Jeffrey Allan Maggert (born February 20, 1964) is an American

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who plays on the

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and

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Early life

Maggert was born in

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. He was raised on a golf course in

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where he attended McCullough High School.

Amateur career

Maggert attended

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. He was an All-American member of the golf team.

Professional career

Maggert turned professional in 1986. Early in his career he played overseas, especially on the

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and

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. He had some early success, winning the 1989 Malaysian Open on the AGC and the 1990 Vines Classic on the Australian Tour. Early in 1990, he qualified for the Ben Hogan Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour. He was Player of the Year on the

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in 1990 where he won two tournaments. Maggert's good play on the Ben Hogan Tour ensured a promotion to the

for 1991. He has won three times and finished runner-up 16 times on the PGA Tour. He has represented the United States in the

Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named af ...

three times and in the

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once. In April 2003, Maggert was the 54-hole leader at

The Masters The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first maj ...

, having shot a third round of 66 to charge through the field. He endured a disappointing final round, that included a triple bogey on the third hole, after the ball rebounded off the bunker lip and struck him, and then a quintuple bogey on the 12th after finding the water twice. Maggert would finish in solo fifth place, his career best finish at the Masters. He withdrew from

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in 2008 after completing one round, when he learned that his older brother, Barry, had died in a single-engine

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. Maggert is the only golfer to have more than one

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or albatross in major championship play (once during the

1994 Masters Tournament The 1994 Masters Tournament was the 58th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. José María Olazábal won the first of his two Masters titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Lehman, and bec ...

and once during the 2001 Open Championship). He 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 The Rapiscan Systems Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions in southern Mississippi. It debuted in 2010 at Fallen Oak Golf Club in Saucier, north of Biloxi. The tournament is sponsored by Rapiscan Systems. The purse in 2019 was ...

, 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

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. In May 2015, Maggert won his maiden senior major championship and second Champions Tour event at the

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. After finishing in a tie at 14-under-par after regulation play, he defeated

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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

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at the

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. He began the final round tied for the lead with

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, but shot a five-under-par 65 to pull clear of the field and claim the win. On November 10, 2019, Maggert won the season-ending event on the PGA Tour Champions, the

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. Maggert won the event in dramatic fashion by holing out a wedge from the fairway for eagle on the third playoff hole, defeating

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Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (6)

*1988

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, St. Louis Open *1990

*1994

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(with Jim McGovern) *1997

(with

Steve Elkington Stephen John Elkington (born 8 December 1962) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions. Formerly on the PGA Tour, he spent more than fifty weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 1995 to 1998. Elkington ...

)

PGA Tour Champions wins (6)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–1)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1995 U.S. Open – 1996 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 PGA – 1996 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

¹Cancelled due to

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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U.S. national team appearances

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(winners) *

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, 1999 (winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggert, Jeff American male golfers Texas A&M Aggies men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Missouri Golfers from Houston Sportspeople from Columbia, Missouri 1964 births Living people

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (6)

PGA Tour Champions wins (6)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Results timeline

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

External links