Maxie Patton Kizzire (born March 3, 1986) is an American

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, currently playing on the

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Amateur career

Kizzire was born in

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...

, grew up in

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, and played his collegiate golf at

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. He earned all-

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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.

Professional career

In December 2014, Kizzire tied for 21st place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage. In his 2015 season on the

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 ...

, 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 The Mexico Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in May 2013 at the El Bosque Country Club in León, Mexico. The Mexican Open had been a Web.com Tour event from 2008 to 2012, and was played at El Bosque t ...

and the

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, before recording his first victory at the

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. With this victory, he secured his

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

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, where he missed the cut. Kizzire was voted the

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. 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

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. 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

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. Due to inclement weather, the players had to play 36 holes on Sunday, but Kizzire held off the challenge of

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to claim a one stroke victory. On January 14, 2018, Kizzire won his second title of the 2018 PGA Tour season at the

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played at

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. He prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, defeating

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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.

Personal

Patton is one of the tallest players on the PGA Tour, standing at 6 foot 5. He uses all

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golf clubs and golf balls and has a

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putter. He is also sponsored by

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, Peter Millar and Paylocity.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2016 Open – 2016 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kizzire, Patton American male golfers Auburn Tigers men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Alabama Sportspeople from Montgomery, Alabama Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1986 births Living people