Jeff Gove (born May 28, 1971) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1971, Gove was born in Seattle, Washington. He played college golf at Pepperdine University.
Professional career In 1994, Gove turned professional. He started his career on the Nike Tour. In 1995, Gove won the Nike Tri-Cities Open. He also won a non-tour event that year, his home state's open, the Washington Open. In 1999, he won on the Nike Tour again, at the Nike Knoxville Open. He finished #12 on the money list. He was one of the 1999 Nike Tour graduates to earn PGA Tour membership. In 2000, Gove did not have much success on the PGA Tour, however, and returned to the developmental tour. In 2001, Gove had success and finished in the top ten on the money list. He was on the 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates list. In 2002, on the PGA Tour, Gove again did not have much success and returned to the developmental tour. In 2004, he played on the Gateway Tour, a minitour. He won two events. In 2005, Gove won the Nationwide Tour's Oregon Classic. He finished in the top 21 on the money list and was one of the 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates.
Gove played on the PGA Tour for the next three seasons, from 2006-2008. His best finishes on the PGA Tour were during this timespan; they were joint sixth places finishes at the 2006 Booz Allen Classic and the 2007 John Deere Classic. In 2007, Gove earned the final spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs by finishing 144th in the points standings. In 2008, however, he played poorly; he returned to the developmental tour. In 2009, he once again played well on the Nationwide Tour, finishing #17 on the money list, and regained PGA Tour membership. However, he returned to the developmental tour in 2010. In 2012, Gove had success at PGA Tour Qualifying School to regain PGA Tour membership. That year he also won his home state's open, the Washington Open, once again that year. In 2013, Gove had his last season on the PGA Tour. He returned to the developmental tour in 2014.
Since then he has played on local events and on the minitours. In 2015, he won the TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational. In 2016, he won the Quarles & Brady LLP Classic on the Gateway Tour. In 2022, he won the Oregon Open.
Professional wins (10) Nationwide Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 17, 1995Nike Tri-Cities Open−14 (65-68-69=202)Playoff Franklin Langham2May 23, 1999Nike Knoxville Open−11 (69-69-68-71=277)1 stroke Marco Dawson, Glen Hnatiuk, Carl Paulson3Oct 2, 2005Oregon Classic−15 (66-68-67=201)3 strokes Jamie Broce, Kris Cox, Esteban Toledo, Tim Wilkinson
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11995Nike Tri-Cities Open Franklin LanghamWon with birdie on second extra hole21996Nike Buffalo Open Jimmy GreenLost to par on first extra hole32004Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic Charley Hoffman, Craig LileHoffman won with birdie on third extra hole
Gateway Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Feb 26, 2004Steele Canyon Classic−6 (65-71-71=207)1 stroke Jerry Smith2Mar 11, 2004Auld Classic−18 (69-66-67-68=270)1 stroke Brian Smock3Feb 10, 2016Quarles & Brady LLP Classic−7 (71-69-69=207)1 stroke Doug Quinones
Other wins (4) 1995 Washington Open 2012 Washington Open 2015 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational 2022 Oregon Open
Results in major championships Tournament2004U.S. OpenCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Gove only played in the U.S. Open.
See also 1999 Nike Tour graduates 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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