Jeff Overton

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Jeff Overton
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Overton at the 2012 BMW Championship
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Laurence Overton
Born (1983-05-28) May 28, 1983 (age 40)
Evansville, Indiana
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Indiana University
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Highest ranking 45 (August 8, 2010) [1]
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T44: 2011
PGA Championship T32: 2009
U.S. Open T63: 2011
The Open Championship T11: 2010

Jeffrey Laurence Overton (born May 28, 1983) is an American professional golfer.

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Overton was born in Evansville, Indiana; he graduated from Evansville North High School, leading the Huskies to two State Golf Finals; he finished as State Runner-Up in 1999 (as a sophomore) and then led the Huskies to the State Championship in 2000 as a Junior. [2] He attended Indiana University, graduating in 2005 with a degree in Sports Marketing and Management. Turning pro in 2005, he is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He graduated from Q-School in his first attempt and started to play on the Tour in 2006. His father was a star quarterback at Evansville Harrison High School and for the Indiana State Sycamores. [3] [4] [5]

In 2006, he scored a double eagle (albatross) on the 18th hole at Westchester Country Club during the Barclays Classic as he holed a fairway wood from 239 yards after a 294-yard drive. In 2007, he recorded his best finish, a second place finish at the Wyndham Championship. During the final PGA Tour event of 2008, the Children's Miracle Network Classic, Overton was ten days removed from an appendectomy and was ranked 125th, barely hanging on to a full-season exemption. A 21st-place finish moved him up to 118th and he retained his card for 2009. In 2009, he improved to 76th.

The following season, 2010, was his best season. He recorded three runner-up finishes that season: at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, and at the Greenbrier Classic. At the Greenbrier, he held a three-shot lead after 54 holes but could not withstand an amazing 4th round by Stuart Appleby, who shot a round of 59 to win his 9th PGA Tour event. Following this tournament, Overton reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time. He also recorded two third place finishes and an 11th place finish at the 2010 Open Championship. He ended 2010 in 12th place on the PGA Tour money list. [6] His strong 2010 season earned him a place on the United States Ryder Cup team; he and teammate Rickie Fowler became the first Americans to make the team without a victory on the PGA Tour.

In 2015, Overton barely retained his PGA Tour card, finishing 125th in the FedEx Cup.

Having suffered a serious infection after back surgery in 2017, [7] Overton did not start a world ranking event again until the 2022 3M Open.

Amateur wins

Results in major championships

Tournament20082009201020112012
Masters Tournament T44
U.S. Open T63
The Open Championship T70T13T11T38
PGA Championship T3271CUTCUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016
The Players Championship CUTT37T26T26CUTT2682CUTCUT

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20102011
Match Play R64
Championship 66
Invitational T6T68
Champions
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 32 2010 Ending 8 Aug 2010" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "IHSAA Boys Golf State Champions". www.ihsaa.org. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ryder rookie Overton finds normalcy at home". Golfweek. September 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Overton – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Engelhardt, Gordon (September 14, 2015). "Harrison's legacy of excellence began with Ron Overton". Courier Press.
  6. ↑ "2010 Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Where are they now: Jeff Overton". Worldwide Golf. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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