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Full name
  
Maxie Patton Kizzire

Former tour(s)
  
Web.com Tour

Height
  
1.96 m

Professional wins
  
2

Turned professional
  
2008

Role
  
Golfer

Current tours
  
PGA TOUR

College
  
Auburn University

Name
  
Patton Kizzire

Nationality
  
United States

Web.com Tour
  
2

Weight
  
95 kg


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Born
  
March 3, 1986 (age 38) Montgomery, Alabama (
1986-03-03
)

Spouse
  
Kari Elizabeth Hodgdon (m. 2015)

Profiles


Education
  
Auburn University (2008)

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Maxie Patton Kizzire (born March 3, 1986) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour.

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Patton kizzire s journey to the pga tour


Amateur career

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Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama, grew up in Tuscaloosa, and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University. He earned all-Southeastern Conference first team honors in 2006–07. He won the 2007 SEC Championship. He graduated in 2008 with a Business degree. Kizzire placed third at the 2003 U.S. Junior Open.

Professional career

In December 2014, Kizzire tied for 21st place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage.

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In his 2015 season on the Web.com Tour, he had a breakout season and was the Tour's money list leader for most of the season. He had two runner-up finishes at the El Bosque Mexico Championship and the Rex Hospital Open, before recording his first victory at the Utah Championship. With this victory, he secured his PGA Tour card for the 2015–16 season. He was one of the most consistent players on the Web.com Tour. He only missed two cuts in his first 15 events played on the tour. He had 10 finishes within the top-25 and had 9 top-10s. He also made an appearance on the PGA Tour at the Barbasol Championship, where he missed the cut. Kizzire was vote the Web.com Tour Player of the Year.

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On October 16, 2016, Kizzire finished runner-up to Brendan Steele in the PGA Tour season-opening Safeway Open.

Personal

Patton is one of the tallest players on the Web.com Tour, standing at 6 foot 5. He has drawn comparisons to golfers, such as, Ernie Els and Davis Love III for his stature and loose golf swing. He uses all Titleist golf clubs and golf balls and has a Scotty Cameron putter. He is also sponsored by FootJoy.

Web.com Tour wins

  • 2015 Utah Championship, News Sentinel Open
  • Results in major championships

    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied

    Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2016 Open – 2016 PGA, current)
  • References

    Patton Kizzire Wikipedia