Jim McGovern (golfer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1965
Place of Birth: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Jim McGovern (golfer)
- James David McGovern (born February 5, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. McGovern was born in Teaneck, New Jersey.
- He grew up in Oradell, New Jersey in a house adjoining the Hackensack Golf Club.
- He attended Bergen Catholic High School, and was a star football player there, when a coach introduced him to golf during his junior year.
- He initially attended the University of Arkansas as a non-scholarship member of its golf team.
- He transferred after two years to Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and was a member of that school's golf team.
- He turned pro in 1988 and joined the PGA Tour in 1991. McGovern was a member of the PGA Tour from 1991–1998.
- His career year was 1993 when he won once, had two other top-10 finishes, earned $587,495 and finished 27th on the money list.
- His best finish in a major was T5 at the 1994 Masters Tournament.
- He had 14 career top-10 finishes in 386 PGA Tour events. McGovern finished 19th in qualifying school and earned his PGA Tour card for 2008; he made the cut in 11 of 26 events.
- In 2009, he was back on the Nationwide Tour.McGovern lives in Oradell, New Jersey.
- His brother, Rob, played linebacker in the NFL.On January 1, 2011, McGovern became the head golf professional at White Beeches Golf & Country Club in Haworth, New Jersey, 20 miles from midtown Manhattan.
- He is one of the few PGA Professionals who was also a PGA Tour winner. On May 17, 2011, McGovern earned medalist honors at the local U.S.
- Open qualifier.
- His 4-under 68 at Ballyowen Golf Club gave him medalist honors by two strokes and also secured for him one of five spots available for the U.S.
- Open sectional qualifier at Canoe Brook on June 6.
- McGovern earned a spot in the 2014 PGA Championship through his finish at the PGA Professional National Championship after having to qualify in a playoff for one of the twenty positions.
- He occasionally continues to compete at senior major events and those sanctioned through the New Jersey section of the PGA of America.
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