John Maginnes

John Maginnes (born July 14, 1968) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nike Tour and is currently a golf analyst with his own show on Sirius XM Radio.

John Maginnes
Personal information
Born (1968-07-14) July 14, 1968
Atlanta, Georgia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeEast Carolina University
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nike Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT28: 2003
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Professional career

In 1994, Maginnes joined the Nike Tour. The following year, he picked up his first win on tour at the Nike San Jose Open and also earned his PGA Tour card through qualifying school. In his rookie year on the PGA Tour he came close to winning the Buick Challenge but lost in a playoff to Michael Bradley.[1] He finished 113th on the money list and retained his Tour card for the following year.

For the remainder of his career, however, he alternated between the PGA Tour and its developmental tour. In 1997, he didn't play well enough to retain his PGA Tour card so he split time between the PGA and Nationwide Tour in 1998. He secured a victory at the 1998 Nike Dakota Dunes Open. He finished fifth on the money list that year, earning him his PGA Tour card for 1999.

In 1999, he recorded four top-10 finishes en route to finishing 93rd on the money list, his best finish of his career. In 2000, he didn't do as well on PGA Tour and played on the Buy.com Tour in 2001 where he won the Buy.com Carolina Classic. In 2002, he went through qualifying school for the second time to earn his PGA Tour card for 2003. He didn't have a good year on Tour and had to go through qualifying school for the third time to retain his Tour card. He injured his elbow in 2004 and played on a medical exemption in 2005, his final year on Tour.

Broadcasting career

While injured in 2004, Maginnes began to work as an on course commentator for the USA Network. In 2005, he began to work on XM Radio. He has worked for USA Network, Golf Channel, ESPN Digital, Sirius XM and many others. He co-hosts Katrek and Maginnes on Tap on SiriusXM Radio weeknights in the evening drive slot. The show previously known as Maginnes on Tap has aired since early 2011. Most recently, Maginnes has worked on PGA Tour Live primarily as an on-course commentator although he is occasionally utilized in the studio.

Professional wins (3)

Buy.com Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Feb 26, 1995 Nike San Jose Open −11 (69-72-68-68=277) 3 strokes United States Larry Silveira
2 Aug 2, 1998 Nike Dakota Dunes Open −14 (62-68-73-71=274) Playoff United States Ryan Howison, United States Sean Murphy
3 May 6, 2001 Buy.com Carolina Classic −15 (68-65-66-70=269) 2 strokes Japan Ryuji Imada

Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1995 Nike Tour Championship United States Allen Doyle Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1998 Nike Dakota Dunes Open United States Ryan Howison, United States Sean Murphy Won with birdie on second extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 Buick Challenge United States Michael Bradley, United States Fred Funk,
United States Davis Love III, United States Len Mattiace		 Bradley won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
U.S. Open T71 CUT T59 T28

Note: The only major Maginnes played was the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References
  1. Bradley Wins Buick Challenge
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