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.
| George McNeill | |
|---|---|
 McNeill at the 2015 PGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | George William McNeill Jr. |
| Born | October 2, 1975 Naples, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | Florida State University |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (past champion status) Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 67 (March 9, 2008)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T62: 2012 |
| U.S. Open | 63rd: 2007 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2010, 2014 |
Biography edit
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 edit
- 1997 Tennessee Tournament of Champions
Professional wins (6) edit
PGA Tour wins (2) edit
| 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 |  D. J. Trahan
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| 2 | Mar 11, 2012 | Puerto Rico Open | −16 (66-70-67-69=272) | 2 strokes |  Ryo Ishikawa
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Chad Campbell,  Martin Laird
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Laird won with birdie on third extra hole Campbell eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2009 | Children's Miracle Network Classic |  Stephen Ames, Justin Leonard
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Ames won with par on second extra hole Leonard eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (4) edit
- 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 edit
| 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Week 10 2008 Ending 9 Mar 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "McNeill slips ahead of the competition in Vegas". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ^ McNeill holds off challengers in Vegas for first PGA Tour win
- ^ George McNeill birdies last 3 holes to beat Ishikawa and win Puerto Rico Open[dead link]
- ^ "Cabrera wins Greenbrier Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. July 6, 2014.
External links edit
- George McNeill at the PGA Tour official site
- George McNeill at the Official World Golf Ranking official site