John Ellis (golfer)

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John Ellis
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Personal information
Born (1979-10-08) October 8, 1979 (age 42)
San Jose, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Oregon
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Canadian Tour
Professional wins9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2008, 2011
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit
winner
2008

John Ellis (born October 8, 1979) is an American professional golfer.

Ellis was born in San Jose, California. He played college golf at the University of Oregon where he was a First-Team All Pac-10 member as a senior. He turned professional in 2003. Ellis won the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit in 2008. He won three events that year, the Stockton Sports Commission Classic, the Corona Mazatlan Mexican PGA Championship and the Telus Edmonton Open. He won the 2009 GST – Lamkin Tour Championship on the Golden State Golf Tour.

Professional wins (9)[]

Canadian Tour wins (3)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 20, 2008 −16 (68-65-70-69=272) Playoff United States
2 Apr 27, 2008 −15 (62-69-71-71=273) 1 stroke Australia Adam Bland, Canada Wes Heffernan
3 Jul 13, 2008 Telus Edmonton Open −18 (66-68-65-67=266) 3 strokes Canada

Other wins (6)[]

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011
U.S. Open CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Ellis only played in the U.S. Open.

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