John Mahaffey

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John Mahaffey
Personal information
Full nameJohn Drayton Mahaffey Jr.
Born (1948-05-09) May 9, 1948 (age 75)
Champions Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour10
PGA Tour Champions1
Other5
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT8: 1981
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1978
U.S. Open2nd: 1975
The Open ChampionshipT10: 1975

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

Early life

Mahaffey was born in

Houston, Texas. Mahaffey graduated in 1970 with a degree in psychology
.

Professional career

He turned pro in 1971. Mahaffey came close to winning back to back U.S. Opens. In 1975, he lost in a playoff to Lou Graham at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois. The following year Mahaffey had a two-shot lead after 54 holes at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia before shooting a final round 73 and finishing T-4.

In 1978, he won the

World Cup individual and team event where he was paired with Andy North
in 1978.

Mahaffey played on the 1979 Ryder Cup team the following year.

Later in his career, he began work as an announcer on Golf Channel telecasts of the PGA Tour Champions.

Personal life

Mahaffey lives near

Houston at The Woodlands in his home state of Texas. His family includes wife Elizabeth, and two children.[citation needed
]

Amateur wins

  • 1970
    NCAA Championship

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (10)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (8)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 28, 1973 Sahara Invitational −13 (68-66-69-68=271) 3 strokes United States Dave Eichelberger
2 Aug 6, 1978 PGA Championship −8 (75-67-68-66=276) Playoff United States Jerry Pate, United States Tom Watson
3 Aug 13, 1978
American Optical Classic
−14 (71-65-67-67=270) 2 strokes United States Raymond Floyd, United States Gil Morgan
4 Jan 14, 1979
Bob Hope Desert Classic
−17 (66-66-71-71-69=343) 1 stroke United States Lee Trevino
5 Jun 1, 1980 Kemper Open −5 (68-72-67-68=275) 3 strokes United States Craig Stadler
6 July 26, 1981
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
−8 (72-67-70-67=276) 2 strokes United States Andy North
7 Jan 15, 1984
Bob Hope Classic
(2)
−20 (66-70-70-68-66=340) Playoff United States Jim Simons
8 Sep 29, 1985
Texas Open
−12 (68-68-65-67=268) Playoff United States Jodie Mudd
9 Mar 30, 1986 Tournament Players Championship −13 (69-70-65-71=275) 1 stroke United States Larry Mize
10 Aug 6, 1989
Federal Express St. Jude Classic
−12 (70-71-66-65=272) 3 strokes United States Bob Gilder, United States Hubert Green,
West Germany Bernhard Langer, United States Bob Tway

PGA Tour playoff record (3–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1975 U.S. Open United States Lou Graham Lost 18-hole playoff;
Graham: E (71),
Mahaffey: +2 (73)
2 1978 PGA Championship United States Jerry Pate, United States Tom Watson Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1984
Bob Hope Desert Classic
United States Jim Simons Won with par on second extra hole
4 1985
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
United States Mark Wiebe Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5 1985
Texas Open
United States Jodie Mudd Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Dec 3, 1978 World Cup
(with United States Andy North)
−12 (141-144-138-141=564) 10 strokes  AustraliaWayne Grady and Greg Norman
2 Dec 3, 1978 World Cup Individual Trophy −7 (69-72-69-71=281) 2 strokes United States Andy North
3 Nov 11, 1979 World Cup (2)
(with United States Hale Irwin)
−1 (141-141-152-141=575) 5 strokes  ScotlandKen Brown and Sandy Lyle
4 Jan 4, 1981
Spalding Invitational
−9 (69-69-69-72=279) 1 stroke United States Buddy Allin
5 Dec 12, 1982
JCPenney Mixed Team Classic
(with United States JoAnne Carner
)
−20 (68-67-63-70=268) 1 stroke United States Jay Haas and United States Hollis Stacy

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jun 20, 1999
Southwestern Bell Dominion
−12 (67-67-70=204) Playoff Spain José María Cañizares, United States Bruce Fleisher

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1999
Southwestern Bell Dominion
Spain José María Cañizares, United States Bruce Fleisher Won with birdie on second extra hole
Fleisher eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2002
FleetBoston Classic
United States Bob Gilder Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
1978 PGA Championship 7 shot deficit −8 (75-67-68-66=276) Playoff1 United States Jerry Pate, United States Tom Watson

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

Results timeline

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T39
U.S. Open T36 LA CUT T29 T12 2 T4 T36
The Open Championship T44 T10
PGA Championship T30 T9 T28 WD 1 T51
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T44 T8 CUT T40 CUT T14 T42 T35
U.S. Open T28 CUT T22 T34 T30 T39 CUT T24 T46
The Open Championship T32 T30
PGA Championship T15 CUT T42 CUT T20 T23 CUT T65 T15 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Masters Tournament T42
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT WD
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 8
U.S. Open 0 1 0 2 2 5 20 13
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4
PGA Championship 1 0 0 1 2 6 23 12
Totals 1 1 0 3 6 14 59 37
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1978 PGA – 1981 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1975 U.S. Open – 1975 Open Championship)

The Players Championship

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1986
Tournament Players Championship
4 shot deficit −13 (69-70-65-71=275) 1 stroke United States Larry Mize

Results timeline

Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
The Players Championship T19 T11 T34 T12 T5 T19 T35 T3 T10 CUT 1 T32 T27 T45 CUT CUT T9 CUT T27 T55 CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "PGA Championship History – 1978: Never count a golfer out". PGA of America. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

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