| Jason Gore |
 | Full Name: Jason Gore | | Height: 6-1 | | Weight: 235 | | Birthdate: May 17, 1974 | | Birthplace: Van Nuys, CA | | Residence: Valencia, CA; plays out of Valencia CC and TPC at Valencia | | Family: Wife, Megan Ann; Jaxon William (10/14/04) | | Education: Pepperdine University (2000, Psychology)
| | Interests: Guitar, Los Angeles Lakers, cars, son and family | | Turned Professional: 1997 |
|
| Q & A |
| I know I'm in for a long Wednesday when I look in my pro-am partner's bag and see... |
| A 1-iron. |
| If my wife/girlfriend could choose the vanity plate on my car, it would read... |
| LOOKOUT (Probably because I am always fiddling with something - the stereo, phone, etc.) |
| At Thanksgiving dinner, you'd be most thankful for what shot pulled off in 2005? |
| The 90-footer on the final hole of The 84 Lumber Classic. |
| Forget about the Vardon Trophy or Player of the Year, the PGA Tour awards ceremony would be a whole lot more entertaining if they awarded... |
| Worst dressed. |
| A lot of guys complain about metal spikes, but what I would outlaw would be... |
| Tight, bright colored pants. |
| My high school PE teacher would describe my athletic ability as... |
| What P.E. Teacher? |
| I'd lay 10:1 odds on my caddie against anyone in the field if the game/contest were... |
| Talking. |
| If golf were like other team sports and there was a pre-game speech or a halftime speech, what coach (living or dead) would you choose to deliver that pep talk? Why? |
| Vince Lombardi or Bear Bryant. They seemed like they were some 'bad' dudes. |
| Do you think there should be a standardized golf ball for professionals? If so, do you think that will solve the distance debate? If not, what will solve the distance debate? |
| Yes. And I think it would solve the distance debate. |
| Which professional golfer would win on Celebrity Jeopardy? Who would end up with a negative dollar amount? |
| I think I would do pretty well, because I possess way too much useless information. The negative dollar amount would be close between Rory Sabbatini, Neal Lancaster, Chris Riley and Bob Burns! |
| Who is one athlete outside the game of golf you admire? |
| Roger Clemens and Brett Favre. |
| What type of vehicle were you driving when you won your first professional event? How long after that victory before you upgraded? |
| I was driving a Volvo 560R and was driving a Supercharged Range Rover six days later - actually, as soon as I got home! |
| During a tournament, what is your pre-round routine? What is the first club out of the bag during a practice session? Last? |
| Start with the lob wedge and finish with the lob wedge. |
| What do you think about a three-way international competition pitting the best from the United States, Europe and the rest of the world? |
| I think that would be awesome! It would be great to settle that debate every few years. |
| Statistics (through 2005) |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (1) 2005 84 LUMBER Classic. |
| Nationwide Tour Victories |
| (6) 2000 BUY.COM New Mexico Classic. 2002 Oregon Classic, Albertsons Boise Open. 2005 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic, Scholarship America Showdown, Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Positions |
| $871,135 (92) |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--84 LUMBER Classic. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round |
| 65 at Round 2, Buick Championship, at Round 1, 84 LUMBER Classic, at Round 1, Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, at Round 1, FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights |
| Picked up his first PGA TOUR victory at the 84 LUMBER Classic by a stroke over Carlos Franco. Shared first-round lead with three others at 7-under 65. After even-par second round, posted 67 in round three to take two-stroke lead over Franco and three others into final round of play. A 2-under 70 on Sunday
good for first TOUR victory in 71st career start. Became second player in TOUR history to win on Nationwide Tour and on PGA TOUR in same season (Paul Stankowski/1996), first sponsor exemption to win since Adam Scott at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship and first Nationwide Tour player who was promoted to the PGA TOUR via three wins to win on the PGA TOUR in that same season. Moved to World No. 88 after beginning the season at World No. 668...Thanks to opening rounds of 71-67 at Pinehurst No. 2 shared the second-round lead at the U.S. Open in just his third start in a major championship. Was three back of two-time champion Retief Goosen through 54 holes and played in the final grouping on Sunday. A final-round, 14-over 84 dropped him to a T49... After a week off, posted a T10 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort for his first top-10 in eight starts on the Nationwide Tour...Followed that with wins at the National Mining Assoication Pete Dye Classic and Scholarship America Showdown to become first player in Nationwide Tour history to win consecutive events twice (2002 when he won the Oregon Classic and the Albertsons Boise Open)...After a two-week break, captured the Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet in Omaha, NE to become the first player in Nationwide Tour history to win three consecutive starts and the seventh player to receive the three-win promotion to the PGA TOUR. Also, tied Sean Murphy and Matt Gogel for most career wins on the Tour with six... Turned down a sponsor exemption at the John Deere Classic to participate in the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic. The move was a good one. Fired rounds of 69-66-68-68 to finish at 17-under-par 271, one stroke clear of Doug LaBelle II. The victory was the fourth of his career. The $108,000 paycheck moved him from No. 57 to No. 7 on the official money list...Didn't take long to record career victory No. 5, winning the following week at the Scholarship America Showdown with a 14-under-par 266 and a four-shot cushion over Bill Haas. Collected $94,500 with the win to move to No. 3 on the money list... Defeated Roger Tambellini on second extra hole of playoff at Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet to complete the trifecta. Victory in Omaha highlighted by second-round 59, the third in the history of the Nationwide Tour, which was finished by driving the green on the par-4 ninth hole and sinking a 20-foot eagle putt. Also, recorded two 28s on the front nine at Champions Run during the second and fourth rounds, which were one off the Nationwide Tour record, and eight consecutive birdies during the final round, one off the Nationwide Tour record. Jumped to No. 1 on the Nationwide Tour money list with $356,579...Made first TOUR start as a member at the Buick Championship in Hartford, where he finished T73. |
Click here to return to the Merrill Lynch Shootout Player Index. |
