Blaine McCallister


Blaine McCallister is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
McCallister was born in Fort Stockton, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and was a member of the golf team. His college roommates were future fellow professional golfer Fred Couples and future CBS Sports golf host Jim Nantz. McCallister turned pro in 1981.
McCallister joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He had a total of five wins on the PGA Tour, all of which came in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As he entered his forties, McCallister began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He established the tournament record of 265 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, which is his sole win on the Nationwide Tour.
After turning 50 in October 2008, McCallister began playing on the Champions Tour.
McCallister is naturally left-handed but plays the game mix-handed; he writes left-handed, strikes the ball right-handed and putts left-handed. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11986Bank of Boston Classic Gene SauersLost to birdie on third extra hole
21991H.E.B. Texas Open Gary HallbergWon with birdie on second extra hole
32000Compaq Classic of New Orleans Carlos FrancoLost to par on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary