Blaine McCallister (born October 17, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
Early life and amateur career McCallister was born in Fort Stockton, Texas. McCallister is naturally left-handed but plays the game mix-handed; he writes left-handed, strikes the ball right-handed and putts left-handed.
McCallister 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.
Professional career In 1981, McCallister turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour the following year. 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.
Personal life McCallister lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
Professional wins (8) PGA Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 17, 1988 Hardee's Golf Classic−19 (68-62-63-68=261)3 strokes Dan Forsman2Mar 5, 1989 Honda Classic−22 (70-67-65-64=266)4 strokes Payne Stewart3Sep 17, 1989Bank of Boston Classic−13 (67-67-71-66=271)1 stroke Brad Faxon4Oct 6, 1991 H.E.B. Texas Open−11 (66-64-69-70=269)Playoff Gary Hallberg5Sep 26, 1993 B.C. Open−13 (68-71-65-67=271)1 stroke Denis Watson
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11986Bank of Boston Classic Gene SauersLost to birdie on third extra hole21991H.E.B. Texas Open Gary HallbergWon with birdie on second extra hole32000Compaq Classic of New Orleans Carlos FrancoLost to par on second extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jan 27, 1991Vines Classic−10 (70-68-70-70=278)1 stroke Wayne Grady, Greg Turner
Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1May 15, 2003Northeast Pennsylvania Classic−19 (68-64-64-69=265)3 strokes Bill Glasson
Other wins (1) 1986 Texas State Open
Results in major championships Tournament198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTT25T17 Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTT48CUTU.S. OpenT56T46T19CUTT97The Open ChampionshipT57PGA ChampionshipT19T57T62T36CUTCUT Tournament200020012002Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT34
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 4The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 7Totals 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 13 Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1990 U.S. Open – 1992 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 0
See also Fall 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1985 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
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