John Mahaffey

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John Mahaffey
Personal Information
Birth (1948-05-09) May 9, 1948 (age 76)
Kerrville, Texas, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Nationality  United States
Residence The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.
College University of Houston
Career
Turned Pro 1971
Current tour Champions Tour
Professional wins 14 (PGA Tour: 10, Other: 3, Champions Tour: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 1
Masters T8: 1981
U.S. Open 2nd: 1975
British Open T10: 1975
PGA Championship Won 1978

John Drayton Mahaffey Jr. (born May 9, 1948) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 10 PGA Tour events.

Mahaffey was born in Kerrville, Texas. He attended the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He turned pro in 1971 after graduating in 1970 with a degree in psychology.

Mahaffey came close to winning his first major in 1975. He lost the U.S. Open to Lou Graham in a playoff at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois.

In 1978, he won twice on the tour that year including one major, the PGA Championship. He also won the World Cup individual and team event where he was paired with Andy North that year.

The 1978 PGA championship was held at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Mahaffey became the best comeback winner in PGA history after trailing Tom Watson by seven strokes with 14 holes to play. Ultimately, the tournament came down to a 3 player playoff – Mahaffey, Watson and Jerry Pate. All three players made par on the first playoff hole. The drama ended on the second playoff hole when Pate missed the green, Watson missed a 30-foot birdie attempt and Mahaffey made his 12-foot birdie put for the Championship. [1]

Mahaffey played on the 1979 Ryder Cup team.

Mahaffey currently lives near Houston at The Woodlands in his home state of Texas. His family includes wife Elizabeth, son John D. III (born 1988) and daughter Meagan (born 1992). In his spare time, he enjoys fishing. Early in his career, Mahaffey was often sought out by other players to do comedic imitations for which he has a special talent. He currently splits his time between playing on the Champions Tour and serving as a roving announcer on Champions Tour Golf Channel telecasts.

Amateur wins (1)

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (10)

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (1)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runners Up
1978 PGA Championship -8 (75-67-68-66=276) Playoff1 United States Jerry Pate, United States Tom Watson

1Defeated Jerry Pate and Tom Watson with a birdie on the second extra hole.

Results timeline

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT T39 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T36 LA DNP CUT T29 T12 2 T4 DNP DNP T36
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T44 T10 DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T30 T9 T28 WD DNP 1 T51
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters T44 T8 CUT T40 CUT T14 T42 T35 DNP DNP
U.S. Open T28 CUT T22 T34 T30 T39 CUT T24 DNP T46
The Open Championship T32 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T15 CUT T42 CUT T20 T23 CUT T65 T15 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
The Masters T42 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP WD

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

See also

References

  1. ^ Year by year history of the PGA Championship

External links

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