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Brian Gaffney

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Brian Gaffney
Personal information
Born (1970-10-03) October 3, 1970 (age 54)
Summit, New Jersey
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional1994
Professional wins13
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA Championship71st: 2015
U.S. OpenCUT: 2012
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Brian Gaffney (born October 3, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

Gaffney made the cut at the 2015 PGA Championship.[1] He was the only club pro to make the cut and the first since 2011.[2]

Gaffney was the head professional at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, New York.[3] He is currently the head professional at Essex Fells Country Club in Essex Fells, New Jersey. [4]

Professional wins

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  • 2001 South Florida PGA Championship
  • 2002 The Clambake at Rockaway River
  • 2004 PGA Winter Stroke Play Championship
  • 2005 New Jersey PGA Match Play Championship
  • 2008 Charity Classic
  • 2010 New Jersey State Open, The Clambake at Rockaway River
  • 2011 New Jersey PGA Match Play Championship
  • 2012 New Jersey PGA Championship, Charity Classic
  • 2013 New Jersey PGA Match Play Championship
  • 2015 Metropolitan PGA Team Championship
  • 2023 New Jersey PGA Championship

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT 71 CUT

Note: Gaffney never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ Bamberger, Michael (August 15, 2015). "PGA Championship: Club Pro Brian Gaffney Makes Cut at Whistling". Golf.com.
  2. ^ "Long hours pay off for club pro Brian Gaffney at PGA". Fox Sports. Associated Press. August 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Brian Gaffney profile – 2015 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Brian Gaffney is head professional at Essex Falls".