Roger Maltbie

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Roger Maltbie

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| fullname = Roger Lin Maltbie

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|6|30}}

| birth_place = Modesto, California

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Los Gatos, California

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| college = San Jose City College
San Jose State University

| yearpro = 1973

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| masters = T4: 1987

| usopen = T32: 1983

| open = T26: 1977

| pga = T14: 1983

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Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/sports/golf/19sandomir.html |date=June 18, 2009 |title=Recaps, Replays and Weather Reports |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Richard |last=Sandomir |access-date=May 22, 2010}}

Early life

Maltbie was born in Modesto, California{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Photos: Roger Maltbie's career in golf, from 5-time PGA Tour winner to NBC on-course reporter |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/gallery/photos-roger-maltbie-career-pga-tour-nbc-golf-channel/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US}} and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former PGA Tour player Forrest Fezler.{{cite web |title=Bio from All American Speakers |url=http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakerbio/Roger_Maltbie.php |access-date=June 12, 2006}}

Amateur career

Maltbie attended San Jose City College (1970–1971) and then San Jose State University.{{Cite news |last=Purdy |first=Mark |date=June 13, 2017 |orig-date=June 13, 2017 |title=Purdy: A little bit of Augusta National at . . . San Jose State? So says Roger Maltbie |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/13/purdy-a-little-bit-of-augusta-national-at-san-jose-state-so-says-roger-maltbie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201170746/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/13/purdy-a-little-bit-of-augusta-national-at-san-jose-state-so-says-roger-maltbie/ |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2024 |newspaper=The Mercury News}} He was a member of the golf team at both institutions. He also practiced at San Jose Country Club.

Professional career

Maltbie turned professional in 1973 and joined the PGA Tour in 1974. He played on the Tour full-time from 1975 to 1996. He won five official tour events between 1975 and 1985, including back-to-back wins in his first full year. After his win at the 1975 Pleasant Valley Classic, Maltbie left his $40,000 winner's check behind in a bar.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hwNEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bLAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2397,670777&dq=roger+maltbie+check+bar&hl=en |title=Maltbie serious about golf, but draws laughs |newspaper=The Sunday Times-Sentinel |location=Gallipolis, Ohio |first=David |last=Moffit |agency=UPI |page=C-2 |date=April 12, 1987}}

In his second year on tour, Maltbie won the inaugural Memorial Tournament by defeating Hale Irwin on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff. On the playoff's third hole, an errant shot by Maltbie seemed headed for the gallery when it hit a stake causing the ball to bounce onto the green instead.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Uh0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cNsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3935,132222&dq=roger+maltbie+memorial+tournament&hl=en |title=Roger Maltbie wins Memorial |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Beaver, Pennsylvania |first=John |last=Kady |agency=UPI |page=C-2 |date=June 1, 1976}}

Maltbie had 55 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. In 1985, he won two tournaments, earned $360,554, and finished 8th on the money list. His best finish in a major was T4 at the 1987 Masters Tournament.{{cite web |title=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=682 |access-date=October 23, 2013}} Maltbie calls losing that tournament the biggest disappointment of his career.{{cite magazine |title=Life of the Party |magazine=Golf Digest |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200305maltbie1.html |first=Craig |last=Bestrom |date=May 2003 |access-date=June 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315170101/http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?%2Ffeatures%2Fgd200305maltbie1.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006 |url-status=dead }}

Maltbie began play on the Senior PGA Tour after turning 50 in June 2001. His best finish at this level is a 20th at the 2003 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am.

= Broadcasting career =

Since 1991, Maltbie has worked as an on-course reporter and analyst for NBC Sports. In this role, he has become well known as a jovial good-natured figure. His signature element is a "golf whisper," necessitated by the fact that Maltbie generally stands much closer to the green than other on-course reporters. During the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Opens, both contested at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NBC ran features in which Maltbie spent a night camping out with several golfers while waiting in the infamous line to play Bethpage's Black Course, the first municipal course to host the U.S. Open.

Personal life

Maltbie and his wife Donna have two sons, Spencer and Parker. They live in Los Gatos, California.

He is a San Francisco 49ers fan and owns several Super Bowl rings given to him by former owner Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.

Amateur wins (2)

1971 Northern California Championship
1972 California State Amateur Championship

Professional wins (12)

=PGA Tour wins (5)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 13, 1975

|Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open

|74-65-72-64=275

|align=center|−9

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Eichelberger

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 20, 1975

|Pleasant Valley Classic

|72-71-67-66=276

|align=center|−8

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mac McLendon

align=center|3

|align=right|May 30, 1976

|Memorial Tournament

|71-71-70-76=288

|align=center|E

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin

align=center|4

|align=right|Jun 9, 1985

|Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic

|70-63-72-70=275

|align=center|−9

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Burns, {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd

align=center|5

|align=right|Aug 25, 1985

|NEC World Series of Golf

|65-69-68-66=268

|align=center|−12

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZWE}} Denis Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1976

|Memorial Tournament

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|1985

|Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Burns, {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|1986

|Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mac O'Grady

|Lost to par on first extra hole

=Other wins (4)=

this list may be incomplete

=Senior wins (3)=

2003 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)
2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)
2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Gary Koch)

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T26

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|T43

|T31

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T23

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

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|T41

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|T32

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T41

|T46

|T54

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align=left|The Open Championship

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|T43

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align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T61

|T54

|T14

|T65

|T28

|T47

|T28

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	1	2	4	26	19
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	2	3	5	3
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	9