Patton Kizzire

Patton Kizzire
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Maxie Patton Kizzire
Born (1986-03-03) March 3, 1986
Montgomery, Alabama
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Auburn University
Turned professional 2008
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 2
Achievements and awards
Web.com Tour
Player of the Year
2015

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

Amateur career

Kizzire was born in Montgomery, Alabama and played his collegiate golf at Auburn University.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] Kizzire was vote the Web.com Tour Player of the Year.[5]

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.

Professional wins

Web.com Tour wins

See also

References

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