Jeff Maggert
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer 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.[1] He was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School.[2]
He attended Texas A&M University.[1] Maggert was an All-American member of the golf team.[1]
Professional career
Maggert turned professional in 1986.[1] 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.[1] He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup three times and in the Presidents Cup once.[1]
In April 1994, Maggert recorded a double eagle on the 13th hole at the Masters. Seven years later in June 2001, he recorded a double eagle on the 6th hole of the U.S. Open. Maggert is the first (and as of 2025, only) golfer to record multiple double eagles during major championships.
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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 | Template:Flagicon Greg Kraft |
| 2 | Feb 28, 1999 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | 38 holes | Template:Flagicon Andrew Magee | |
| 3 | May 16, 2006 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | −9 (72-66-68-65=271) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Tom Pernice Jr. |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Shell Houston Open | Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Greg Bruckner, Template:Flagicon Bob Lendzion, Template:Flagicon Craig McClellan, Template:Flagicon Casey Nakama |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Singapore Open | Template:Flagicon Peter Fowler, Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Greg Ladehoff |
| 2 | Jul 22, 1990 | Ben Hogan Buffalo Open | −12 (67-69-68=204) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Carl Cooper, Template:Flagicon Greg Ladehoff |
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Ben Hogan Knoxville Open | Template:Flagicon Greg Ladehoff | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1990 | Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open | Template:Flagicon Dicky Thompson | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1990 | Ben Hogan Buffalo Open | Template:Flagicon Carl Cooper, Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Billy Andrade |
| 2 | May 17, 2015 | Regions Tradition | −14 (67-67-68-72=274) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Kevin Sutherland |
| 3 | Jun 28, 2015 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (70-65-70-65=270) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie |
| 4 | Aug 9, 2015 | Shaw Charity Classic | −16 (67-63-64=194) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie |
| 5 | Aug 30, 2015 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | −14 (68-68-66=202) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Paul Goydos |
| 6 | Nov 10, 2019 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −21 (63-65-69-66=263) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Regions Tradition | Template:Flagicon Kevin Sutherland | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2019 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen | Won with eagle on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 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 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
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Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 11 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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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 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Magee | |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | 1 | R64 | R64 | |||||
| Championship | T48 | 39 | NT1 | |||||
| Invitational | T7 | T24 | T59 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
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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)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Regions Tradition | 1 shot lead | −14 (67-67-68-72=274 ) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Kevin Sutherland |
| 2015 | U.S. Senior Open | Tied for lead | −10 (70-65-70-65=270) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | 21 | 1 | T38 | T42 | T5 | T6 | NT | T19 | T40 | T39 | 62 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T9 | T22 | T31 | T59 | CUT | T21 | NT | CUT | T39 | 76 | CUT | 65 |
| Senior Players Championship | T12 | T36 | T35 | 2 | T39 | T52 | T32 | 65 | T13 | T70 | T25 | |
| U.S. Senior Open | T55 | 1 | T30 | T23 | T49 | T47 | NT | T23 | CUT | T32 | T51 | |
| Senior British Open Championship | T7 | T54 | T31 | T50 | NT | CUT | CUT |
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"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. national team appearances
See also
References
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