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. He was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School.
He attended Texas A&M University. Maggert was an All-American member of the golf team.
Professional career Maggert turned professional in 1986. 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. He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup three times and in the Presidents Cup once.
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.
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. 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.
Professional wins (19) PGA Tour wins (3) LegendWorld Golf Championships (1) Other PGA Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Oct 10, 1993Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic−23 (66-65-66-68=265)3 strokes Greg Kraft2Feb 28, 1999WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship38 holes Andrew Magee3May 16, 2006FedEx St. Jude Classic−9 (72-66-68-65=271)3 strokes Tom Pernice Jr.
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11996Shell Houston Open Mark BrooksLost to birdie on first extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Apr 2, 1989Benson & 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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11987Singapore Open Peter Fowler, Hsu Sheng-sanFowler won with birdie on third extra hole
PGA Tour of Australia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jan 28, 1990Vines Classic−7 (64-71-73-73=281)1 stroke Brett Ogle
Ben Hogan Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1May 13, 1990Ben Hogan Knoxville Open−11 (70-66-66=202)Playoff Greg Ladehoff2Jul 22, 1990Ben Hogan Buffalo Open−12 (67-69-68=204)Playoff Carl Cooper, Greg Ladehoff
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11990Ben Hogan Knoxville Open Greg LadehoffWon with eagle on first extra hole21990Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open Dicky ThompsonLost to par on second extra hole31990Ben Hogan Buffalo Open Carl Cooper, Greg LadehoffWon 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 23, 2014Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic−11 (68-69-68=205)2 strokes Billy Andrade2May 17, 2015Regions Tradition−14 (67-67-68-72=274)Playoff Kevin Sutherland3Jun 28, 2015U.S. Senior Open−10 (70-65-70-65=270)2 strokes Colin Montgomerie4Aug 9, 2015Shaw Charity Classic−16 (67-63-64=194)4 strokes Colin Montgomerie5Aug 30, 2015Dick's Sporting Goods Open−14 (68-68-66=202)2 strokes Paul Goydos6Nov 10, 2019Charles Schwab Cup Championship−21 (63-65-69-66=263)Playoff Retief Goosen
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12015Regions Tradition Kevin SutherlandWon with par on first extra hole22018Constellation Senior Players Championship Vijay SinghLost to birdie on second extra hole32019Charles Schwab Cup Championship Retief GoosenWon with eagle on third extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament1986198719881989Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentT21T50CUTT7CUTT23CUTU.S. OpenT52T9T4T974T7T7The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT24T68T5T51CUTT30PGA Championship6T51CUTT3T733T44CUT Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTT205CUTT20U.S. OpenCUTT443CUT3T78The Open ChampionshipT41CUTT47CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT62 Tournament2010201120122013201420152016Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 2 6 12 7U.S. Open 0 0 2 4 7 7 17 11The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 7PGA Championship 0 0 2 2 3 3 14 7Totals 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 Tournament199119921993199419951996199719981999The Players ChampionshipCUTT54CUT3T18T53CUTT51T46 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009The Players ChampionshipT3CUTT14T11T33T46T45CUTWD Tournament20102011201220132014The Players ChampionshipT35T2T48
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
World Golf Championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up1999WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship38 holes Andrew Magee
Results timeline Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006Match Play1R64R64ChampionshipT4839NT1InvitationalT7T24T59 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = No tournament "T" = tied
Senior major championships Wins (2) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-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. Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20192020202120222023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipT9T22T31T59CUTT21NTCUTT3976CUT65CUTThe Tradition211T38T42T5T6NTT19T40T3962T63U.S. Senior OpenT551T30T23T49T47NTT23CUTT32T51CUTT36Senior Players ChampionshipT12T36T352T39T52T3265T13T70T2557Senior British Open ChampionshipT7T54T31T50NTCUTCUTCUTT45
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)
See also 1990 Ben Hogan Tour graduates 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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