour Player
Austin Eckroat PGA Tour Player (Source: Instagram)

Moreover, the couple went to Turks And Caicos Island, with the most iconic beautiful beaches in the world.

The couple believes in Christianity deeply and often keeps uploading bible verse numbers on their social handles.

Also, the couple is a free spirit traveler and traveled to several destinations together, including Miami.

Austin Eckroat Wife Sally Merrill: Married Life 

Sally Merrill was born in Oklahoma to his parents, Joanie Merrill and Jimmy Merrill, who has always supported and loved her.

Sally grew up with her two siblings, a brother Jack Merrill and a sister Anne with whom she has shared every moment of her childhood.

Austin Eckroat’s wife graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor’s degree, Public Relations/Image Management (2017-2021).

Austin Eckroat Wife Sally
Austin Eckroat Wife, Sally (Source: Instagram)

Later she worked as Marketing Intern at the Sareh Nouri, Retail Apparel and Fashion. Moreover, her specialization is in Public Relations.

Sally as a teen, used to fangirl over One Direction and even met Harry Styles at one of his concerts. 

Married Life Of Sally 

Via her Instagram, Sally shares an anecdote of Austin saying ‘I like you” to her in kindergarten, but little did they know after years, they would be married and happy.

Austin relieved the memory by proposing to Sally in front of a country-style wooden house, where he got down on one knee and asked Sally to marry him.

On May 24, 2021, they announced their engagement via Instagram to their followers.

Austin Eckroat & His Wife Sally
Austin Eckroat & His Wife Sally (Source: Instagram)

After a year, the couple was ready to seal the marriage vows with each other after completing all the marriage ceremonies.

On November 19, 2022, Sally married her best friend with the theme was semi-formal, Tuxes, gowns, suits, and cocktail dresses at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. 

The now-married couple always had a fairytale-like chemistry with each other.

Austin Eckroat Family

The former Cowboy Golf player Austin Eckroat was born on January 12, 1999, to his parents, Steve and Natalie, in Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.

Austin grew up with his older sister Taylor Eckroat, a real estate agent.

His parents are from different professional backgrounds; Natalie, his mother, is a nurse who graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma.

His father, Steve, manages the Eckroat family, the Eckroat Constuction LLC.

Like his son, Steve also likes playing golf and played one season at Oklahoma State before transferring to Oklahoma City to play golf.

Moreover, Steve was named the Golf coach at Oklahoma City University.

For Austin, his family is a vital part of his life and supported him throughout his golf career.

Austin Eckroat Family
Austin Eckroat Family (Source: Instagram)

In 2021, Eckroat turned professional and had a slow start on the Korn Ferry Tour.

However, he found his form and secured a PGA Tour card by finishing second at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.

In 2023, he had notable performances, finishing as the runner-up behind Jason Day at AT&T Byron Nelson.

Following this, in the final round a month later, Austin tied a 9-hole record at the U.S. Open.

With that, he continues to establish himself as a promising golfer.

Vandana Thapa
Vandana Thapahttp://playersbio.com
Vandana is one of our observant and appreciative writers, an avid reader with a passion for sports, whether from F1 to Lacrosse. Our work gives a two-way growth to the readers as well as the writer and a tour of the sports world.

Related articles

Comments

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Share article

Latest News