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Nationality
  
United States

The Open Championship
  
T11: 2010

Weight
  
88 kg

College
  
Indiana University

Name
  
Jeff Overton

Current tours
  
PGA TOUR

Masters Tournament
  
T44: 2011

Role
  
Golfer

Turned professional
  
2005

U.S. Open
  
T63: 2011

Height
  
1.93 m


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Full name
  
Jeffrey Laurence Overton

Born
  
May 28, 1983 (age 40) Evansville, Indiana (
1983-05-28
)

Spouse
  
Christina Zimmer (m. 2013)

Education
  
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, North High School

Profiles

Jeff Overton off the course


Jeffrey Laurence Overton (born May 28, 1983) is an American professional golfer.

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Overton was born in Evansville, Indiana; he graduated from Evansville North High School, leading the Huskies to two State Golf Finals; he finished as State Runner-Up in 1999 (as a sophomore) and then led the Huskies to the State Championship in 2000 as a Junior. He attended Indiana University, graduating in 2005 with a degree in Sports Marketing and Management. Turning pro in 2005, he is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He graduated from Q-School in his first attempt and started to play on the Tour in 2006.

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In 2006, he scored a double eagle (albatross) on the 18th hole at Westchester Country Club during the Barclays Classic as he holed a fairway wood from 239 yards after a 294-yard drive. During the final PGA Tour event of 2008, the Children's Miracle Network Classic, Overton was ten days removed from an appendectomy and was ranked 125th, barely hanging on to a full-season exemption. A 21st-place finish moved him up to 118th and he retained his card for 2009. After improving to 76th in 2009, Overton's 2010 season included three seconds, two thirds, and 11th at the 2010 Open Championship. He ended 2010 in 12th place on the PGA Tour money list.

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His best finish on Tour are four 2nd-place finishes; in 2007, he tied for 2nd at the Wyndham Championship, and in 2010, he finished 2nd at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the HP Byron Nelson Championship and the inaugural Greenbrier Classic. In the Greenbrier, he held a three-shot lead after 54 holes but could not withstand an amazing 4th round by Stuart Appleby, who shot a round of 59 to win his 9th PGA Tour event. Following this tournament Overton reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. His strong 2010 season earned him a place on the United States Ryder Cup team; he and teammate Rickie Fowler became the first-ever Americans to make the team without a victory on the PGA Tour. In 2015, Overton barely retained his PGA Tour card, finishing 125th in the FedEx Cup.

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Amateur wins (10)

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  • 2003 Indiana Amateur
  • 2004 Indiana Amateur
  • 2001–05 seven collegiate events
  • 2005 Big Ten Conference Champion
  • Results in major championships

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    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = Missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    U.S. national team appearances

    Amateur

  • Palmer Cup: 2005 (winners)
  • Walker Cup: 2005 (winners)
  • Professional

  • Ryder Cup: 2010
  • References

    Jeff Overton Wikipedia