History
Jeff Quinney was born in Eugene, Oregon, on Nov. 17, 1978. Being an athlete was in his blood. His father Bob was a basketball player at Brigham Young University in the 1960s. Each of his three older brothers played sports on the Division I collegiate level: Rob played golf at Oregon, Mark played tennis at BYU and D.J. played football at Oregon.
Highlights
Quinney has spent time on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. Although his time on the Nationwide Tour was short (2004-06), Quinney managed to win the 2004 Oregon Classic. Although he competed in one PGA event in 2006, he started competing on the PGA Tour full-time in 2007. In his first year, he earned one third-place finish, five top-10 finishes and nine top-25 finishes. He had comparable numbers in 2008. Quinney counts among his career highlights being able to golf with Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.
Money Earned
Although Quinney has not yet earned a victory on the PGA Tour, his consistent play has still allowed him to make quite a good living there. Quinney had an impressive rookie year in 2007, with winnings of $1.6 million. In 2008, he increased his winnings to nearly $2 million ($1,999,371). While still on the Nationwide Tour in 2006, Quinney earned nearly $320,000, which was good enough for sixth on that year's money list.
Statistics
Quinney has shown that his strength is more in his putting game than it is in his driving and his statistics back this up. Quinney's average driving distance for his career (as of 2009) is around 273 yards per drive. This is good for only 193rd on the PGA Tour. However, his short game is rated much better. Quinney averages just over 28 putts per round, which is 69th on the tour. His driving accuracy, which is 65.94 percent, is higher than the PGA Tour average, which is 61.78 percent.
Injuries
Although Quinney was able to essentially golf injury-free for his first couple of years on the PGA Tour, he did have a back injury that sidelined him in 2009. He suffered the injury in February and was sidelined until April. Although Quinney missed five out of the next seven cuts after returning, he was able to regain his form as his injury completely healed.
About The Author
Chad Buleen is a Society of Professional Journalists-award winning newspaper and magazine writer and editor with more than 10 years' experience. He has been published in "Utah Spirit," "Charleston Gazette," "Idaho Falls Post Register" and numerous other publications. Buleen holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications with an emphasis in print journalism from Brigham Young University-Idaho.
