George McNeill (golfer)

George McNeill
McNeill at the 2015 PGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameGeorge William McNeill Jr.
Born (1975-10-02) October 2, 1975 (age 49)
Naples, Florida
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceFort Myers, Florida
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Web.com Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking67 (March 9, 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT62: 2012
U.S. Open63rd: 2007
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2010, 2014

George William McNeill Jr. (born October 2, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour with victories at the 2007 Frys.com Open and the 2012 Puerto Rico Open.

Biography

McNeill was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He attended North Fort Myers High School and graduated in 1993. He then attended Florida State University, where he was a member of the golf team. He was an All-ACC and All-America selection in 1997 and 1998.

McNeill is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003 but did not retain his card. In 2004 he played on the Golden Bear Tour and he only played in one Nationwide Tour event. In 2005 he played several mini-tour events and tried to Monday qualify for several Nationwide and PGA Tour events, but was unsuccessful. In late 2005, he took a break from professional golf and worked as an assistant professional at the Shadow Wood and Forest Country Clubs in Fort Myers, Florida for six months.[2] In June 2006, he returned to professional golf by qualifying for the 2006 U.S. Open. He followed the U.S. Open with two Nationwide event starts, making one cut. Later in December 2006, he was medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. By doing so, he won $50,000 and received his PGA Tour card for 2007. As a rookie on the PGA Tour in 2007, he qualified for the FedEx Cup. He played in two FedEx Cup events before missing the points cut for the third event. He won his first PGA Tour event during the Fall Series at the Frys.com Open in October.[3] McNeill won the 2012 Puerto Rico Open for his second PGA Tour victory. Tied for the lead with Ryo Ishikawa with three holes to play, McNeill finished with three birdies for a two-shot win.[4] He finished runner-up to Ángel Cabrera in the 2014 Greenbrier Classic after shooting a 9-under-par 61 in the final round. He finished the tournament with a score of 14-under to Cabrera's 16-under. He found out after the tournament that his older sister had died of cancer earlier that day.[5]

Amateur wins

  • 1997 Tennessee Tournament of Champions

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Oct 14, 2007 Frys.com Open −23 (66-64-67-67=264) 4 strokes United States D. J. Trahan
2 Mar 11, 2012 Puerto Rico Open −16 (66-70-67-69=272) 2 strokes Japan Ryo Ishikawa

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open United States Chad Campbell, Scotland Martin Laird Laird won with birdie on third extra hole
Campbell eliminated by par on second hole
2 2009 Children's Miracle Network Classic Canada Stephen Ames, United States Justin Leonard Ames won with par on second extra hole
Leonard eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (4)

  • 1999 Citronelle Classic (Emerald Coast Tour)
  • 2001 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
  • 2002 Beck's Open (Fort Myers)
  • 2008 Coors Light Open (Fort Myers)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT 63 CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT T62 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 10 2008 Ending 9 Mar 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "McNeill slips ahead of the competition in Vegas". Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
  3. ^ McNeill holds off challengers in Vegas for first PGA Tour win
  4. ^ George McNeill birdies last 3 holes to beat Ishikawa and win Puerto Rico Open[dead link]
  5. ^ "Cabrera wins Greenbrier Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. July 6, 2014.