Roger Maltbie

Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports and ESPN.^[1]

Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former PGA Tour player Forrest Fezler.^[2]Maltbie attended San Jose City College (1970–1971), and then went on to San Jose State University; he was a member of the golf team at both institutions. He turned pro in 1973, joined the PGA Tour in 1974, and played on the Tour full-time from 1975 – 1996.

Maltbie won five official Tour events between 1975 and 1985, including back-to-back wins in his first full year. He had more than 55 top-10 finishes. In 1985, he won two tournaments, earned $360,554, and finished 8th on the money list. His best finish in a major was T4 at the 1987 Masters.^[3] Maltbie calls losing that tournament the biggest disappointment of his career.^[4]

Maltbie began play on the Senior PGA Tour after turning 50 in June 2001. His best finish at this level is a 20th at the 2003 Baylor Advantage Invitational.

Maltbie is a San Francisco 49ers fan and owns several Super Bowl rings given to him by former owner Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.^[2] He and wife, Donna have two sons, Spencer and Parker.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1971 Northern California Championship
• 1972 California State Amateur Championship

[edit]Professional wins (12)

[edit]PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 13, 1975	Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open	-9 (74-65-72-64=275)	1 stroke	Dave Eichelberger
2	Jul 20, 1975	Pleasant Valley Classic	-8 (72-71-67-66=276)	1 stroke	Mac McLendon
3	May 30, 1976	Memorial Tournament	Even (71-71-70-76=288)	Playoff	Hale Irwin
4	Jun 9, 1985	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	-9 (70-63-72-70=275)	Playoff	George Burns,  Raymond Floyd
5	Aug 28, 1985	NEC World Series of Golf	-12 (65-69-68-66=268)	1 stroke	Denis Watson

[edit]Other wins (4)

this list may be incomplete

• 1973 Northern California Open
• 1974 California State Open
• 1980 Magnolia State Classic
• 1984 Hassan II Golf Trophy

[edit]Senior wins (3)

• 2003 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)
• 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)
• 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)

[edit]Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	DNP	T9	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T26	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T43	T31	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T23	T4	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T41	DNP	T32	DNP	DNP	T41	T46	T54	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T61	T54	T14	T65	T28	T47	T28	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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