John Schroeder (golfer)

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John Schroeder
Personal information
Full nameJohn Lawrence Schroeder
Born (1945-11-12) November 12, 1945 (age 79)
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Del Mar, California, U.S.
Career
College University of Michigan
Turned professional1969
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T24: 1982
PGA Championship T12: 1978
U.S. Open T4: 1981
The Open Championship T7: 1978
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		2001

John Lawrence Schroeder (born November 12, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Schroeder was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the son of tennis great Ted Schroeder. He attended the University of Michigan and was a member of the golf team, an All-American in 1968.

Professional career

Schroeder turned pro in 1969. [1] He had thirty-five top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1973 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship. [2] In the middle of his career, he also had some success in Europe. He led the 1977 Open Championship after the first round and finished in the top-10. His good play in Europe continued the following week at the Swiss Open where he finished runner-up to Seve Ballesteros. He recorded another top-10 at the 1978 Open Championship. At the end of regulation, he finished the 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic tied for first place; however, he lost in a playoff to Bob Byman. He recorded T-4 place finish at the 1981 U.S. Open, his best finish ever in a major championship. He did not play full-time on the PGA Tour after the 1982 season. [2]

Schroeder spent most of his late thirties and forties working as an on-course reporter and analyst for ABC Sports, ESPN and NBC Sports.

Shortly before he turned 50 he played some on the PGA Tour and Nike Tour to prepare for the Senior PGA TOUR. He played in six PGA Tour events and nine Nike Tour events. [2] His best finish was a solo 5th in the 1995 Nike Utah Classic. He joined the senior tour in 1996. In 2001, Schroeder won the NFL Golf Classic and the Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year award.

Schroeder achieved great financial success as one of the original owners of Cobra Golf.

Awards and honors

Personal life

Schroeder lives in Del Mar, California.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 26, 1973 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship 2 up Flag of the United States.svg DeWitt Weaver

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bob Byman Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 10, 2001 NFL Golf Classic −9 (69-70-68=207)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1996 Bell Atlantic Classic Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wargo Douglass won with birdie on third extra hole
2 2001 NFL Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983
Masters Tournament CUTT24CUT
U.S. Open CUTT27T47CUTCUTCUTT4CUT
The Open Championship T9T7T41
PGA Championship T22T19T12T21CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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References

  1. ↑ "John Schroeder player profile". Yahoo Sports.
  2. 1 2 3 "John Schroeder – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor".
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