Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports.

Career

Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former

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player Forrest Fezler. Maltbie attended

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(1970–1971), and then went on to

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; he was a member of the

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team at both institutions. Maltbie turned professional in 1973, joined the PGA Tour in 1974, and played on the Tour full-time from 1975 to 1996. He won five official tour events between 1975 and 1985, including back-to-back wins in his first full year. After his win at the 1975 Pleasant Valley Classic, Maltbie left his $40,000 winner's check behind in a bar. In his second year on tour, Maltbie won the inaugural

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by defeating

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on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff. On the playoff's third hole, an errant shot by Maltbie seemed headed for the gallery when it hit a stake causing the ball to bounce onto the green instead. Maltbie had 55 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. In 1985, he won two tournaments, earned $360,554, and finished 8th on the money list. His best finish in a major was T4 at the

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. Maltbie calls losing that tournament the biggest disappointment of his career. Maltbie began play on the Senior PGA Tour after turning 50 in June 2001. His best finish at this level is a 20th at the 2003 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am. Since 1991, Maltbie has worked as an on-course reporter and analyst for NBC Sports. In this role, he has become well known as a jovial good-natured figure. His signature element is a "golf whisper", necessitated by the fact that Maltbie generally stands much closer to the green than other on-course reporters. During the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Opens, both contested at

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on Long Island, NBC ran features in which Maltbie spent a night camping out with several golfers while waiting in the infamous line to play Bethpage's Black Course, the first municipal course to host the U.S. Open. Maltbie is a

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fan and owns several Super Bowl rings given to him by former owner Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. He and wife, Donna have two sons, Spencer and Parker.

Amateur wins (2)

*1971 Northern California Championship *1972 California State Amateur Championship

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

Other wins (4)

''this list may be incomplete'' *1973

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*1974

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*1980

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*1984

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Senior wins (3)

*2003

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- Raphael Division (with Gary Koch) *2008

- Raphael Division (with Gary Koch) *2009

- Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1977 Open Championship – 1987 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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

References

External links

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NBC Sports
– Roger Maltbie {{DEFAULTSORT:Maltbie, Roger American male golfers San Jose State Spartans men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golf writers and broadcasters Golfers from California San Jose City College alumni Sportspeople from Modesto, California Sportspeople from San Jose, California People from Los Gatos, California 1951 births Living people