Jason William Gore (born May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jason William Gore | ||
| Born | May 17, 1974 Van Nuys, California | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Arizona Pepperdine University | ||
| Turned professional | 1997 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (past champion status) Web.com Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 12 | ||
| Highest ranking | 77 (December 11, 2005)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 7 (1st all time) | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | T62: 2006 | ||
| U.S. Open | T47: 2010 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career edit
Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He grew up playing junior golf with Tiger Woods.[2]
Gore attended the University of Arizona, then transferred to Pepperdine University.[3] At Pepperdine, he was part of their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the victorious Walker Cup team that year.
Professional career edit
Gore turned professional in 1997. In 2005, he played on the PGA Tour after moving from the Nationwide Tour mid-season, after receiving a battlefield promotion, which is given when a player wins three Nationwide Tour events in one season.
Gore has one PGA Tour win, the 84 Lumber Classic in 2005, and is the all-time leader in career wins on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour, with seven. Gore belongs to a small group of players who have shot 59 in their careers. His historic round of 59 happened on Friday of the 2005 Cox Classic at Champions Run in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also one of two golfers to win on both the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour in the same season, following Paul Stankowski in 1996.
Gore played in the final group of the 2005 U.S. Open with Retief Goosen. He shot a 14-over-par 84 to drop all the way to a tie for 49th; Michael Campbell won the event. Gore was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour from 2009 to 2014. Gore had a strong 2015, but a poor 2016 saw him finish outside 150th, limiting him to past champion status for 2017.
During the third round of the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, Gore made a double eagle on the par-5 18th hole.[4]
After injuries and poor play, Gore went into the insurance business. In 2018, he received his license and is one of the co-founders of Kirkman Gore Insurance Services.[5]
As a comeback from his retirement, Gore earned a sponsor exemption for the 2018 RSM Classic on the PGA Tour. After three rounds, he was in second place, a stroke behind leader Charles Howell III after posting scores of 68, 63 and 67.[6] In the final round, Gore shot +2 and finished T15 for the tournament. In March 2019, Gore was named the first player relations director for the USGA.
Personal life edit
Gore resides in Gladstone, New Jersey[7][8] with his wife, Megan, his son, Jaxon, and his daughter, Olivia.
Amateur wins edit
this list may be incomplete
Professional wins (12) edit
PGA Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | Sep 18, 2005 | 84 Lumber Classic | −14 (65-72-67-70=274) | 1 stroke |  Carlos Franco
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Nationwide Tour wins (7) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Oct 8, 2000 | Buy.com New Mexico Classic | −14 (67-69-64-66=266) | 3 strokes |  Mike Grob
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| 2 | Sep 15, 2002 | Oregon Classic | −18 (67-67-65-71=270) | 3 strokes | Marco Dawson, Jeff Freeman, Patrick Moore, Arron Oberholser, Tag Ridings
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| 3 | Sep 22, 2002 | Albertsons Boise Open | −15 (66-68-66-73=273) | 2 strokes | Emlyn Aubrey, Barry Cheesman
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| 4 | Jul 10, 2005 | National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic | −17 (69-66-68-68=271) | 1 stroke | Doug LaBelle II
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| 5 | Jul 17, 2005 | Scholarship America Showdown | −14 (67-68-64-67=266) | 4 strokes | Bill Haas
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| 6 | Aug 7, 2005 | Cox Classic | −23 (71-59-68-63=261) | Playoff | Roger Tambellini
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| 7 | Oct 17, 2010 | Miccosukee Championship | −16 (65-67-65-71=268) | 4 strokes | Scott Gutschewski, Kevin Kisner
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Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Cox Classic | Roger Tambellini
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (4) edit
- 1997 (1) California State Open (as an amateur)
- 2004 (1) California State Open
- 2008 (1) Straight Down Fall Classic (with Kevin Marsh)
- 2013 (1) Straight Down Fall Classic (with Kevin Marsh)
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T49 | CUT | T47 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T62 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship edit
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T23 | WD | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships edit
| Tournament | 2006 |
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| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T36 |
"T" = Tied
U.S. national team appearances edit
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1997 (winners)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Week 50 2005 Ending 11 Dec 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (September 3, 2015). "At 41, Jason Gore Brings a Different Look, and Sensibility, to the FedEx Cup Playoffs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Yoon, Peter (June 15, 1997). "Greener Pastures : Pepperdine's Jason Gore Is Concentrating on the State Amateur While Contemplating When He Should Join the PGA Tour". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Farmers Insurance Open Notes: Jason Gore has a double eagle on a day of hole-outs". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2016.
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (November 16, 2018). "Insurance salesman Gore has another shot at a PGA Tour title". Golf Channel.
- ^ Strege, John (November 17, 2018). "Jason Gore, a 'retired' professional golfer turned insurance salesman, somehow is one off lead in RSM Classic". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Meet Jason". www.jasongoregolf.com.
- ^ Lopez, Jill Painter. "Where Are They Now? Listening Post", Fore magazine, October 17, 2019. Accessed September 23, 2020. "The Gores love their new Gladstone, N.J., home, on nearly four acres of land with a 1.5-mile commute to the office. Once he had to wait for five Canada geese to cross the road."
External links edit
- Jason Gore at the PGA Tour official site
- Jason Gore at the Official World Golf Ranking official site