Jeff Maggert

Jeff Maggert
Jeff Maggert
Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Allan Maggert
Born	February 20, 1964 (age 60); Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.
Spouse	Michelle Austin Maggert
Children	4
Career
College	Texas A&M University
Turned professional	1986
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Ben Hogan Tour
Professional wins	19
Highest ranking	14 (May 30, 1999)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
European Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Korn Ferry Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	6
Other	7
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	5th: 2003
PGA Championship	3rd/T3: 1995, 1997
U.S. Open	3rd: 2002, 2004
The Open Championship	T5: 1996
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Tour; money list winner
Ben Hogan Tour; money list winner	1990
Ben Hogan Tour; Player of the Year	1990

Jeffrey Allan Maggert (born February 20, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life and amateur career

Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri.^[2] He was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School.^[3]

He attended Texas A&M University.^[2] Maggert was an All-American member of the golf team.^[2]

Professional career

Maggert turned professional in 1986.^[2] Early in his career he played overseas, especially on the Asia Golf Circuit and PGA Tour of Australia. 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 in 1990 where he won two tournaments. Maggert's good play on the Ben Hogan Tour ensured a promotion to the PGA Tour for 1991. He has won three times and finished runner-up 16 times on the PGA Tour.^[2] He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup three times and in the Presidents Cup once.^[2]

In April 2003, Maggert was the 54-hole leader at The Masters, 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 The Players Championship in 2008 after completing one round, when he learned that his older brother, Barry, had died in a single-engine airplane crash in Gilpin County, Colorado.^[4]

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.

Senior career

Maggert won on his Champions Tour debut in March 2014 at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, becoming the 17th player to do so.^[5] 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 Billy Andrade.

In May 2015, Maggert won his maiden senior major championship and second Champions Tour event at the Regions Tradition. After finishing in a tie at 14-under-par after regulation play, he defeated Kevin Sutherland 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 Colin Montgomerie at the U.S. Senior Open. He began the final round tied for the lead with Bernhard Langer, 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 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Maggert won the event in dramatic fashion by holing out a wedge from the fairway for eagle on the third playoff hole, defeating Retief Goosen.^[6]

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 10, 1993	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	−23 (66-65-66-68=265)	3 strokes	Greg Kraft
2	Feb 28, 1999	WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship	38 holes		Andrew Magee
3	May 16, 2006	FedEx St. Jude Classic	−9 (72-66-68-65=271)	3 strokes	Tom Pernice Jr.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1996	Shell Houston Open	Mark Brooks	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Apr 2, 1989	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open	−5 (71-73-71-68=283)	5 strokes	Greg Bruckner, Bob Lendzion, Craig McClellan, Casey Nakama

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1987	Singapore Open	Peter Fowler, Hsu Sheng-san	Fowler won with birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jan 28, 1990	Vines Classic	−7 (64-71-73-73=281)	1 stroke	Brett Ogle

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 13, 1990	Ben Hogan Knoxville Open	−11 (70-66-66=202)	Playoff	Greg Ladehoff
2	Jul 22, 1990	Ben Hogan Buffalo Open	−12 (67-69-68=204)	Playoff	Carl Cooper, Greg Ladehoff

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1990	Ben Hogan Knoxville Open	Greg Ladehoff	Won with eagle on first extra hole
2	1990	Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open	Dicky Thompson	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1990	Ben Hogan Buffalo Open	Carl Cooper, Greg Ladehoff	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

1988 Texas State Open, St. Louis Open
1990 Texas State Open
1994 Texas State Open, Diners Club Matches (with Jim McGovern)
1997 Diners Club Matches (with Steve Elkington)

PGA Tour Champions wins (6)

Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (2)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 23, 2014	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	−11 (68-69-68=205)	2 strokes	Billy Andrade
2	May 17, 2015	Regions Tradition	−14 (67-67-68-72=274)	Playoff	Kevin Sutherland
3	Jun 28, 2015	U.S. Senior Open	−10 (70-65-70-65=270)	2 strokes	Colin Montgomerie
4	Aug 9, 2015	Shaw Charity Classic	−16 (67-63-64=194)	4 strokes	Colin Montgomerie
5	Aug 30, 2015	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	−14 (68-68-66=202)	2 strokes	Paul Goydos
6	Nov 10, 2019	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	−21 (63-65-69-66=263)	Playoff	Retief Goosen

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Regions Tradition	Kevin Sutherland	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2018	Constellation Senior Players Championship	Vijay Singh	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	2019	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Retief Goosen	Won with eagle on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament		T21	T50	CUT	T7	CUT	T23	CUT
U.S. Open		T52	T9	T4	T97	4	T7	T7
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T24	T68	T5	T51	CUT	T30
PGA Championship	6	T51	CUT	T3	T73	3	T44	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament	CUT	T20		5	CUT	T20
U.S. Open	CUT	T44	3	CUT	3	T78
The Open Championship	T41	CUT	T47				CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT		CUT	T62

Tournament	2014	2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Top 10

Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	2	6	12	7
U.S. Open	2	4	7	7	17	11
The Open Championship	0	1	1	2	12	7
PGA Championship	2	2	3	3	14	7
Totals	4	8	13	18	55	32

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

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Players Championship	CUT	T54	CUT	3	T18	T53	CUT	T51	T46

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Players Championship	T3	CUT	T14	T11	T33	T46	T45	CUT	WD

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
The Players Championship			T35	T2	T48

Top 10

Did not play

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

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1999	WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship	38 holes		Andrew Magee

Results timeline

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2005	2006
Match Play	1	R64		R64
Championship	T48	39	NT¹
Invitational	T7	T24			T59

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2015	Regions Tradition	1 shot lead	−14 (67-67-68-72=274 )	Playoff	Kevin Sutherland
2015	U.S. Senior Open	Tied for lead	−10 (70-65-70-65=270)	2 strokes	Colin Montgomerie

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Tradition	21	1	T38	T42	T5	T6	NT	T19	T40		T39
Senior PGA Championship	T9	T22	T31	T59	CUT	T21	NT	CUT	T39	76	CUT
U.S. Senior Open	T55	1	T30	T23	T49	T47	NT	T23	CUT	T32	T51
Senior Players Championship		T12	T36	T35	2	T39	T52	T32	65	T13	T70
Senior British Open Championship		T7	T54	T31	T50		NT			CUT	CUT

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners)
Ryder Cup: 1995, 1997, 1999 (winners)

References

^ "Week 22 1999 Ending 30 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jeff Maggert". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ Bamberger, Michael (June 14, 1999). "Fresh Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
^ "Maggert's brother dies in plane crash in Colorado". ESPN. Associated Press. May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
^ "Jeff Maggert wins Champions debut". ESPN. Associated Press. March 23, 2014.
^ Strege, John (November 10, 2019). "Jeff Maggert's improbable hole-out eagle to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship allows Scott McCarron to win the Schwab Cup". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

External links

Jeff Maggert at the PGA Tour official site
Jeff Maggert at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w199922-1] "Week 22 1999 Ending 30 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[PGApro-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jeff Maggert". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[3] Bamberger, Michael (June 14, 1999). "Fresh Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

[4] "Maggert's brother dies in plane crash in Colorado". ESPN. Associated Press. May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

[5] "Jeff Maggert wins Champions debut". ESPN. Associated Press. March 23, 2014.

[6] Strege, John (November 10, 2019). "Jeff Maggert's improbable hole-out eagle to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship allows Scott McCarron to win the Schwab Cup". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

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Early life and amateur career

Professional career

Senior career

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

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