ANDREW MAGEE

'Andrew Donald Magee' (born May 22, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played for more than 20 years on the PGA Tour.
Magee was born in Paris, France, where his father, a Texas oil man, was working at the time. He grew up in Dallas. Magee attended the University of Oklahoma from 1981–1984; and while there was a distinguished member of the golf team, winning All-American honors three times. He turned pro in 1984 and joined the PGA Tour in 1985.
Magee won four PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1988 at the Pensacola Open. In 1991, he won two Tour events and was awarded Golf Digest's ''Most Improved Golfer Award''. His most recent win was at the 1994 Northern Telecom Open. His best finish in a major was a T-5 at the 1992 British Open. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Magee is the only golfer in PGA Tour history to hit a hole-in-one on a par 4 hole during a PGA Tour event. He did this with a driver at the 332-yard 17th hole of the 2001 Phoenix Open. The ball caromed off Tom Byrum's putter on its way to the bottom of the cup. Byrum, in the group ahead, was squatting down looking over a putt.^[1]
In February 2006, Magee underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his left kidney at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. The operation was deem successful and he was out playing on the Tour in April. He lives in the Scottsdale, Arizona suburb of Paradise Valley.
In January 2007, Magee signed on with The Golf Channel as an analyst for its new show ''The Approach with Callaway Golf'' and for the ''Sprint Pre-Game'' and ''Sprint Post-Game'' shows.

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PGA Tour wins

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PGA Tour wins

★ 1988 (1) Pensacola Open

★ 1991 (2) Nestle Invitational, Las Vegas Invitational

★ 1994 (1) Northern Telecom Open

References

1. Bio on PGA Tour's official site

External links

★ Profile on PGA Tour's official site