Max Greyserman

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| birth_place = Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S.

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| weight = 180 lb

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| residence = Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.

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Max Alexander Greyserman (born May 31, 1995) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He played college golf at Duke University and played on the Korn Ferry Tour for four seasons. Greyserman earned his first PGA Tour card in 2023.

Early and personal life

Greyserman was born in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, to Alex and Elaine Greyserman. He is Jewish, and Russian was his first language.{{cite web |first=Jacob |last=Gurvis |date=March 1, 2024 |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/03/01/sports/the-jewish-sport-report-this-jewish-club-is-breaking-a-nearly-60-year-drought-in-argentine-football |title=Jews in sports to watch this weekend |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}} Both of his parents arrived in the U.S. as teenagers as refugees from Kyiv in the Soviet Union, in what is now modern-day Ukraine.{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Waters |date=February 28, 2024 |url=https://www.aol.com/tour-rookie-max-greyserman-feels-151930657.html |title=Tour rookie Max Greyserman feels right at home at PGA National for Cognizant Classic |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |via=aol.com}} They met when they were students at Rutgers University, where his father earned a Ph.D.{{cite web |first=Dakshinesh |last=Kumar Naman |date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-meet-max-greyserman-american-golf-pros-personal-life-career-and-other-details-explored-pga-tour/ |title=Meet Max Greyserman: American Golf Pro's Personal Life, Career, and Other Details Explored |website=Essentially Sports}} His father is a hedge fund manager and a Columbia University math professor. His mother played tennis on scholarship at Rutgers University from 1990 to 1992. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009, and competed in the first U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst in 2022 in the neurological impairment division, caddied by his father.{{cite web |first=David |last=Shefter |date=June 4, 2024 |url=https://www.usopen.com/2024/articles/greyserman-max-effort-qualifying-124th-us-open-pinehurst.html |title=Greyserman Gives Max Effort in Qualifying for 124th U.S. Open |publisher=USGA}}

He has an older sister, Jacquie, who played college tennis at Emory University. He also has two younger brothers who both play golf, Dean and Reed.{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Mattura |date=July 8, 2024 |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/golf/2024/07/08/familiar-names-atop-leaderboard-at-new-jersey-amateur-golf-tournament/74307289007/ |title=Familiar names atop the leaderboard early at 123rd New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship |website=NorthJersey.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/golf/2020/08/03/teen-winning-family-tradition-leads-119th-new-jersey-amateur-golf/5520228002/ |title=Teen with winning family tradition leads at 119th New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship |first=Greg |last=Mattura |website=NorthJersey.com |date=August 3, 2020}} Reed won the 123rd New Jersey Amateur Championship in 2024, making him and Max—who won it in 2015—the first brothers to win the tournament in history.{{cite web |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/31904/Family-Affair--Reed-Greyserman-joins-brother-Max-as-New-Jersey-Amateur-champions |title=Family Affair: Reed Greyserman joins brother Max as New Jersey Amateur champions |website=AmateurGolf |date=July 10, 2024}}{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Mattura |date=July 10, 2024 |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/golf/2024/07/10/oh-brother-teen-joins-brother-in-winning-new-jersey-amateur-golf/74307660007/ |title=Oh, brother! Teen joins older brother in winning New Jersey Amateur Golf Championship |website=NorthJersey.com}}

Greyserman played varsity golf at Pine Crest School in South Florida as a seventh grader. He attended the school from grades five to eight. Greyserman then attended the Peddie School in New Jersey for high school, and led its team to three state championships.{{cite magazine |first=Matt |last=Craddock |date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-max-greyserman |title=15 Things You Didn't Know About Max Greyserman |magazine=Golf Monthly}}

Greyserman lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his wife, Alyssa. They met in college, and she played college tennis.

Amateur career

Greyserman first broke par at PGA National's Fazio course (then known as the Haig) at age 9, shooting a 71.

He won the 2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic, shooting 68-69-67, and was a 2012 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Junior Second Team All-American.{{cite magazine |first=Cassie |last=Stein |date=January 17, 2013 |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2013/01/17/champ-gilchrest-highlight-puerto-rico-open-field/ |title=Champ, Gilchrest highlight Puerto Rico Open field |magazine=Golfweek}} In 2012, Greyserman recorded top-10 finishes at the Lessings AJGA Classic, the PING Invitational, the Puerto Rico Junior Open, and the New Jersey Amateur.{{cite news |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/sports/college/golf/2013/04/25/2013-field-junior-invitational-sage-valley/14456580007/ |title=2013 Field for Junior Invitational at Sage Valley |newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle |date=April 24, 2013}} In 2013, he won the New Jersey Junior Championship, was a finalist at St. Andrews Boys Open, was a semifinalist at the North and South Amateur, and was a member of the Wyndham Cup East Team.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2013/07/13/wyndham-cup-get-know-east-west-teams/ |title=Wyndham Cup: Get to know the East, West teams |magazine=Golfweek |date=July 13, 2013}}{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2013/07/06/north-south-amateur-andrew-dorn/ |title=Dorn defeats Bauchou to win North and South Am |magazine=Golfweek |date=July 6, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/10266/North-and-South-Amateur--Semi-finals-set-for-Saturday |title=North & South Amateur: Semi-finals set for Saturday |website=AmateurGolf |date=July 5, 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://goduke.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/max-greyserman/298 |title=Max Greyserman - 2016-17 - Men's Golf |publisher=Duke University Athletics}}

=College=

Greyserman played four seasons for Duke University, where he studied public policy and economics, and graduated in 2017. In 2013–14, he posted a 74.9 stroke average, and shot a two-under 214 to tie for fourth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.{{cite web |url=http://golfstat.com/ultimate/M378web/M378s-r.htm#CPOSITION |title=Max Greyserman |website=Golfstat}}{{cite web |url=http://golfstat.com/2013-2014/men/mtourfl13/M4081.htm?nav=&sty= |title=Tar Heel Intercollegiate |website=Golfstat}} In 2014, he also shot a six-under 207 and won the 94th New Jersey State Open, while caddied by his father.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/golf/2014/07/2014_nj_open_amateur_max_greys.html |title=2014 N.J. Open: Amateur Max Greyserman completes unlikely charge to win title at Essex County |first=Brendan |last=Prunty |date=July 18, 2014 |newspaper=New Jersey Star-Ledger}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/2014/07/17/greyserman-captures-njsga-open-championship/12815325/ |title=Greyserman captures NJSGA Open Championship |first=Stephen |last=Edelson |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |date=July 17, 2014}}

In 2014–15, Greyserman posted a 75.3 stroke average at Duke. In 2015, he also won the 114th New Jersey Golf Association Amateur Championship at the Morris County Golf Club with a three-under 277.{{cite web |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/14634/Record-finish-for-Greyserman-wins-N-J--State-Amateur |title=Record finish for Greyserman wins N.J. State Amateur |website=Amateur Golf |date=June 4, 2015}}{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Edelson |date=June 4, 2015 |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/2015/06/04/new-jersey-amateur-max-greyserman/28507043/ |title=Max Greyserman rallies to win NJSGA Amateur title |newspaper=Asbury Park Press}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/max-greyserman-shoots-67-to-take-first-round-lead-in-defense-of-new-jersey-open-title |title=Max Greyserman shoots 67 to take first-round lead in defense of New Jersey Open title |date=July 25, 2015 |work=Fox News}}

Greyserman posted a 73.20 stroke average at Duke in 2015–16. He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team. He had two top-five finishes.{{cite web |first=Shobhit |last=Kukreti |date=July 30, 2024 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/golf/news-who-max-greyserman-everything-pga-tour-rookie-stole-show-3m-open |title=Who is Max Greyserman? Everything about the PGA Tour rookie who stole the show at 3M Open |website=Sportskeeda}} In 2016–17, Greyserman had a 72.07 stroke average.

Professional career

=Korn Ferry Tour=

Greyserman turned professional in 2017. In 2018–19, playing on the Korn Ferry Tour, he finished the season at No. 80 on the regular season points list. He recorded two top-10s, including a season-best T7 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. He finished T6 in 2020 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/player/results/_/id/11101/season/2019 |title=Max Greyserman |work=ESPN}}

In the 2020–21 season, Greyserman posted six top-10 finishes. In Korn Ferry Tour starts, he finished No. 46 in the regular season points standings.{{cite web |first=Gary |last=Lee |date=July 19, 2023 |url=https://www.ozarkradionews.com/sports/price-cutter-charity-championship-presented-by-dr-pepper-4 |title=Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper |work=Ozark Radio New's}} His highest finish of the season was a T4 at 16-under at the 2021 Visit Knoxville Open.{{cite news |url=https://www.foxsports.com/golf/max-greyserman-player-results?groupId=4&season=2021 |title=Max Greyserman; Full results |work=Fox Sports}} He ranked fifth on the Tour in putting average, with 1.718 putts per green in regulation.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/51977/max-greyserman |title=Max Greyserman |publisher=PGA Tour}}

He suffered a wrist injury in 2022, a fractured lunate, necessitating surgery in April 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/article/news/tour-insider/2022/06/15/max-greyserman-giving-back-while-recovering-from-injury-duke-university-youth-renewal-fund |title=Max Greyserman giving back while recovering from injury |first=Will |last=Doctor |publisher=PGA Tour |date=June 15, 2022}} He thinks that the injury was the result of repetitive use, and anti-inflammatory medicines were eventually not able to mask the pain. Greyserman considered a different career path.

The following year in his fourth season on the Korn Ferry Tour, Greyserman finished No. 9 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, and earned his first PGA Tour card (top-30 from Points List). He posted five top-10s. He had two runner-up finishes, at The Ascendant and the Pinnacle Bank Championship.

=PGA Tour=

Greyserman earned his first PGA Tour card in 2023. He now golfs on the PGA Tour, and his coach is Jeff Smith.{{cite web |first=Cameron |last=Morfit |date=August 22, 2014 |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/08/18/bubble-trouble-fedexcup-playoffs-fedex-st-jude-bmw-championship-keegan-bradley-max-greyserman-tracking-top-50 |title=Bubble trouble, FedExCup math and golf's craziest day |publisher=PGA Tour}} Greyserman has four top-10 finishes on the 2024 PGA Tour: T7 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, T4 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (playing with partner Nico Echavarría), solo 2nd at the 3M Open, where he finished one stroke behind winner Jhonattan Vegas, and 2nd at the Wyndham Championship.{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Woodard |date=March 31, 2024 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/03/31/pga-tour-2024-texas-childrens-houston-open-prize-money-payouts/73162727007/ |title=2024 Texas Children's Houston Open prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player |newspaper=USA Today}}

In mid-June 2024, at the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, Greyserman finished at 5-over par, 285, in a tie for 21st overall.{{cite magazine |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |date=June 16, 2024 |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/us-open-2024-prize-money-payout-for-each-golfer-at-pinehurst-record-payday |title=U.S. Open 2024: Here's the record-breaking prize money payout for each golfer at Pinehurst |magazine=Golf Digest}}

The following month he came in second with a 268 at the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities, in his 22nd PGA Tour start.{{cite magazine |first=Jeff |last=Ritter |date=July 28, 2024 |url=https://www.si.com/golf/2024-3m-open-final-payouts-prize-money-winnings |title=2024 3M Open Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings: Jhonattan Vegas Wins $1,458,000 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} He finished one shot behind Jhonattan Vegas, and won $882,900.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/jhonattan-vegas-wins-the-3m-open-with-a-closing-birdie-his-first-victory-in-7-years/ |title=Jhonattan Vegas gets first win in 7 years with victory at the 3M Open |work=CBS News |date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite magazine |first=Josh |last=Berhow |date=July 28, 2024 |url=https://golf.com/news/max-greyserman-3m-open-runner-up/ |title=This PGA Tour rookie didn't win the 3M Open. But he stole the show |magazine=Golf Magazine}}

He finished second in August 2024 in the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club, after shooting 69 and finishing two strokes back of Aaron Rai, who won the tournament.{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Vincenzi |date=August 23, 2024 |url=https://www.golfwrx.com/745401/he-didnt-say-anything-to-me-max-greyserman-shares-his-perspective-of-matt-kuchars-controversial-walkoff/ |title=19th Hole; 'He didn't say anything to me' – Max Greyserman shares his perspective of Matt Kuchar's controversial walkoff |website=Golf WRX}}{{cite magazine |first=Matt |last=Cradock |date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/wyndham-championship-leader-goes-eagle-quadruple-bogey-in-chaotic-stretch |title=Max Greyserman Endures Chaotic Finish To Miss Out On Wyndham Championship Win |magazine=Golf Monthly}} It was his best finish of the year to that point, out of 21 tournaments.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/article/max-greyserman-tee-times-live-stream-tv-coverage-bmw-championship-august-22-25/ |title=Max Greyserman tee times, live stream, TV coverage – BMW Championship, August 22-25 |magazine=Golf Week}} Greyserman had been in the lead by four strokes after he had an eagle on the par-4 13th hole, but one hole later he had a quadruple-bogey 8 on the 14th hole.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/40827400/ |title=Max Greyserman's hole-out eagle extends his lead at the Wyndham Championship |work=ESPN}} He became the first PGA Tour golfer to follow an eagle with a quad in 15 years in any round.{{cite magazine |first=Jack |last=Hirsh |date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://golf.com/news/max-greyserman-wyndham-collapse/ |title='My own 2006 Phil Mickelson moment': Pro reflects on stunning collapse |magazine=Golf Magazine}} While he birdied the par-5 15th hole, advancing to the lead by one shot, he then had a double bogey on the par-3 16th hole, and made par on his last two holes.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/aaron-rai-takes-advantage-of-greyserman-s-meltdown-to-win-wyndham-championship/ar-AA1oEwVl |title=Aaron Rai Takes Advantage Of Greyserman's Meltdown To Win Wyndham Championship |work=MSN |date=August 31, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/aaron-rai-wins-first-pga-tour-event-as-max-greyserman-implodes-late-at-wyndham-championship/ar-AA1oCHmf?ocid=msedgntp&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 |title=Aaron Rai wins first PGA Tour event as Max Greyserman implodes late at Wyndham Championship |work=NBC Sports |date=September 1, 2024}} Golfer Matt Kuchar was playing in the final group with Greyserman.{{cite news |first=Brentley |last=Romine |date=August 23, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/max-greyserman-matt-kuchars-wyndham-actions-were-strange |title=Max Greyserman: Matt Kuchar's Wyndham actions were 'strange'|work=NBC Sports}} Kuchar suddenly walked off the golf course after his tee shot on hole number 18, and marked his ball to finish the hole on the following day; he said that he did so because the sun had set, he felt it was too dark to continue, and by setting an example for Greyserman he was trying to help Greyserman hoping that Greyserman would likewise stop, and that Greyserman's performance thereafter on the 16th hole could have been avoided.{{cite web |first=Charles |last=Curtis |date=August 31, 2024 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/matt-kuchar-gives-a-curious-explanation-on-why-he-walked-off-the-course-before-finishing-the-wyndham-championship/ar-AA1oEqsM?ocid=mailsignout&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1 |title=Matt Kuchar gives a curious explanation on why he walked off the course before finishing the Wyndham Championship |work=MSN}}{{cite news |first=Mary |last=Clarke |date=August 11, 2024 |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/08/matt-kuchar-walks-off-course-wyndham-championship-hole-18-darkness |title=Matt Kuchar incredulously walked off the course before finishing Wyndham Championship final hole due to darkness |newspaper=USA Today}}{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Powers |date=August 22, 2024 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ie/sports/golf/i-thought-that-was-pretty-strange-max-greyserman-had-an-interesting-take-on-the-matt-kuchar-situation-at-wyndham/ar-AA1pg3LQ |title='I thought that was pretty strange': Max Greyserman had an interesting take on the Matt Kuchar situation at Wyndham |work=MSN}} Kuchar said that he thought that Greyserman had been treated unfairly by the officials at the tournament, who he thought should have postponed play a number of holes earlier because of the descending darkness, and that Greyserman should have won the tournament.{{cite news |first=Sam |last=Frost |date=August 23, 2024 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/max-greyserman-matt-kuchar-pgatour-33528000 |title=PGA Tour star bemused by Matt Kuchar's 'strange' explanation for controversial decision |newspaper=Mirror}}

Amateur wins

2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic
2013 New Jersey Junior
2015 New Jersey Amateur

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/max-greyserman-7668 |title=Max Greyserman |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=June 20, 2024}}