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Jeff Maggert

Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. The game basically originated from Scotland and has been played for at least five centuries in the British Isles. PGA stands for Professional Golfers' Association Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USA's main professional golf tours.

Jeff Maggert was born on 20^th February 1964. His height is 5 feet 9 inches and weight is 165 pounds. His birthplace is Columbia, Missouri. He turned professional in 1986. His PGA Tour Victories are 1993 Walt Disney World and Oldsmobile Classic, 1999 WGC, the World Golf Championship Accenture Match Play Championship and 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic. His Nationwide Tour Victories are 1990 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open, Ben Hogan Buffalo Open. His International Victories includes 1989 Malaysian Open and 1990 Vines Classic.

In second start of 2006, he finished T8 at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and earned first victory since 1999 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, a span of 180 events between wins. After opening 72-66-68, came from three strokes back of Tim Herron and Tom Pernice, Jr. with final-round 5-under-par 65, aided by an eagle on number 16 and a birdie on number 17. In 2005 season, he finished a career-low number 106 on the money list but has never fallen out of the top 125 in his 15-year career. In 2004 he had his best season since 2000 where he finished second, three strokes behind Vijay Singh at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. In 2003 he finished among the top 100 for the 13th consecutive season on Tour.

He is one of the best known golf players in the history of the game. A unique style of game strategy and excellent judgment is what makes this great player one of the best all time golf players. Sheer determination, concentration and self confidence has helped him through out his professional career.

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