Jeff Maggert
Age: 60
Jeffrey Allan Maggert (born February 20, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.
Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.
Maggert turned professional in 1986. He was Player of the Year on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Web.com Tour) in 1990 (first year of the second-highest men's professional golf tour in the US), and has been a member of the PGA Tour since 1991. He has won three times and finished runner-up 15 times on the PGA Tour, in addition to winning several other professional tournaments. He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup three times and in the Presidents Cup once.
Maggert 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.
Maggert is the only golfer to have more than one double eagle in major championship play (once during the 1994 Masters Tournament and once during the 2001 Open Championship). He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking, going as high as 13th in 1999.
Maggert 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.
Maggert won on his Champions Tour debut in March 2014 at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, becoming the 17th player to do so. 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.
Professional wins (18)
PGA Tour wins (3)
Legend |
World Golf Championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oct 10, 1993 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | −23 (66-65-66-68=265) | 3 strokes | Greg Kraft |
2 | Feb 28, 1999 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | 38 holes | Andrew Magee | |
3 | May 16, 2006 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | −9 (72-66-68-65=271) | 3 strokes | Tom Pernice, Jr. |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1996 | Shell Houston Open | Mark Brooks | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
- 1990 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open, Ben Hogan Buffalo Open
Other wins (8)
- 1988 Texas State Open, St. Louis Open
- 1989 Malaysian Open
- 1990 Vines Classic (Australia), Texas State Open
- 1994 Texas State Open, Diners Club Matches (with Jim McGovern)
- 1997 Diners Club Matches (with Steve Elkington)
Champions Tour wins (5)
Legend |
Senior major championships (2) |
Other Champions Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mar 23, 2014 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | −11 (68-69-68=205) | 2 strokes | Billy Andrade |
2 | May 17, 2015 | Regions Tradition | −14 (67-67-68-72=274) | Playoff | Kevin Sutherland |
3 | Jun 28, 2015 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (70-65-70-65=270) | 2 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
4 | Aug 9, 2015 | Shaw Charity Classic | −16 (67-63-64=194) | 4 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
5 | Aug 30, 2015 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | −14 (68-68-66=202) | 2 strokes | Paul Goydos |
Champions Tour playoff record (1-0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2015 | Regions Tradition | Kevin Sutherland | Won with par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 | T50 | CUT | T7 | CUT | T23 | CUT |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 | T9 | T4 | T97 | 4 | T7 | T7 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | T24 | T68 | T5 | T51 | CUT | T30 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | 6 | T51 | CUT | T3 | T73 | 3 | T44 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | T20 | DNP | 5 | CUT | T20 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT | T44 | 3 | CUT | 3 | T78 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | T41 | CUT | T47 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | T62 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 32 |
- Most consecutive cuts made - 7 (1995 U.S. Open - 1996 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s - 2 (1995 PGA - 1996 Masters)
World Golf Championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | 38 holes | Andrew Magee |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accenture Match Play Championship | 1 | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R64 | DNP |
CA Championship | T48 | 39 | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bridgestone Invitational | T7 | T24 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 |
NT = Cancelled due to September 11, 2001 attacks
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Senior major championships
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Regions Tradition | 1 shot lead | −14 (67-67-68-72=274 ) | Playoff1 | Kevin Sutherland |
2015 | U.S. Senior Open | Tied for lead | −10 (70-65-70-65=270) | 2 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
1 Defeated Kevin Sutherland in sudden death playoff with par on first extra hole
Senior results timeline
Results are not in chronological order before 2016.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|
The Tradition | 21 | 1 | T38 |
Senior PGA Championship | T9 | T22 | |
Senior Players Championship | DNP | T12 | |
Senior British Open Championship | DNP | T7 | |
U.S. Senior Open | T55 | 1 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
U.S. national team appearances
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners)
- Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners)