Maxie Patton Kizzire (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He grew up in Tuscaloosa and played his college golf at Auburn University. He earned all-Southeastern Conference 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, 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 and the Rex Hospital Open, before recording his first victory at the Utah Championship. With this victory, he secured his PGA Tour 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 Barbasol Championship, where he missed the cut. Kizzire was voted the Web.com Tour Player of the Year.
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 Safeway Open. 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 OHL Classic at Mayakoba. Due to inclement weather, the players had to play 36 holes on Sunday, but Kizzire held off the challenge of Rickie Fowler to claim a one stroke victory.
On January 14, 2018, Kizzire won his second title of the 2018 PGA Tour season at the Sony Open in Hawaii played at Waialae Country Club. He prevailed in a sudden-death playoff, defeating James Hahn 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.
On September 15, 2024, Kizzire broke a six year winless drought en route to his third victory on the PGA Tour at the Procore Championship played at Silverado in Napa Valley, California. Kizzire led the final three days and was victorious by five shots over David Lipsky.
Personal life Patton is one of the tallest players on the PGA Tour, standing at 6 foot 5.
Professional wins (6) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 12, 2017OHL Classic at Mayakoba−19 (62-70-66-67=265)1 stroke Rickie Fowler 2Jan 14, 2018Sony Open in Hawaii−17 (67-64-64-68=263)Playoff James Hahn3Sep 15, 2024Procore Championship−20 (66-65-67-70=268)5 strokes David Lipsky
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Sony Open in Hawaii James HahnWon with par on sixth extra hole
Web.com Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 2, 2015Utah Championship−19 (67-62-71-69=269)Playoff Kang Sung-hoon2Aug 23, 2015News Sentinel Open−20 (68-68-64-64=264)4 strokes Brad Fritsch, Kim Si-woo
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12015Rex Hospital Open Miguel Ángel Carballo, Kyle ThompsonThompson won with birdie on second extra hole22015Utah Championship Kang Sung-hoonWon with birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Dec 9, 2018QBE Shootout(with Brian Harman)−30 (59-66-61=186)1 stroke Emiliano Grillo and Graeme McDowell
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament201620172018Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipT68CUTPGA ChampionshipT49CUT Tournament2019202020212022202320242025Masters TournamentT18CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT75WDU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 4 Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2016 Open – 2016 PGA)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320252026The Players Championship76CUTCUTT79CT35T22T65CUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place C = canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2016201720182019ChampionshipT12T27Match PlayR16T36InvitationalT31Champions67
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied
See also 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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