Blaine McCallister (born October 17, 1958) is an American

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who has played on the

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, Nationwide Tour and

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. McCallister was born in

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. He attended the

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and was a member of the

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team. His college roommates were future fellow professional golfer

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and future

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golf host

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. McCallister turned pro in 1981. McCallister joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He had a total of five wins on the PGA Tour, all of which came in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As he entered his forties, McCallister began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He established the tournament record of 265 at the

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, which is his sole win on the Nationwide Tour. After turning 50 in October 2008, McCallister began playing on the Champions Tour. McCallister is naturally left-handed but plays the game mix-handed; he writes left-handed, strikes the ball right-handed and putts left-handed. He lives in

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Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*1986

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Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1990 U.S. Open – 1992 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 0

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCallister, Blaine American male golfers Houston Cougars men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Texas Golfers from Jacksonville, Florida People from Fort Stockton, Texas People from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 1958 births Living people