Blaine McCallister | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Born |
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October 17, 1958
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
Career | |
College | University of Houston |
Turned professional | 1981 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
Web.com Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | T48: 1992 |
U.S. Open | T19: 1993 |
The Open Championship | T57: 1990 |
PGA Championship | T19: 1990 |
Blaine McCallister (born October 17, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
McCallister was born in . He attended the University of Houston and was a member of the golf team. His college roommates were future fellow professional golfer Fred Couples and future CBS Sports golf host Jim Nantz. McCallister turned pro in 1981.
McCallister joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He had a total of five wins on the PGA Tour, all of which came in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As he entered his forties, McCallister began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He established the tournament record of 265 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, which is his sole win on the Nationwide Tour.
After turning 50 in October 2008, McCallister began playing on the Champions Tour.
McCallister is naturally left-handed but plays the game mix-handed; he writes left-handed, strikes the ball right-handed and putts left-handed. He lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.