George McNeill

George McNeill
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	George William McNeill, Jr.
Born	(1975-10-02) October 2, 1975 Naples, Florida
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Fort Myers, Florida
Spouse	Ryan Lynn Turner
Career
College	Florida State University
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour (past champion status) Web.com Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	63rd: 2007
The Open Championship	CUT: 2010, 2014
PGA Championship	T62: 2012

George William McNeill, Jr. (born October 2, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour with victories at the 2007 Frys.com Open and the 2012 Puerto Rico Open.

Biography

McNeill was born and raised in Naples, Florida. He attended North Fort Myers High School and graduated in 1993. He then attended Florida State University, where he was a member of the golf team. He was an All-ACC and All-America selection in 1997 and 1998.

McNeill is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003 but did not retain his card. In 2004 he played on the Golden Bear Tour and he only played in one Nationwide Tour event. In 2005 he played several mini-tour events and tried to Monday qualify for several Nationwide and PGA Tour events, but was unsuccessful. In late 2005, he took a break from professional golf and worked as an assistant professional at the Shadow Wood and Forest Country Clubs in Fort Myers, Florida for six months.^[1] In January 2006, McNeill married Ryan Lynn Turner. In June 2006, he returned to professional golf by qualifying for the 2006 U.S. Open. He followed the U.S. Open with two Nationwide event starts, making one cut. Later in December 2006, he was medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. By doing so, he won $50,000 and received his PGA Tour card for 2007. As a rookie on the PGA Tour in 2007, he qualified for the FedEx Cup. He played in two FedEx Cup events before missing the points cut for the third event. He won his first PGA Tour event during the Fall Series at the Frys.com Open in October.^[2] McNeill won the 2012 Puerto Rico Open for his second PGA Tour victory. Tied for the lead with Ryo Ishikawa with three holes to play, McNeill finished with three birdies for a two-shot win.^[3] He finished runner-up to Ángel Cabrera in the 2014 Greenbrier Classic after shooting a 9-under-par 61 in the final round. He finished the tournament with a score of 14-under to Cabrera's 16-under. He found out after the tournament that his older sister had died of cancer earlier that day.^[4]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 14, 2007	Frys.com Open	−23 (66-64-67-67=264)	4 strokes	D. J. Trahan
2	Mar 11, 2012	Puerto Rico Open	−16 (66-70-67-69=272)	2 strokes	Ryo Ishikawa

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2009	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Martin Laird, Chad Campbell	Laird won with birdie on third extra hole Campbell eliminated with par on second hole
2	2009	Children's Miracle Network Classic	Stephen Ames, Justin Leonard	Ames won with par on second extra hole Leonard eliminated with par on first hole

Other wins (3)

• 2001 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 2005 Becks / Coors Light Open
• 2008 Becks / Coors Light Open

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• George McNeill at the PGA Tour official site
• George McNeill at the Official World Golf Ranking official site