David Alan Jackson (born June 3, 1964) is an American
professional golfer
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and former
PGA Tour
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member.
Jackson was born in
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metr ...
. He attended the
University of Florida
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in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the
Florida Gators men's golf
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team in
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) competition from 1983 to 1986. During his college career, he was a two-time individual medalist, the Gators won the
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC) team championship in 1985, and he was a first-team All-SEC selection three times (1984, 1985, 1986). Jackson also received
All-American honors four times.
He graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science in 1986.
Jackson played on the
PGA Tour
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and its development tour, the Ben Hogan Tour/Nike Tour (now
Web.com Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...
), from 1989 to 1998. On the PGA Tour (1989, 1993), his best finish was T-14 at the 1986
Tallahassee Open
The Tallahassee Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 to 1989. It was played at Killearn Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida.
It was founded in 1969 as the Tallahassee Open Invitational. From 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA ...
. On the Ben Hogan/Nike Tour (1990–92, 1994–98), his best finish was a win at the 1992
Ben Hogan Cleveland Open
The Greater Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour. It ran from 1990 to 2001. It was played at Quail Hollow Resort on the Devlin Course in Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio.
In 2001 the winner earned $76,500.
Winners
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Professional wins (1)
Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Jackson only played in the U.S. Open.''
See also
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1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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1992 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
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List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour
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List of University of Florida alumni
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References
External links
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American male golfers
Florida Gators men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Sportspeople from Valdosta, Georgia
1964 births
Living people
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