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In 2020-21 he posted six top-10 finishs.<ref name="auto2"/> In [[Korn Ferry Tour]] starts he finished No. 46 in the regular season points standings.<ref name="auto2"/> His highest finish of the season was a T4 at 16-under at the 2021 [[Visit Knoxville Open]].<ref name="auto2"/> He ranked fifth on the Tour in putting average, with 1.718 [[putt]]s per green in regulation.<ref name="auto2"/>
In 2020-21 he posted six top-10 finishs.<ref name="auto2"/> In [[Korn Ferry Tour]] starts he finished No. 46 in the regular season points standings.<ref name="auto2"/> His highest finish of the season was a T4 at 16-under at the 2021 [[Visit Knoxville Open]].<ref name="auto2"/> He ranked fifth on the Tour in putting average, with 1.718 [[putt]]s per green in regulation.<ref name="auto2"/>


In 2022, he suffered a wrist injury, a fractured [[lunate]], necessitating surgery in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/article/news/tour-insider/2022/06/15/max-greyserman-giving-back-while-recovering-from-injury-duke-university-youth-renewal-fund|title=Max Greyserman giving back while recovering from injury|first=Will|last=Doctor|website=PGA Tour}}</ref><ref name="auto4"/> He considered a different career path, such as real estate.<ref name="auto"/>
In 2022, he suffered a wrist injury, a fractured [[lunate]], necessitating surgery in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/article/news/tour-insider/2022/06/15/max-greyserman-giving-back-while-recovering-from-injury-duke-university-youth-renewal-fund|title=Max Greyserman giving back while recovering from injury|first=Will|last=Doctor|website=PGA Tour|date=June 15, 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto4"/> He considered a different career path, such as real estate.<ref name="auto"/>


In 2022-23 in his fourth season on the Korn Ferry Tour, he finished No. 9 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, and earned his first [[PGA TOUR]] card (top 30 from Points List).<ref name="auto2"/> He posted five top-10s.<ref name="auto2"/> He had two runner-up finishes, in [[The Ascendant]] and the [[Pinnacle Bank Championship]].<ref name="auto2"/>
In 2022-23 in his fourth season on the Korn Ferry Tour, he finished No. 9 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, and earned his first [[PGA TOUR]] card (top 30 from Points List).<ref name="auto2"/> He posted five top-10s.<ref name="auto2"/> He had two runner-up finishes, in [[The Ascendant]] and the [[Pinnacle Bank Championship]].<ref name="auto2"/>

Revision as of 19:28, 22 March 2024

Max Alexander Greyserman (born May 31, 1995) is an American golfer on the PGA Tour.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Greyserman was born in Short Hills, New Jersey, to Alex and Elaine Greyserman, and Russian was his first language.[3][1] Both of his parents arrived in the US as teenagers as refugees from Kyiv in the Soviet Union in what is now modern-day Ukraine; they met when they were student at Rutgers University.[4][4][5] His father is a hedge fund manager and an adjunct math professor at Columbia University.[5][1] His mother played tennis at Rutgers University in 1990-92.[5] He has an older sister, Jacquie, who played college tennis, and two younger brothers, Dean and Reed, who play golf.[1][6][7]

He played varsity golf at Pine Crest School in South Florida as a seventh grader; he attended the school from grades five to eight.[6][1][8] He then attended Peddie School in New Jersey for high school, and led its team to three state championships.[1]

He is 5' 10" and weighs 180 pounds.[5] He now lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and has a wife, Alyssa, whom he met in college and who played college tennis.[5][4]

Golf career

He first broke par at PGA National’s Fazio course (then known as the Haig) at age 9, shooting a 71.[4][6]

He won the 2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic, shooting 68-69-67, and was a 2012 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Junior Second Teams All-American.[1][8] In 2012 he recorded top-10 finishes at the Lessings AJGA Classic, The PING Invitational, the Puerto Rico Junior Open, and the New Jersey Amateur.[1]

He won the 2013 New Jersey Junior Championship, was a finalist at 2013 St. Andrews Boys Open, was a member of the 2013 Wyndham Cup East Team, and was a semifinalist at the 2013 North/South Amateur.[1]

College

He played four season for Duke University ('17), where he studied public policy and economics.[6] In 2013-14 playing for Duke he posted a 74.9 stroke average, and shot a 71-71-72=214 (-2) to tie for fourth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.[1] In 2014 he also shot a six-under 207 and won the 94th New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship.[9][1][8][10]

In 2014-15 playing for Duke he posted a 75.3 stroke average.[1] In 2015 he also won the New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship with a three-under 277 (69-74-70-64).[1][8][11]

In 2015-16 playing for Duke he posted a 73.20 stroke average, and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team.[1] He had two top-five finishes.[1]

In 2016-17 he had a 72.07 stroke average.[1]

Professional career

In 2017, he turned pro.[2] In 2018-19 playing on the Korn Ferry Tour he finished the season at No. 80 on the regular season points list.[8] He recorded two top-10s, including a season-best T7 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.[8]

In 2019-20 he finished T6 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.[8]

In 2020-21 he posted six top-10 finishs.[8] In Korn Ferry Tour starts he finished No. 46 in the regular season points standings.[8] His highest finish of the season was a T4 at 16-under at the 2021 Visit Knoxville Open.[8] He ranked fifth on the Tour in putting average, with 1.718 putts per green in regulation.[8]

In 2022, he suffered a wrist injury, a fractured lunate, necessitating surgery in April 2022.[12][6] He considered a different career path, such as real estate.[4]

In 2022-23 in his fourth season on the Korn Ferry Tour, he finished No. 9 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, and earned his first PGA TOUR card (top 30 from Points List).[8] He posted five top-10s.[8] He had two runner-up finishes, in The Ascendant and the Pinnacle Bank Championship.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Max Greyserman - 2016-17 - Men's Golf". Duke University.
  2. ^ a b "Max Greyserman PGA TOUR Player Profile, Stats, Bio, Career". PGA Tour.
  3. ^ "Family support runs deep for Max Greyserman". PGA Tour. May 29, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Prise, Kevin (February 28, 2024). "Max Greyserman earns long-awaited homecoming at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches". PGA Tour.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Max Greyserman PGA TOUR Bio". PGA Tour.
  6. ^ a b c d e Waters, Steve (February 28, 2024). "Tour rookie Max Greyserman feels right at home at PGA National for Cognizant Classic". The Palm Beach Post.
  7. ^ Mattura, Greg (August 3, 2020). "Teen with winning family tradition leads at 119th New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship". NorthJersey.com.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Max Greyserman Korn Ferry Tour Results". PGA Tour.
  9. ^ Prunty, Brendan (July 18, 2014). "2014 N.J. Open: Amateur Max Greyserman completes unlikely charge to win title at Essex County". New Jersey Star-Ledger.
  10. ^ Edelson, Stephen (July 17, 2014). "Greyserman captures NJSGA Open Championship". Asbury Park Press.
  11. ^ "Max Greyserman shoots 67 to take first-round lead in defense of New Jersey Open title". Fox News. July 25, 2015.
  12. ^ Doctor, Will (June 15, 2022). "Max Greyserman giving back while recovering from injury". PGA Tour.
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