Blaine McCallister

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Blaine McCallister
Personal information
Born (1958-10-17) October 17, 1958 (age 64)
Fort Stockton, Texas
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Jacksonville, Florida
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 45 (December 10, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour5
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T48: 1992
PGA Championship T19: 1990
U.S. Open T19: 1993
The Open Championship T57: 1990

Blaine McCallister (born October 17, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.

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McCallister was born in Fort Stockton, Texas. He attended the University of Houston [2] and was a member of the golf team. His college roommates were future fellow professional golfer Fred Couples and future CBS Sports golf host Jim Nantz. [3] McCallister turned pro in 1981. [2]

McCallister joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He had a total of five wins on the PGA Tour, all of which came in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As he entered his forties, McCallister began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He established the tournament record of 265 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, which is his sole win on the Nationwide Tour. [3]

After turning 50 in October 2008, McCallister began playing on the Champions Tour. [3]

McCallister is naturally left-handed but plays the game mix-handed; he writes left-handed, strikes the ball right-handed and putts left-handed. [3] He lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 17, 1988 Hardee's Golf Classic −19 (68-62-63-68=261)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman
2Mar 5, 1989 Honda Classic −22 (70-67-65-64=266)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart
3Sep 17, 1989 Bank of Boston Classic −13 (67-67-71-66=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon
4Oct 6, 1991 H.E.B. Texas Open −11 (66-64-69-70=269)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg
5Sep 26, 1993 B.C. Open −13 (68-71-65-67=271)1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Denis Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1986 Bank of Boston Classic Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 1991 H.E.B. Texas Open Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2000 Compaq Classic of New Orleans Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco Lost to par on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jan 27, 1991 Vines Classic −10 (70-68-70-70=278)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady, Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1May 15, 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic −19 (68-64-64-69=265)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTT25T17
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUTT48CUT
U.S. Open T56T46T19CUTT97
The Open Championship T57
PGA Championship T19T57T62T36CUTCUT
Tournament200020012002
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T34
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000041
U.S. Open 00000184
The Open Championship 00000011
PGA Championship 000003107
Totals0000042313

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References

  1. "Week 49 1989 Ending 10 Dec 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "PGA Tour profile – Blaine McCallister". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Blaine McCallister". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.