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Max Greyserman | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Max Alexander Greyserman |
Born | Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S. | May 31, 1995
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse | Alyssa |
Career | |
College | Duke University |
Turned professional | 2017 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Max Alexander Greyserman (born May 31, 1995) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.[1][2] He played college golf at Duke University, and played on the Korn Ferry Tour for four seasons.
Early and personal life[edit]
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 U.S. as teenagers as refugees from Kyiv in the Soviet Union in what is now modern-day Ukraine; they met when they were students at Rutgers University.[4][2] His father is a hedge fund manager and an adjunct math professor at Columbia University.[2][1] His mother played tennis on scholarship at Rutgers University from 1990 to 1992.[2][5] She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009, and competed in the first U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst in 2022 in the neurological impairment division, caddied by his father.[5] He has an older sister, Jacquie, who played college tennis at Emory University, and two younger brothers, Dean and Reed, who play golf.[5][1][6][7]
Greyserman 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][2] Greyserman then attended the Peddie School in New Jersey for high school, and led its team to three state championships.[1]
Greyserman lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his wife, Alyssa, whom he met in college and who played college tennis.[2][4]
Golf career[edit]
Greyserman 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][2] In 2012, Greyserman recorded top-10 finishes at the Lessings AJGA Classic, the PING Invitational, the Puerto Rico Junior Open, and the New Jersey Amateur.[1]
Greyserman 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 and South Amateur.[1]
College[edit]
Greyserman played four season for Duke University, where he studied public policy and economics.[6] In 2013–14, 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 Open.[8][1][2][9]
In 2014–15, Greyserman posted a 75.3 stroke average at Duke.[1] In 2015, he also won the New Jersey Amateur with a three-under 277 (69-74-70-64).[1][2][10]
In 2015–16, Greyserman posted a 73.20 stroke average at Duke, and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team.[1] He had two top-five finishes.[1]
In 2016–17, Greyserman had a 72.07 stroke average.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Korn Ferry Tour[edit]
In 2017, Greyserman turned professional.[2] In 2018–19, playing on the Korn Ferry Tour, he finished the season at No. 80 on the regular season points list.[2] He recorded two top-10s, including a season-best T7 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.[2]
In 2020, he finished T6 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.[2]
In the 2020–21 season, Greyserman posted six top-10 finishes.[2] In Korn Ferry Tour starts, he finished No. 46 in the regular season points standings.[2] His highest finish of the season was a T4 at 16-under at the 2021 Visit Knoxville Open.[2] He ranked fifth on the Tour in putting average, with 1.718 putts per green in regulation.[2]
In 2022, he suffered a wrist injury, a fractured lunate, necessitating surgery in April 2022.[11][6] Greyserman considered a different career path, such as real estate.[4]
In 2023, in his fourth season on the Korn Ferry Tour, Greyserman finished No. 9 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, and earned his first PGA Tour card (top-30 from Points List).[2] He posted five top-10s.[2] He had two runner-up finishes, at The Ascendant and the Pinnacle Bank Championship.[2]
PGA Tour[edit]
In 2023, Greyserman earned his first PGA Tour card.[12] He now golfs on the PGA Tour.[1][2] He has two top-10 finishes on the 2024 PGA Tour: T7 at the Texas Children's Houston Open and T4 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, playing with partner Nico Echavarría.[2]
In mid-June 2024, at the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, Greyserman made the cut in his second start at the major.[13] He finished at 5-over par, 285, in a tie for 21st overall.[13]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic
- 2013 New Jersey Junior
- 2015 New Jersey Amateur
Source:[14]
Professional wins[edit]
- 2014 New Jersey State Open (as an amateur)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Max Greyserman - 2016-17 - Men's Golf". Duke University Athletics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Max Greyserman". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Family support runs deep for Max Greyserman". PGA Tour. May 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Prise, Kevin (February 28, 2024). "Max Greyserman earns long-awaited homecoming at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches". PGA Tour.
- ^ a b c Shefter, David (June 4, 2024). "Greyserman Gives Max Effort in Qualifying for 124th U.S. Open". USGA.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mattura, Greg (August 3, 2020). "Teen with winning family tradition leads at 119th New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship". NorthJersey.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Edelson, Stephen (July 17, 2014). "Greyserman captures NJSGA Open Championship". Asbury Park Press.
- ^ "Max Greyserman shoots 67 to take first-round lead in defense of New Jersey Open title". Fox News. July 25, 2015.
- ^ Doctor, Will (June 15, 2022). "Max Greyserman giving back while recovering from injury". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Max Greyserman Earns PGA Tour Card". Duke University Athletics. October 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Summer Notebook: Sample Shines at British Amateur; Greyserman Makes U.S. Open Cut". Duke University. June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Max Greyserman". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Max Greyserman on Instagram
- Max Greyserman at the PGA Tour official site
- Max Greyserman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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