Patton Kizzire
| Patton Kizzire | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Maxie Patton Kizzire |
| Born |
March 3, 1986 Montgomery, Alabama |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College | Auburn University |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T68: 2016 |
| PGA Championship | T49: 2016 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Web.com Tour Player of the Year | 2015 |
Maxie Patton Kizzire (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama, grew up in Tuscaloosa, and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Kizzire was vote the Web.com Tour Player of the Year.[5]
On October 16, 2016, Kizzire finished runner-up to Brendan Steele in the PGA Tour season-opening Safeway Open.
Personal
Patton is one of the tallest players on the Web.com Tour, standing at 6 foot 5. He has drawn comparisons to golfers, such as, Ernie Els and Davis Love III for his stature and loose golf swing. He uses all Titleist golf clubs and golf balls and has a Scotty Cameron putter. He is also sponsored by FootJoy.
Professional wins
Web.com Tour wins
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T68 |
| PGA Championship | T49 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2016 Open – 2016 PGA, current)
See also
References
- ↑ "Patton Kizzire Bio". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/tournaments/web-com-tour-qualifying-tournament/leaderboard.html
- ↑ "Patton Kizzire wins Web.com Tour's Utah Championship". USA Today. Associated Press. August 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Patton Kizzire – Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Kizzire named Web.com Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. November 18, 2015.
External links
- Patton Kizzire at the PGA Tour official site
- Patton Kizzire at the Official World Golf Ranking official site