Roger Maltbie

Background

Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose.

Education

He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former Professional Golf Association Tour player Forrest Fezler. Maltbie attended San Jose City College (1970–1971), and then went on to San Jose State University. He was a member of the golf team at both institutions.

Career

He turned pro in 1973, joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1974, and played on the Tour full-time from 1975 to 1996. 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. Maltbie had 55 top-10 finishes on the Professional Golf Association Tour.

His best finish in a major was T4 at the 1987 Masters Tournament.

Maltbie calls losing that tournament the biggest disappointment of his career. Maltbie began play on the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour after turning 50 in June 2001.

His best finish at this level is a 20th at the 2003 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-American Since 1991, Maltbie has worked as an on-course reporter and analyst for National Broadcasting Company 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 United States. Opens, both contested at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, National Broadcasting Company 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 United States. Open. 1971 Northern California Championship Professional Golf Association Tour wins (5) Other wins (4) Senior wins (3) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10.

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1977 Open Championship – 1987 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice).

Achievements

• 1971 Northern California Championship 1972 California State Amateur Championship Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (2–1) this list may be incomplete 1973 Northern California Open 1974 California State Open 1980 Magnolia State Classic 1984 Hassan II Golf Trophy 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).