Jeff Gove

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Jeff Gove
Personal information
Born (1971-05-28) May 28, 1971 (age 54)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence San Marcos, California, U.S.
Career
College Pepperdine University
Turned professional1994
Former tours PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2004
The Open Championship DNP

Jeff Gove (born May 28, 1971) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

In 1971, Gove was born in Seattle, Washington. [1] He played college golf at Pepperdine University. [2]

Professional career

In 1994, Gove turned professional. [1] He started his career on the Nike Tour. In 1995, Gove won the Nike Tri-Cities Open. He also won a non-tour event that year, his home state's open, the Washington Open. In 1999, he won on the Nike Tour again, at the Nike Knoxville Open. He finished #12 on the money list. He was one of the 1999 Nike Tour graduates to earn PGA Tour membership. In 2000, Gove did not have much success on the PGA Tour, however, and returned to the developmental tour. In 2001, Gove had success and finished in the top ten on the money list. He was on the 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates list. In 2002, on the PGA Tour, Gove again did not have much success and returned to the developmental tour. In 2004, he played on the Gateway Tour, a minitour. He won two events. In 2005, Gove won the Nationwide Tour's Oregon Classic. He finished in the top 21 on the money list and was one of the 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates.

Gove played on the PGA Tour for the next three seasons, from 2006-2008. His best finishes on the PGA Tour were during this timespan; they were joint sixth places finishes at the 2006 Booz Allen Classic and the 2007 John Deere Classic. [1] In 2007, Gove earned the final spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs by finishing 144th in the points standings. In 2008, however, he played poorly; he returned to the developmental tour. In 2009, he once again played well on the Nationwide Tour, finishing #17 on the money list, and regained PGA Tour membership. However, he returned to the developmental tour in 2010. In 2012, Gove had success at PGA Tour Qualifying School to regain PGA Tour membership. That year he also won his home state's open, the Washington Open, once again that year. In 2013, Gove had his last season on the PGA Tour. He returned to the developmental tour in 2014.

Since then he has played on local events and on the minitours. In 2015, he won the TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational. In 2016, he won the Quarles & Brady LLP Classic on the Gateway Tour. In 2022, he won the Oregon Open.

Professional wins (10)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 17, 1995 Nike Tri-Cities Open −14 (65-68-69=202)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham
2May 23, 1999 Nike Knoxville Open −11 (69-69-68-71=277)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glen Hnatiuk,
Flag of the United States.svg Carl Paulson
3Oct 2, 2005 Oregon Classic −15 (66-68-67=201) [a] 3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Broce, Flag of the United States.svg Kris Cox,
Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Toledo, Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Wilkinson

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1995 Nike Tri-Cities Open Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1996 Nike Buffalo Open Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Green Lost to par on first extra hole
3 2004 Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman, Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Lile Hoffman won with birdie on third extra hole

Gateway Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Feb 26, 2004 Steele Canyon Classic−6 (65-71-71=207)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith
2Mar 11, 2004Auld Classic−18 (69-66-67-68=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brian Smock
3Feb 10, 2016Quarles & Brady LLP Classic−7 (71-69-69=207)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Doug Quinones

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament2004
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Gove only played in the U.S. Open.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "PGA Tour profile". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pepperdine Golf: Records Book: 2011–12 Men's Golf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
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