Patton Kizzire | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Maxie Patton Kizzire | ||||
Born | Montgomery, Alabama | March 3, 1986||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) | ||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Residence | Sea Island, Georgia | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Auburn University | ||||
Turned professional | 2008 | ||||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||
Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 5 | ||||
Highest ranking | 51 (March 4, 2018) [1] (as of September 3, 2023) | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 2 | ||||
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||||
Other | 1 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | T18: 2019 | ||||
PGA Championship | T49: 2016 | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT: 2016, 2019, 2022 | ||||
The Open Championship | T68: 2016 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Maxie Patton Kizzire (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama, grew up in Tuscaloosa, and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University. [2] He earned all-Southeastern Conference first team honors in 2006–07. He won the 2007 SEC Championship. He graduated in 2008 with a Business degree. Kizzire placed third at the 2003 U.S. Junior Open.
In December 2014, Kizzire tied for 21st place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage. [3]
In his 2015 season on the Web.com Tour, he had a breakout season and was the Tour's money list leader for most of the season. He had two runner-up finishes at the El Bosque Mexico Championship and the Rex Hospital Open, before recording his first victory at the Utah Championship. [4] With this victory, he secured his PGA Tour card for the 2015–16 season. He was one of the most consistent players on the Web.com Tour. He only missed two cuts in his first 15 events played on the tour. He had 10 finishes within the top-25 and had 9 top-10s. He also made an appearance on the PGA Tour at the Barbasol Championship, where he missed the cut. [5] Kizzire was voted the Web.com Tour Player of the Year. [6]
In his rookie season on the PGA Tour, Kizzire recorded five top-10 finishes and made 20 out of 27 cuts. His season best finish being a runner-up placing at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He ended the year at number 82 in the FedEx Cup standings.
On October 16, 2016, Kizzire finished runner-up to Brendan Steele in the PGA Tour season-opening Safeway Open. Kizzire had entered the final round with his first PGA Tour 54-hole lead, by one stroke. He finished with a two-under par round to miss out by a single stroke. Kizzire finished the year placed 99th on the FedEx Cup standings.
On November 12, 2017, he won his first PGA Tour title at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. [7] Due to inclement weather, the players had to play 36 holes on Sunday, but Kizzire held off the challenge of Rickie Fowler to claim a one stroke victory.
On January 14, 2018, Kizzire won his second title of the 2018 PGA Tour season at the Sony Open in Hawaii played at Waialae Country Club. [8] He prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, defeating James Hahn with a birdie on the sixth extra hole to become the first multiple winner in the 2018 season. This moved Kizzire to the top of the early FedEx Cup standings.
Patton is one of the tallest players on the PGA Tour, standing at 6 foot 5. He uses all Titleist golf clubs and golf balls and has a Scotty Cameron putter. He is also sponsored by FootJoy, Peter Millar and Paylocity.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Nov 12, 2017 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | −19 (62-70-66-67=265) | 1 stroke | Rickie Fowler |
2 | Jan 14, 2018 | Sony Open in Hawaii | −17 (67-64-64-68=263) | Playoff | James Hahn |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2018 | Sony Open in Hawaii | James Hahn | Won with par on sixth extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 2, 2015 | Utah Championship | −19 (67-62-71-69=269) | Playoff | Kang Sung-hoon |
2 | Aug 23, 2015 | News Sentinel Open | −20 (68-68-64-64=264) | 4 strokes | Brad Fritsch, Kim Si-woo |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2015 | Rex Hospital Open | Miguel Ángel Carballo, Kyle Thompson | Thompson won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2015 | Utah Championship | Kang Sung-hoon | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Dec 9, 2018 | QBE Shootout (with Brian Harman) | −30 (59-66-61=186) | 1 stroke | Emiliano Grillo and Graeme McDowell |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | T68 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | T49 | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Masters Tournament | T18 | |||
PGA Championship | CUT | T75 | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | CUT | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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The Players Championship | 76 | CUT | CUT | T79 | C | T35 | T22 | T65 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Championship | T12 | T27 | ||
Match Play | R16 | T36 | ||
Invitational | T31 | |||
Champions | 67 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
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