Jeffrey Michael Quinney (born November 17, 1978) is an American professional golfer.

Jeff Quinney
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Michael Quinney
Born (1978-11-17) November 17, 1978 (age 45)
Eugene, Oregon
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional2001
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking48 (June 22, 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2001
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2007, 2008
U.S. OpenT29: 2008
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2001, 2008

Early life edit

Quinney was born in Eugene, Oregon.

Amateur career edit

Quinney had a successful amateur career, winning the U.S. Amateur in 2000,[2] and represented the USA in the Walker Cup in 2001.

Professional career edit

After turning professional in 2001 he played on the Canadian Tour and Nationwide Tour, and won the Oregon Classic in 2004. He finished in the top 10 of the Nationwide Tour Order of Merit in 2006, enabling him to play on the PGA Tour in 2007.

Quinney made a strong start in his rookie season, earning four top-ten finishes in his first five events. This run of good form propelled him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In May 2008 he reached the top 50 of the world rankings after finishing third at The Players Championship.

Quinney was named the assistant coach of the University of Oregon men's golf team in 2021. He became the school's interim head coach in October after Casey Martin had his leg amputated.

Amateur wins edit

Professional wins (3) edit

Nationwide Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Sep 19, 2004 Oregon Classic 71-71-70-63=275 −13 3 strokes   Barry Cheesman

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Scholarship America Showdown   Brandt Snedeker Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 31, 2002 Scottsdale Swing at McCormick Ranch 63-68-66-68=265 −23 6 strokes   James Driscoll
2 Jun 2, 2002 Bay Mills Open 69-74-69-70=282 −6 1 stroke   Dave Christensen,   Mario Tiziani

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT T29
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship edit

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Players Championship T6 3 T68 CUT
  Top 10

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

U.S. national team appearances edit

Amateur

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Week 25 2008 Ending 22 Jun 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2000 U.S. Amateur". United States Golf Association. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2013.

External links edit