Jason Gore

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Jason Gore
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Personal information
Full nameJason William Gore
Born (1974-05-17) May 17, 1974 (age 50)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg; 17.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of Arizona
Pepperdine University
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 77 (December 11, 2005) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour7 (1st all time)
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T62: 2006
U.S. Open T47: 2010
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Nationwide Tour
Player of the Year 		2005

Jason William Gore (born May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

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Amateur career

Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He grew up playing junior golf with Tiger Woods. [2]

Gore attended the University of Arizona, then transferred to Pepperdine University. [3] At Pepperdine, he was part of their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the victorious Walker Cup team that year.

Professional career

Gore turned professional in 1997. In 2005, he played on the PGA Tour after moving from the Nationwide Tour mid-season, after receiving a battlefield promotion, which is given when a player wins three Nationwide Tour events in one season. [4]

Gore has one PGA Tour win, the 84 Lumber Classic in 2005, and is the all-time leader in career wins on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour, with seven. He is the first golfer to earn a three-win promotion and a PGA Tour win in the same season. Gore belongs to a small group of players who have shot 59 in their careers. His historic round of 59 happened on Friday of the 2005 Cox Classic at Champions Run in Omaha, Nebraska.

Gore played in the final group of the 2005 U.S. Open with Retief Goosen. He shot a 14-over-par 84 to drop all the way to a tie for 49th; Michael Campbell won the event. Gore was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour from 2009 to 2014. Gore had a strong 2015, but a poor 2016 saw him finish outside 150th, limiting him to past champion status for 2017.

During the third round of the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, Gore made a double eagle on the par-5 18th hole. [5]

After injuries and poor play, Gore went into the insurance business. In 2018, he received his license and is one of the co-founders of Kirkman Gore Insurance Services. [6]

As a comeback from his retirement, Gore earned a sponsor exemption for the 2018 RSM Classic on the PGA Tour. After three rounds, he was in second place, a stroke behind leader Charles Howell III after posting scores of 68, 63 and 67. [7] In the final round, Gore shot +2 and finished T15 for the tournament. In March 2019, Gore was named the first player relations director for the USGA.

In June 2024, he made his debut on the PGA Tour Champions.

Personal life

Gore resides in Gladstone, New Jersey [8] [9] with his family.

Jason is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Player Officer for the PGA Tour.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 18, 2005 84 Lumber Classic −14 (65-72-67-70=274)1 stroke Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Carlos Franco

Nationwide Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 8, 2000 Buy.com New Mexico Classic −14 (67-69-64-66=266)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Grob
2Sep 15, 2002 Oregon Classic −18 (67-67-65-71=270)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Freeman,
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Moore, Flag of the United States.svg Arron Oberholser,
Flag of the United States.svg Tag Ridings
3Sep 22, 2002 Albertsons Boise Open −15 (66-68-66-73=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey, Flag of the United States.svg Barry Cheesman
4Jul 10, 2005 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic −17 (69-66-68-68=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Doug LaBelle II
5Jul 17, 2005 Scholarship America Showdown −14 (67-68-64-67=266)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas
6Aug 7, 2005 Cox Classic −23 (71-59-68-63=261)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Roger Tambellini
7Oct 17, 2010 Miccosukee Championship −16 (65-67-65-71=268)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gutschewski, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Cox Classic Flag of the United States.svg Roger Tambellini Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament1998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT49CUTT47
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T62
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
The Players Championship CUTT23WDCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2006
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T36
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 50 2005 Ending 11 Dec 2005" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ Crouse, Karen (September 3, 2015). "At 41, Jason Gore Brings a Different Look, and Sensibility, to the FedEx Cup Playoffs". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ Yoon, Peter (June 15, 1997). "Greener Pastures : Pepperdine's Jason Gore Is Concentrating on the State Amateur While Contemplating When He Should Join the PGA Tour". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ "Gore wins record third straight event". ESPN. Associated Press. August 7, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Farmers Insurance Open Notes: Jason Gore has a double eagle on a day of hole-outs". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hoggard, Rex (November 16, 2018). "Insurance salesman Gore has another shot at a PGA Tour title". Golf Channel.
  7. ↑ Strege, John (November 17, 2018). "Jason Gore, a 'retired' professional golfer turned insurance salesman, somehow is one off lead in RSM Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Meet Jason". www.jasongoregolf.com.
  9. ↑ Lopez, Jill Painter. "Where Are They Now? Listening Post", Fore magazine, October 17, 2019. Accessed September 23, 2020. "The Gores love their new Gladstone, N.J., home, on nearly four acres of land with a 1.5-mile commute to the office. Once he had to wait for five Canada geese to cross the road."
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