George McNeill (golfer)

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George McNeill
George McNeil at 2015 PGA Championship.jpg
McNeill at the 2015 PGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameGeorge William McNeill Jr.
Born (1975-10-02) October 2, 1975 (age 48)
Naples, Florida
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Fort Myers, Florida
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Web.com Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 67 (March 9, 2008) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T62: 2012
U.S. Open 63rd: 2007
The Open Championship CUT: 2010, 2014

George William McNeill Jr. (born October 2, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour with victories at the 2007 Frys.com Open and the 2012 Puerto Rico Open.

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Biography

McNeill was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He attended North Fort Myers High School and graduated in 1993. He then attended Florida State University, where he was a member of the golf team. He was an All-ACC and All-America selection in 1997 and 1998.

McNeill is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003 but did not retain his card. In 2004 he played on the Golden Bear Tour and he only played in one Nationwide Tour event. In 2005 he played several mini-tour events and tried to Monday qualify for several Nationwide and PGA Tour events, but was unsuccessful. In late 2005, he took a break from professional golf and worked as an assistant professional at the Shadow Wood and Forest Country Clubs in Fort Myers, Florida for six months. [2] In June 2006, he returned to professional golf by qualifying for the 2006 U.S. Open. He followed the U.S. Open with two Nationwide event starts, making one cut. Later in December 2006, he was medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. By doing so, he won $50,000 and received his PGA Tour card for 2007. As a rookie on the PGA Tour in 2007, he qualified for the FedEx Cup. He played in two FedEx Cup events before missing the points cut for the third event. He won his first PGA Tour event during the Fall Series at the Frys.com Open in October. [3] McNeill won the 2012 Puerto Rico Open for his second PGA Tour victory. Tied for the lead with Ryo Ishikawa with three holes to play, McNeill finished with three birdies for a two-shot win. [4] He finished runner-up to Ángel Cabrera in the 2014 Greenbrier Classic after shooting a 9-under-par 61 in the final round. He finished the tournament with a score of 14-under to Cabrera's 16-under. He found out after the tournament that his older sister had died of cancer earlier that day. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 14, 2007 Frys.com Open −23 (66-64-67-67=264)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Trahan
2Mar 11, 2012 Puerto Rico Open −16 (66-70-67-69=272)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ishikawa

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell, Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Laird Laird won with birdie on third extra hole
Campbell eliminated by par on second hole
22009 Children's Miracle Network Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Ames, Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard Ames won with par on second extra hole
Leonard eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUT63CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT62CUTCUT
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 10 2008 Ending 9 Mar 2008" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "McNeill slips ahead of the competition in Vegas". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  3. ↑ McNeill holds off challengers in Vegas for first PGA Tour win
  4. ↑ George McNeill birdies last 3 holes to beat Ishikawa and win Puerto Rico Open [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Cabrera wins Greenbrier Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. July 6, 2014.
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