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JEFF GALLAGHER

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

185 lbs

Birthday:

12/29/1964

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College:Ball State University (1987, Exercise Physiology)
Turned Pro:1987
Birthplace:Marion, IN
Residence:Henderson, NV

Nationwide Tour - Media Guide

Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (2)
1991  Ben Hogan Cleveland Open.  2000  BUY.COM South Carolina Classic. 
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T5-- Greater Milwaukee Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- Ben Hogan Cleveland Open, BUY.COM South Carolina Classic.
Career Highlights

Member of Nationwide Tour 1990-1995, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2008-10. Member of PGA TOUR in 1996, 1998-99 and 2002-03. 2010: Played 24 Nationwide Tour events, with four top-25 finishes. Best showing was a T8 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. It was his best performance since losing to Kevin Johnson in a playoff at the 2009 Rex Hosptial Open. Ended the year No. 99 on the money list. 2009: Was No. 55 on the Nationwide Tour money list after making the cut in 14 of 25 starts. Earned his first top-10 of the season with a T6 at the Stonebrae Classic. Finished second at The Rex Hospital Open after falling to Kevin Johnson on the first playoff hole. 2008: Made the cut in half of 12 Nationwide Tour starts. Posted the 30th top-10 finish of his career with a T8 effort at The Rex Hospital Open.

Shot 65-66 on the weekend for a T4 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Had made just eight starts on Tour the past three years, with made cuts at the 2005 Canadian PGA Championship (T45) and the 2007 Rex Hospital Open (T57).

Made the cut in three of 16 starts on the 2004 Nationwide Tour, with a T37 at the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship his best showing. 2003: With his season-best T5 at the Greater Milwaukee Open, recorded his first top-10 on TOUR since a T9 at the 1999 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Finished the season making five cuts in 10 events. 2002: Made only three cuts in 15 starts on the PGA TOUR, with a best finish of T67 at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans. 2001: After earning his PGA TOUR card by finishing 12th on the 2000 Nationwide Tour money list, was limited to only seven PGA TOUR events in 2001 due to a hip injury. Season ended after missed cut at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Made three cuts, with top performance a T48 at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open.1998: Enjoyed best year on PGA TOUR when he finished 113th on money list, with $259,769 and fueled by a pair of top-10s and a pair of top-15s. 1991: Won the Cleveland Open by one stroke over Tom Lehman and Doug Martin for his first Nationwide Tour title. The win was one of five top-10 finishes, helping him place a career-best No. 9 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Second win came at the 2000 South Carolina Classic.

Played in 89 of first 90 Nationwide Tour events.
Personal
Older brother is Jim Gallagher, Jr., of the PGA TOUR and sister is Jackie Gallagher-Smith of the LPGA. Lists qualifying for the 1996 PGA TOUR season as his biggest thrill in golf.
Nationwide TourPlayoff Record
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