Jeff Maggert

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Jeff Maggert
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Allan Maggert
Born (1964-02-20) February 20, 1964 (age 60)
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.
SpouseMichelle Austin Maggert
Children4
Career
College Texas A&M University
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Ben Hogan Tour
Professional wins19
Highest ranking 14 (May 30, 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
European Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour2
PGA Tour Champions6
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 5th: 2003
PGA Championship 3rd/T3: 1995, 1997
U.S. Open 3rd: 2002, 2004
The Open Championship T5: 1996
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Tour
money list winner 		1990
Ben Hogan Tour
Player of the Year 		1990

Jeffrey Allan Maggert (born February 20, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Early life and amateur career

Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri. [2] He was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. [3]

He attended Texas A&M University. [2] Maggert was an All-American member of the golf team. [2]

Professional career

Maggert turned professional in 1986. [2] Early in his career he played overseas, especially on the Asia Golf Circuit and PGA Tour of Australia. He had some early success, winning the 1989 Malaysian Open on the AGC and the 1990 Vines Classic on the Australian Tour.

Early in 1990, he qualified for the Ben Hogan Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour. He was Player of the Year in 1990 where he won two tournaments. Maggert's good play on the Ben Hogan Tour ensured a promotion to the PGA Tour for 1991. He has won three times and finished runner-up 16 times on the PGA Tour. [2] He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup three times and in the Presidents Cup once. [2]

In April 2003, Maggert was the 54-hole leader at The Masters, having shot a third round of 66 to charge through the field. He endured a disappointing final round, that included a triple bogey on the third hole, after the ball rebounded off the bunker lip and struck him, and then a quintuple bogey on the 12th after finding the water twice. Maggert would finish in solo fifth place, his career best finish at the Masters.

He withdrew from The Players Championship in 2008 after completing one round, when he learned that his older brother, Barry, had died in a single-engine airplane crash in Gilpin County, Colorado. [4]

He started the 2012 season on a medical exemption after shoulder surgery in June. His 2011 season was limited to 18 events, making six cuts. He went to Q School to back up the nine starts and $567,086 on his exemption. Maggert could not satisfy his medical exemption and played the remainder of the 2012 season in the Q School/Nationwide Tour graduate category. He still managed to barely retain a PGA Tour card, finishing 123rd on the money list.

Senior career

Maggert won on his Champions Tour debut in March 2014 at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, becoming the 17th player to do so. [5] He also became the seventh player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored major tours (PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, and Champions Tour). He finished the three rounds at 11-under-par, two strokes ahead of Billy Andrade.

In May 2015, Maggert won his maiden senior major championship and second Champions Tour event at the Regions Tradition. After finishing in a tie at 14-under-par after regulation play, he defeated Kevin Sutherland in sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole with a birdie.

The following month, Maggert won his second senior major championship with a two stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie at the U.S. Senior Open. He began the final round tied for the lead with Bernhard Langer, but shot a five-under-par 65 to pull clear of the field and claim the win.

On November 10, 2019, Maggert won the season-ending event on the PGA Tour Champions, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Maggert won the event in dramatic fashion by holing out a wedge from the fairway for eagle on the third playoff hole, defeating Retief Goosen. [6]

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 10, 1993 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic −23 (66-65-66-68=265)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Greg Kraft
2Feb 28, 1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship 38 holes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee
3May 16, 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic −9 (72-66-68-65=271)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1996 Shell Houston Open Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Apr 2, 1989 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open −5 (71-73-71-68=283)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Greg Bruckner, Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lendzion,
Flag of the United States.svg Craig McClellan, Flag of the United States.svg Casey Nakama

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1987 Singapore Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san Fowler won with birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jan 28, 1990 Vines Classic −7 (64-71-73-73=281)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 13, 1990 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open −11 (70-66-66=202)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ladehoff
2Jul 22, 1990 Ben Hogan Buffalo Open −12 (67-69-68=204)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Carl Cooper, Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ladehoff

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1990 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ladehoff Won with eagle on first extra hole
21990 Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open Flag of the United States.svg Dicky Thompson Lost to par on second extra hole
31990 Ben Hogan Buffalo Open Flag of the United States.svg Carl Cooper, Flag of the United States.svg Greg Ladehoff Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

PGA Tour Champions wins (6)

Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (2)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 23, 2014 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic −11 (68-69-68=205)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade
2May 17, 2015 Regions Tradition −14 (67-67-68-72=274)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland
3Jun 28, 2015 U.S. Senior Open −10 (70-65-70-65=270)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
4Aug 9, 2015 Shaw Charity Classic −16 (67-63-64=194)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
5Aug 30, 2015 Dick's Sporting Goods Open −14 (68-68-66=202)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos
6Nov 10, 2019 Charles Schwab Cup Championship −21 (63-65-69-66=263)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Regions Tradition Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland Won with par on first extra hole
2 2018 Constellation Senior Players Championship Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 2019 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen Won with eagle on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T21T50CUTT7CUTT23CUT
U.S. Open T52T9T4T974T7T7
The Open Championship CUTCUTT24T68T5T51CUTT30
PGA Championship 6T51CUTT3T733T44CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUTT205CUTT20
U.S. Open CUTT443CUT3T78
The Open Championship T41CUTT47CUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT62
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000126127
U.S. Open 0024771711
The Open Championship 000112127
PGA Championship 002233147
Totals004813185532

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTT54CUT3T18T53CUTT51T46
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T3CUTT14T11T33T46T45CUTWD
Tournament20102011201220132014
The Players Championship T35T2T48
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1999 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship 38 holes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee

Results timeline

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006
Match Play 1R64R64
Championship T4839NT1
Invitational T7T24T59

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2015 Regions Tradition 1 shot lead−14 (67-67-68-72=274 )Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland
2015 U.S. Senior Open Tied for lead−10 (70-65-70-65=270)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition 211T38T42T5T6NTT19T40T39
Senior PGA Championship T9T22T31T59CUTT21NTCUTT3976CUT
U.S. Senior Open T551T30T23T49T47NTT23CUTT32T51
Senior Players Championship T12T36T352T39T52T3265T13T70
Senior British Open Championship T7T54T31T50NTCUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

See also

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