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JEFF KLAUK
UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 0 in
Weight:
185 lbs
Birthday:
11/28/1977
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PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (2) |
| 2003 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. 2008 Melwood Prince George's County Open. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 4-- The Honda Classic. T4-- U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, Melwood Prince George's County Open. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--8; in money--2; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--4; in money--3; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Will play with a Major Medical Extension in 2012 due to a back injury from 2010. Will have eight events to earn $578,937 to equal No. 125 from 2010. Played in just eight events, with a T68 at the Sony Open in Hawaii and T36 at The Heritage his only made cuts. 2010: Played in 13 PGA TOUR events before being sidelined in May with a back injury. While recovering from back surgery, he elected to have a procedure done to repair his left ankle, which had been an issue for a few years. His last event was THE PLAYERS Championship. Of the six cuts he made, top finishes were a T17 at the Puerto Rico Open and a T18 at the Bob Hope Classic. 2009: Had a good rookie season on the PGA TOUR with three top-10s and more than $1 million in earnings. First top-10 was a solo fourth at The Honda Classic. In his PLAYERS Championship debut at TPC Sawgrass, where his grew up playing and his father Fred was the superintendent, finished T14. Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the U.S. Bank Championship with Greg Chalmers at 6-under-par 64. Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T4 and move to 52nd in the FedExCup standings. Finished T4 for his third top-5 finish of the year at Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Ranked T1 in Greens In Regulation for the week (87.5 percent) hitting 18 of 18 in a second-round 67. Slipped from No. 68 to 71 on the final money list, with a T52 at the final event of the season, the Children's Miracle Network Classic. Finished 90th in FedExCup standings. 2008: A member of the Nationwide Tour from 2002-2008, never finishing outside of the top 100 on the money list. Ranked fourth in Nationwide Tour career earnings, one of just five players in Tour history with more than $1 million in career earnings. Graduated to the PGA TOUR after placing third on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2008. Earned his second career Nationwide Tour win with a one-stroke victory at the Melwood Prince George's County Open in May. Held the first- and second-round leads and was part of a four-way tie for the 54-hole lead. Was in front for most of the day before bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 dropped him into a tie. Rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to earn the victory over Jeff Brehaut and David Mathis. First-place check of $117,000 pushed him over the $200,000 mark and into the No. 2 spot on the money list, virtually assuring the seven-year Nationwide Tour member of his first trip to the PGA TOUR in 2009. Also had a second at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch, T2s at the Panama Movistar Championship and Utah Championship, a T4 at the Henrico County Open and a T6 at the Cox Classic. Shot a 6-under 65 in the final round of the season to finish second at the Nationwide Tour Championship and claim the No. 3 position on the money list with $407,418. 2007: Posted four top-10 finishes on Nationwide Tour. 2006: Season-best third place finish came at Cox Classic on Nationwide Tour. 2005: Recorded a pair of top-10 results on Nationwide Tour. 2004: Earned four top-10s on Nationwide Tour. 2003: First career victory came at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Fired rounds of 66-69-64-66 to finish 19-under-par, one shot in front of Mark Hensby and Mike Brisky. Only previous PGA TOUR start before earning membership for 2009 was a missed cut at the 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2002: Accumulated $146,316 in earnings on the Nationwide Tour, good enough for No. 22 on the final money list. Amateur: Member of three-time NCAA Division II national championship team at Florida Southern. Won the 2000 NCAA Division II individual title by seven strokes, earning the Arnold Palmer Award for medalist honors. Named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year. Member of the 2000 U.S. Palmer Cup team that competed in England. |
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| Personal | |
| Credits his father for giving him his start in golf. Father, Fred, served as the superintendent at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, before retiring in 2008. Father was chosen as Golfweek Golf Father of the Year in 2000. Wife, Shanna (Nagy), won nine collegiate titles and was NCAA Division II Championship winner in 1996 and 1998 at Florida Southern. Was a 2006 inductee into the Florida Southern College and the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. Brother John joined the 2004 Nationwide Tour after a successful college career at the University of Texas. Younger brother, Jason, was a distance runner for the University of Florida track team. | |
| Other Information | |
| A member of the Nationwide Tour since 2002, never finishing outside of the top 100 on the money list. Ranked fourth in Nationwide Tour career earnings, one of just five players in Tour history with over $1 million in career earnings. Will be playing his rookie season on the PGA TOUR after placing third on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Earned his second career Nationwide Tour win with a one-stroke victory at the 2008 Melwood Prince George's County Open in May. Held the first- and second-round leads and was part of a four-way tie for the 54-hole lead. Was in front for most of the day before bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 dropped him into a tie. Rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to earn the victory over Jeff Brehaut and David Mathis. First-place check of $117,000 pushed him over the $200,000 mark and into the No. 2 spot on the money list, virtually assuring the seven-year Nationwide Tour member of his first trip to the PGA TOUR in 2009. Also had a second at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch, T2s at the Panama Movistar Championship and Utah Championship, a T4 at the Henrico County Open and a T6 at the Cox Classic. Shot a 6-under 65 in the final round of the season to finish second at the Nationwide Tour Championship and claim the No. 3 position on the money list with $407,418. First career victory came at the 2003 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Fired rounds of 66-69-64-66 to finish 19-under-par, one shot in front of Mark Hensby and Mike Brisky. During his rookie season in 2002, accumulated $146,316 in earnings, good enough for No. 22 on the final money list. Only previous PGA TOUR start was a missed cut at the 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Member of three-time NCAA Division II national championship team at Florida Southern. Won the 2000 NCAA Division II individual title by seven strokes, earning the Arnold Palmer Award for medalist honors. Named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year. Member of the 2000 U.S. Palmer Cup team that competed in England. Credits his father for giving him his start in golf. Father, Fred, served as the superintendent at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, before retiring in 2008. Father was chosen as Golfweek Golf Father of the Year in 2000. Was a 2006 inductee into the Florida Southern College and the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. | |
